Kalpan 1 month lsat in-person course worth it? Forum

[qiranger]

I am a person that has had difficulty trying to study for the lsat on my own

I have bought all the Powerscore Bibles, 10 New Actual Official Lsat Preptests, and the LSAT Trainer

The Kaplan Lsat course that i am interested in goes from may 3rd to June 2nd and meets on Tuesday and Thursday each week for 4 hours each day

I have no LSAT prep experience, and my question is would a 1 month LSAT prep course that meets for 4 hours two times a week be sufficient to prepare for the LSAT on June 6th?

I have the money to pay for the course, so paying for the course is not a problem

What I am wondering is, would this 1 month course be beneficial at all for a person with NO LSAT prep experience to prepare for the June 6th LSAT date?

My main concern is just the fact that the course is only a month long (although it is quite intensive in nature)

Any thoughts on this topic would be much appreciated!

[proteinshake]

I am a person that has had difficulty trying to study for the lsat on my own

I have bought all the Powerscore Bibles, 10 New Actual Official Lsat Preptests, and the LSAT Trainer

The Kaplan Lsat course that i am interested in goes from may 3rd to June 2nd and meets on Tuesday and Thursday each week for 4 hours each day

I have no LSAT prep experience, and my question is would a 1 month LSAT prep course that meets for 4 hours two times a week be sufficient to prepare for the LSAT on June 6th?

I have the money to pay for the course, so paying for the course is not a problem

What I am wondering is, would this 1 month course be beneficial at all for a person with NO LSAT prep experience to prepare for the June 6th LSAT date?

My main concern is just the fact that the course is only a month long (although it is quite intensive in nature)

Any thoughts on this topic would be much appreciated!

how do you know you have difficulty studying for the LSAT if you haven't studied for the LSAT?

also, no. 1 month is not enough. most people need at least three months to prepare.

the consensus on Kaplan is that is isn't very good. you'd be much better off with one of the companies recommended on this forum - Testmasters, 7Sage, etc.

[Good Guy Gaud]

I taught for Kaplan and would not recommend it. Go with Powerscore, Testmasters, Blueprint, anyone else.

[Barack O'Drama]

Well it seems to me like you may be someone who needs the structure of set time for studying, so maybe the in-person course would not be such a bad thing. However, still try using the bibles, 7Sage, and the LSAT Trainer in conjunction with practice tests. One Month will almost definitely not be enough to raise your score very much. It is a very learnable test, but certainly not something you can just cram for. I would study and drill for a bit, then access where you're at and see if you would be ready to take the SepT LSAT. 3-4 Months should be enough time if you stick to a strict schedule.

[Mikey]

I am a person that has had difficulty trying to study for the lsat on my own

I have bought all the Powerscore Bibles, 10 New Actual Official Lsat Preptests, and the LSAT Trainer

The Kaplan Lsat course that i am interested in goes from may 3rd to June 2nd and meets on Tuesday and Thursday each week for 4 hours each day

I have no LSAT prep experience, and my question is would a 1 month LSAT prep course that meets for 4 hours two times a week be sufficient to prepare for the LSAT on June 6th?

I have the money to pay for the course, so paying for the course is not a problem

What I am wondering is, would this 1 month course be beneficial at all for a person with NO LSAT prep experience to prepare for the June 6th LSAT date?

My main concern is just the fact that the course is only a month long (although it is quite intensive in nature)

Any thoughts on this topic would be much appreciated!

how do you know you have difficulty studying for the LSAT if you haven't studied for the LSAT?

also, no. 1 month is not enough. most people need at least three months to prepare.

the consensus on Kaplan is that is isn't very good. you'd be much better off with one of the companies recommended on this forum - Testmasters, 7Sage, etc.

I second this OP. A month to study is NOT enough time to study for the LSAT unless you don't care about what score you get, which is not good. Kaplan has a very bad name in the LSAT community, so if you really want to take a class and not completely self study, choose a more respected company and take the LSAT in October.

Also, after you take a course (if you choose to) you're going to have to do A LOT of practice testing, reviewing, and attacking your weaknesses on your own, so self studying is typically the best option from the get go. Good luck!

[poptart123]

A month is definitely not enough time.

As for Kaplan, I myself had trouble getting started studying and tried Kaplan. It was good to help me find a starting point, figure out some basic methods, and get a feel for the test, but then again there are much cheaper ways to do all of those. Beyond those three things Kaplan wasn't helpful for me.

I recommend a cheaper option if you really do need a starting point/initial guidance, but then utilizing TLS, Manhattan/PowerScore books, and 7Sage free videos; all of the resources in this sentence shouldn't cost more than $40-50 on Amazon. Manhattan also has forums that have answer explanations.