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I will be going through these tests but I am curious if they're still good enough for the lsat if I plan to take it sometime this year . I know this test is constantly evolving

jaysan150 wrote:I will be going through these tests but I am curious if they're still good enough for the lsat if I plan to take it sometime this year . I know this test is constantly evolving

Every prep test is fine to use. Especially that range.

If we had told you they were too old, what would you have used?

The "evolution" isn't as drastic as you think it is.
I would consider anything 52- to be fairly modern.

msp8 wrote:If we had told you they were too old, what would you have used?

More recent tests like the last ten that have been administered

December was PT 74, so 64-74 are the most recent 10 administered.

Everything pre-PT70 is a waste of time and you'll actually be learning bad habits.


Eta: obvious joke. You're good to go, OP. 52+ is what I consider "modern" LSATs.

Honestly, Depending how long you're studying you may want to use testing going as far back as 1. I would the earlier ones (1-40/45) to get started or for warm up/experimental.

45-74 are fine, 62-74 are your best bet (I think there is a book containing 62-71).


To answer your question, NO -- 52-71 are not too old.

Totally agree that they're not too old. I used practice tests from as early as PT<10 and just interspliced the newer ones throughout, saving the most recent for last. It really helped me writing out my study plan with the exact PTs I planned on taking.

Don't think you'll acquire bad study habits. Consistently scored high 170s on PTs and ended up with mid-170s on test day.

nlee10 wrote:The "evolution" isn't as drastic as you think it is.

This this this!

They're totally fine to learn from OP.

PT 71 is insanely outdated.

This thread makes me feel old.

Clearly wrote:This thread makes me feel old.

Ok Padawan, how do you think it makes me feel? lol

I'd sign up with an LSAT prep company. They will have all the up to date stuff.
Cost a little more up front (but not much when you factor in the cost of retaking)

xxx wrote:I'd sign up with an LSAT prep company. They will have all the up to date stuff.
Cost a little more up front (but not much when you factor in the cost of retaking)

LSAC also has all of the "up to date stuff" for $3 a test.

NonTradLawHopeful wrote:

xxx wrote:I'd sign up with an LSAT prep company. They will have all the up to date stuff.
Cost a little more up front (but not much when you factor in the cost of retaking)

LSAC also has all of the "up to date stuff" for $3 a test.

I'd still avoid the "save a penny now cost a dollar later" mentality

xxx wrote:

NonTradLawHopeful wrote:

xxx wrote:I'd sign up with an LSAT prep company. They will have all the up to date stuff.
Cost a little more up front (but not much when you factor in the cost of retaking)

LSAC also has all of the "up to date stuff" for $3 a test.

I'd still avoid the "save a penny now cost a dollar later" mentality

Not sure where you're going with that. Unless you go with an online company like 7Sage (and maybe Velocity? Don't know a lot about them) the best place to get the recent full length tests is either LSAC or Amazon. The self study guides use older questions to keep the new tests fresh, and live prep classes will only have you take a small number of full length tests. Regardless of the option you choose, the tests from LSAC are a smart purchase.

I'm not sure if you've sat the LSAT yet or not, so I'll be kind on this. Its not worth playing the "I'll be ok" game. PAY FOR THE PREP COURSE. Even just 5 extra LSAT points can be the difference between admissions or not, or of an increased scholarship which saves you FAR MORE than the prep course costs.

I took Kaplan, but I hear others are good too.

Kaplan is pretty notoriously terrible.

A. Nony Mouse wrote:Kaplan is pretty notoriously terrible.

I still felt better with them than no one
if you know of a better one, well, then use the better one
but don't walk blindly into the night happy that you saved money not buying a flashlight is my point

xxx wrote:I'm not sure if you've sat the LSAT yet or not, so I'll be kind on this. Its not worth playing the "I'll be ok" game. PAY FOR THE PREP COURSE. Even just 5 extra LSAT points can be the difference between admissions or not, or of an increased scholarship which saves you FAR MORE than the prep course costs.

I took Kaplan, but I hear others are good too.

Yes, I've taken the LSAT, and would recommend to anyone to self study with quality materials (powerscore, Manhattan, LSAT Trainer, Cambridge packets, PTs) over the live classes. In your Kaplan class you probably only took 4-6 full length practice tests. That's not nearly enough for most people to be prepared.

NonTradLawHopeful wrote:

xxx wrote:I'm not sure if you've sat the LSAT yet or not, so I'll be kind on this. Its not worth playing the "I'll be ok" game. PAY FOR THE PREP COURSE. Even just 5 extra LSAT points can be the difference between admissions or not, or of an increased scholarship which saves you FAR MORE than the prep course costs.

I took Kaplan, but I hear others are good too.

Yes, I've taken the LSAT, and would recommend to anyone to self study with quality materials (powerscore, Manhattan, LSAT Trainer, Cambridge packets, PTs) over the live classes. In your Kaplan class you probably only took 4-6 full length practice tests. That's not nearly enough for most people to be prepared.

You sound like you think someone has to pick between eating only fruits or only vegetables

xxx wrote:

A. Nony Mouse wrote:Kaplan is pretty notoriously terrible.

I still felt better with them than no one
if you know of a better one, well, then use the better one
but don't walk blindly into the night happy that you saved money not buying a flashlight is my point

How did you do?

So who would be in a situation where they could take either Kaplan or no course, xxx?

xxx wrote:

NonTradLawHopeful wrote:

xxx wrote:I'm not sure if you've sat the LSAT yet or not, so I'll be kind on this. Its not worth playing the "I'll be ok" game. PAY FOR THE PREP COURSE. Even just 5 extra LSAT points can be the difference between admissions or not, or of an increased scholarship which saves you FAR MORE than the prep course costs.

I took Kaplan, but I hear others are good too.

Yes, I've taken the LSAT, and would recommend to anyone to self study with quality materials (powerscore, Manhattan, LSAT Trainer, Cambridge packets, PTs) over the live classes. In your Kaplan class you probably only took 4-6 full length practice tests. That's not nearly enough for most people to be prepared.

You sound like you think someone has to pick between eating only fruits or only vegetables

You can certainly do both. I have personally found a lot more value in the self study route, so I see no point in dropping $1,000+ on a substandard prep option.