LSAT personal tutors off CraigsList? Forum

[zeke]

(comments/no comments?)

[mallard]

I work as one and I'm really, really good.

[Rocketman11]

I work as one and I'm really, really good.

bow chicka wah wahhh

[tjb]

Yes, if you're in NYC, you should find Laura Hirsch!! Amazing tutor that I found off of Craigslist. I only met her once a week for a month just to perfect my LR sections. She was very motivating & always questioned me to the point where I understood why I got something wrong before I asked her!! Amazing tutor PM me if you're interested & in NYC area.

[tjb]

I work as one and I'm really, really good.

Hahaha, this did make me laugh as well. I'm sure you're good, Mallard

[mallard]

Oh, that too.

But I was serious.

[zeke]

mallard, are you in NYC by any chance? And are you Powerscore Bible good? Or just good, good?

[tifania]

Oh, that too.

But I was serious.

Mallard, I need some help with flaw questions. They are my weak spot. Are you in So. Cal by any chance?

[mallard]

Cue the porn music!

Mallard, I need some help with flaw questions. They are my weak spot. Are you in So. Cal by any chance?

Try doing a few untimed from older tests. Read the stimulus and then close your eyes. Do not read the answer choices. Think of the most instinctual and logical way you could attack the argument. Then open your eyes and see if any of the answer choices look like what you were thinking.

[ohnowtf]

I am all about CL, so I would say give it a try if you feel you need a tutor. I have offered non-academic lessons on CL before, and it was a good experience. However, in order for it to succeed, both parties need to ask the right questions so they know what to expect, and you should not make long-term commitments at the onset. If you find a tutor that seems pretty respectable, try to just get an hour session at a reasonable price, and then if it turned out well ask for more, if it did not, find a different tutor.

[tifania]

Cue the porn music!

Mallard, I need some help with flaw questions. They are my weak spot. Are you in So. Cal by any chance?

Try doing a few untimed from older tests. Read the stimulus and then close your eyes. Do not read the answer choices. Think of the most instinctual and logical way you could attack the argument. Then open your eyes and see if any of the answer choices look like what you were thinking.

Thanks for the advice! It sounds like it does address the reason i get flaw questions wrong -I get distracted by attractive answer choices which do not address the "biggest" or "most important" flaw.
Pre-phasing an answer would help keep me on track...

[mallard]

Cue the porn music!

Mallard, I need some help with flaw questions. They are my weak spot. Are you in So. Cal by any chance?

Try doing a few untimed from older tests. Read the stimulus and then close your eyes. Do not read the answer choices. Think of the most instinctual and logical way you could attack the argument. Then open your eyes and see if any of the answer choices look like what you were thinking.

Thanks for the advice! It sounds like it does address the reason i get flaw questions wrong -I get distracted by attractive answer choices which do not address the "biggest" or "most important" flaw.
Pre-phasing an answer would help keep me on track...

I am not a real fan of pre-phrasing when it comes to the test itself, or even necessarily a real preptest, but as a study tool it can really work, and probably flaw questions are where it's the most powerful.

[Dick Whitman]

Just don't get Ellis T. Jones'd.

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[Mark715]

Just a side-note. If you are getting a tutor off of Craig's List, I strongly suggest that you ask for proof of their score on the LSAT.

[tifania]

Cue the porn music!

Mallard, I need some help with flaw questions. They are my weak spot. Are you in So. Cal by any chance?

Try doing a few untimed from older tests. Read the stimulus and then close your eyes. Do not read the answer choices. Think of the most instinctual and logical way you could attack the argument. Then open your eyes and see if any of the answer choices look like what you were thinking.

Thanks for the advice! It sounds like it does address the reason i get flaw questions wrong -I get distracted by attractive answer choices which do not address the "biggest" or "most important" flaw.
Pre-phasing an answer would help keep me on track...

I am not a real fan of pre-phrasing when it comes to the test itself, or even necessarily a real preptest, but as a study tool it can really work, and probably flaw questions are where it's the most powerful.

Agreed. I almost never pre-phase as i find it's far too time-consuming, but i think you are right re: its application for flaw questions. I'll usually find 2 - sometimes even 3 answer choices that identify a flaw. Choosing the most important and most relevant flaw posed difficulties for me, because of how attractive the detractor answer choices would sound. Pre-phasing would definitely help in such instances.

[mallard]

Just a side-note. If you are getting a tutor off of Craig's List, I strongly suggest that you ask for proof of their score on the LSAT.

Nobody's asked me this yet. I keep wanting them to.

[zeke]

Just a side-note. If you are getting a tutor off of Craig's List, I strongly suggest that you ask for proof of their score on the LSAT.

Nobody's asked me this yet. I keep wanting them to.

yeah i guess that does sound like a reasonable q to ask.

[tjb]

Just a side-note. If you are getting a tutor off of Craig's List, I strongly suggest that you ask for proof of their score on the LSAT.

Yes, definitely agree on this one as well.

[zeke]

Just a side-note. If you are getting a tutor off of Craig's List, I strongly suggest that you ask for proof of their score on the LSAT.

Yes, definitely agree on this one as well.

PS. I was just mass craiglisting to see the range of tutor fees and I emailed your tutor again without realizing, even though we already exchanged a few emails. Kind of embarrassing, one would say.

[tjb]

Just a side-note. If you are getting a tutor off of Craig's List, I strongly suggest that you ask for proof of their score on the LSAT.

Yes, definitely agree on this one as well.

PS. I was just mass craiglisting to see the range of tutor fees and I emailed your tutor again without realizing, even though we already exchanged a few emails. Kind of embarrassing, one would say.

I should tell you Zeke that I had contacted a few tutors off of CL in the NYC area--some of them were creepy flakes that wanted to meet me in scary places. I don't think you should pass on Laura--she helped me realize a lot of my errors & LR became a piece of cake (even though I might have only met her five times). She's young (graduated from UPenn in '05) & really down to earth. You'll feel comfortable studying with her. Hahaha, I'm not sure why I'm trying to sell her to you, but I feel really grateful that I studied with her leading up to the exam. She just simplifies everything!!

[LSATjunkie]

Just a side-note. If you are getting a tutor off of Craig's List, I strongly suggest that you ask for proof of their score on the LSAT.

Yes, definitely agree on this one as well.

PS. I was just mass craiglisting to see the range of tutor fees and I emailed your tutor again without realizing, even though we already exchanged a few emails. Kind of embarrassing, one would say.

I should tell you Zeke that I had contacted a few tutors off of CL in the NYC area--some of them were creepy flakes that wanted to meet me in scary places. I don't think you should pass on Laura--she helped me realize a lot of my errors & LR became a piece of cake (even though I might have only met her five times). She's young (graduated from UPenn in '05) & really down to earth. You'll feel comfortable studying with her. Hahaha, I'm not sure why I'm trying to sell her to you, but I feel really grateful that I studied with her leading up to the exam. She just simplifies everything!!

What are her rates?

[mallard]

Hi guys,

Just thought I'd go ahead and post that I am indeed in NYC and offer, for a genuinely limited time, lower rates than I've seen anybody else sporting. I come here for the community, not for clients, but if anybody is interested, I'm quite good at this, and I'm offering an even further discount (haven't decided quite what yet) to TLS posters.

Yours,
mallard

[flip side]

if anyone's in the dc area, i used a great tutor in the district who i found off of craigs list. tell me if you want the name/info.

[SleekFire]

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[LSATjunkee]

Any brilliant craigslist LSAT tutors in southern california?

Also, what were they charging by the hour?

Thanks