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Hey everyone, after a long hiatus from posting, I'm back. I've rebooted my LSAT prep, and I'm looking to take the test in September (24th). I have all 5 of the Manhattan books, the Powerscore bibles (minus the RC), the LSAT Trainer, and all of the "10 actual LSAT" books. The only real problem is figuring out when and how to incorporate the Practice tests. Is there a particular set I should start with? Does anyone recommend an order for the actual study materials I've listed? I appreciate any and all feedback and advice that the sages of this forum may have to share with me.

I am currently beginning my LSAT studies. I recommend starting with the older PTs and working your way up. Save the most recent tests until closer to test day. I did an LSAT from the 1990s for my diagnostic before I really began reviewing much to gauge where I was at. After that I think you should review where your weaknesses are. For example I missed ~8 on logic games and 6 on each section of LR. This allowed me to see I was missing certain types of LR questions and certain games. From there I am studying from the Powerscore bibles and I also just ordered the LSAT Trainer.

As far as incorporating practice tests: I would say try to do maybe 3 a week after you feel you've reviewed enough that you're not just doing them without having the necessary skills for each problem. (i.e, know how to diagram each type of game correctly, know each type of LR question, strategies, etc) After you do them make sure to review and honestly access your weaknesses. And make sure to drill those on the days when you're not testing.

I think the most important thing is really just to make sure you don't burn through the tests having not learned anything. You only have so many and you will start to remember the answers...

Good luck man!

TrunksFan1 wrote:Hey everyone, after a long hiatus from posting, I'm back. I've rebooted my LSAT prep, and I'm looking to take the test in September (24th). I have all 5 of the Manhattan books, the Powerscore bibles (minus the RC), the LSAT Trainer, and all of the "10 actual LSAT" books. The only real problem is figuring out when and how to incorporate the Practice tests. Is there a particular set I should start with? Does anyone recommend an order for the actual study materials I've listed? I appreciate any and all feedback and advice that the sages of this forum may have to share with me.

In terms of which order you should do the preptests, there's only one rule that I think you should stick to. That is, save a bunch of the most recent preptests (PT 60 - current) for your last month/month and a half of prep time. These tests will be most similar in style to the one you'll be taking in September, so you'll want to be working on those after you've gone through all the material and done a fair amount of drilling. This way, you'll not only be more comfortable with the September test, you'll have a very accurate prediction of how well you'll do on the test, based on those scores. If those scores are 5 or more points off from your target, then you'll know you need more time to prep.

Other than that, go lightly on preptesting until you've gone through a book of each section and done a solid amount of practice in each section, especially your weak areas. It might help to start by doing 2 sections in a row, then 3, then 4, and finally 5, instead of jumping headfirst into full preptests. Endurance is the hardest thing about those, and a gradual approach might be more effective and less stressful. Hope that helps!

Thank you so much, Blueprint Mithum! That's the kind of advice I was looking for. When you're faced with this sea of prep tests, it feels so easy to drown haha