How'd you guys do? I have a friend that tells me that everyone was irritated/frustrated with one of the logic games that dealt with dinosaurs and colors? I plan on taking it next year, studying for it now, so a few questions for ya'll: How'd you do? Do you plan on retaking? What section was easiest? What section was hardest? What problem/type of problem was hardest? What didn't you expect (environment, test, question, etc) ? What would you do different? Thanks!
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Awesome news man, I'm happy for you. What schools are u looking at? Please tell how you studied for it, how long you studied, what you studied with, etc? Congrats again.
The Lsat is really a different animal when compared with other tests. The Lsat is a good measure of your brain's aptitude, so rather comparing who can memorize the most (generally a measure of the naturally gifted vs. the hard worker), the Lsat usually rewards those who have a finely tuned brain. That means that people that do well on the Lsat aren't necessarily geniuses, but they are usually well read and keep their minds stimulated. I took a couple practice exams and just went for it (I got a 172 last fall). I've heard of people "studying" for it for a long time and never really improving off their initial score. I've heard of people "studying" for it and improving their score a bit. While I do believe natural talent comes in to play, the people that shoot for the perfect scores generally enjoy reading and enjoy solving puzzles. The Lsat is like training for a marathon. Repetition and practice will help get your mind in shape to take it. It is a fun test, just kind of long. I would take a practice test to see where you are at. Doing poorly is probably indicative of how little you are exercising your brain right now and is not necessarily an indication that you aren't "smart enough." I recommend just reading a lot and then taking about two months to prep. Anymore than that is unnecessary and would be a waste of time in my opinion.
Thanks guys. I'm looking at Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, NYU, Penn, and UChicago. I'm kind of mixed about Penn because I'm going there for undergrad right now, so I'm not sure if I'd want to stay there for law school. And yes, I did study a bit. Basically school ended like May 14th or so for me and so from then until June 8th I basically did one practice test a day plus looking at the Powerscore Bibles. Those were really the only books that I found helpful, Kaplan, Princeton Review and the rest were trash. The practice tests I took straight from the LSAC's official old tests, so I knew that those were legit tests. One thing I'd definitely recommend is to time yourself very strictly, especially (for me at least), the logic games section.
Man, that's some horrible advice. I took a short prep class (House of Tutors in Austin) and my score went up 10 points. There are patterns to the questions, especially the games and the short logic questions. Prep classes are worth every penny, in my opinion, especially for people who need incentive and structure to study. One of my instructors said that the LSAT was the second easiest standardized test to master by repetition, the first being the SAT. And he had the 178 score to prove it.
I took it a couple years back now, but these answers should still apply: How'd you do? 178 Do you plan on retaking? Never retook, after 2 years of law school I don't plan to. What section was easiest? They were all pretty easy, but I guess reading comprehension? What section was hardest? None of them were hard. What problem/type of problem was hardest? See above What didn't you expect (environment, test, question, etc) ? Didn't expect to finish every section with loads of time left. I felt more rushed doing the couple of practice tests I took. What would you do different? Put more effort into my first year of Law School so I would not have lost my scholarship.
I cannot think of a bigger waste of life than when I studied for the LSAT. Which I barely did. So goddamned stupid. If I could have those 20-30 hours back as a 21-year old I would give a bazillion dollars.
