When is a prep course NOT recommended? Forum

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Is there a point where a prepcourse offers little benefit for individuals? I ask because I am not sure if I should consider one.

Ive looked at some of the courses out there: 7sage, Manhattan, Blueprint as well as the bibles and trainer.

I would imagine all of these are great for people who are still unfamiliar with the LSAT and could use help with basic strategies and practice. But what about people who have gone through self study and 20+ preptests (sections + full tests) and are more or less familiar with the test?

In my situation, my mistakes seem to be a mix of overlooking simple mistakes or flaws in LR and missing details in RC. Ive gone through powerscore bibles, cambridge packets, lsat trainer, and 7sage LG videos. Also using blind review techniques and 7sage analytics. If I were to go through an online course would I benefit from a lesson on, say, identifying flaws when i am confident in most questions and only have issues with some tricky ones inconsistently?

For those who took an online or live course, were there lessons you found particularly important and useful despite your prior practice? Did you find yourself surprised at new information or ways of thinking you may have missed through blind review/timed testing? Did you catch yourself reinforcing bad habits when studying that the class helped fix? For courses that are set up with classroom environments, did you find it helpful to hear other students' questions or did you feel it less helpful because of focus on issues you didnt need help with?

Oct 2015: 160 (pt average ~162, highest 165. typically -0 on LG. -7/LR and -7 on RC)

[Blueprint Mithun]

Is there a point where a prepcourse offers little benefit for individuals? I ask because I am not sure if I should consider one.

Ive looked at some of the courses out there: 7sage, Manhattan, Blueprint as well as the bibles and trainer.

I would imagine all of these are great for people who are still unfamiliar with the LSAT and could use help with basic strategies and practice. But what about people who have gone through self study and 20+ preptests (sections + full tests) and are more or less familiar with the test?

In my situation, my mistakes seem to be a mix of overlooking simple mistakes or flaws in LR and missing details in RC. Ive gone through powerscore bibles, cambridge packets, lsat trainer, and 7sage LG videos. Also using blind review techniques and 7sage analytics. If I were to go through an online course would I benefit from a lesson on, say, identifying flaws when i am confident in most questions and only have issues with some tricky ones inconsistently?

For those who took an online or live course, were there lessons you found particularly important and useful despite your prior practice? Did you find yourself surprised at new information or ways of thinking you may have missed through blind review/timed testing? Did you catch yourself reinforcing bad habits when studying that the class helped fix? For courses that are set up with classroom environments, did you find it helpful to hear other students' questions or did you feel it less helpful because of focus on issues you didnt need help with?

Oct 2015: 160 (pt average ~162, highest 165. typically -0 on LG. -7/LR and -7 on RC)

Hey. So as a Blueprint instructor and an LSAT teacher of about two years, here are my two cents.

If you've studied all the material on the test and taken that many preptests, you probably wouldn't find a full prep course very engaging. Since they assume no prior LSAT knowledge, most of what you'll be sitting through will be stuff you already know. Classes are very useful for people who need something structured that incentivizes them to learn and study.

They also provide a community; having other LSAT students IRL to bounce ideas off of is great. And class discussions regularly arise over difficult questions. When one student was confused about a question, their classmates would usually pipe up and we'd collaborate, in a sense, on trying to help them understand. If you wanted to start from scratch, in a sense, and re-learn everything, you'd definitely refine your skills and get better at certain question types.

But it might be a better use of your time/money to get a tutor instead. A teacher who can help you identify and improve on the areas that are regularly draining points from your score. At this point, you need to work on those, and take preptests consistently.