i'll be taking it, any advice at all? i got some books....which are the best books...PANICKING HERE! i heard it's not hard, but a ******* KILLER! any advice will help! THANK YOU!
2006-07-11 06:52:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
LSAT is totally different from SAT...the LSAT is for law school
2006-07-11 07:01:38 · update #1
Some people succussfully learn from books, but in my experience a class is necessary to optimize your score. You can probably find Kaplan Test Prep, Testmasters, and Powerscore somewhere close to your area. There may also be smaller companies that offer good prep for less than the national companies. No matter what you do, I'd advise doing a lot of section prep and analysis. Work on a specific section (Logical Reasoning for example), then after finishing the section go over your answers. What did you do right? What did you do wrong? The most important question is "Why?" You need to keep working on your strengths as well as your weaknesses because those skills need to be kept sharp for the test. It's best to learn a method for approaching each question type and apply that method to each question. Drill the various methods so that you instantly know what to do when you get a certain type of question. Personally, I took a class and it bumped my score up 15 points from my first practice test. I also taught a guy who was scoring 168-170 having learned on his own, but he wanted better. With the class he got a 178.
2006-07-13 04:02:24 · answer #1 · answered by thesaint258 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best advice I got was to take it a year early. It doesn't measure knowledge, so it's not like another year will prepare you better for it. Taking it a year early lets you know far more in advance how well you did so you have a better idea sooner where you can expect to go.
If you can afford it, take a course. They have a lot of the questions already from past tests and can give you a lot of practice and good advice for techniques to handle the different sections. It's not fair that the classes help, but they do.
2006-07-11 13:59:00 · answer #2 · answered by thatguyjoe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a full night sleep before the test.
doing an all night cram actually hampers your ability to recall and reason things during the test.
Drink a lot of coffee before the test. Caffeine helps your mental sharpness during the exam.
understand thought processes and rules over actual fact and figures. if you get lost...you can reason your way into a solution.
eliminate obvious wrong answers and guess if you can reasonably narrow your chances down to two. Why? 50% odds is a strong bet with only a 25% penalty. That's a tip from Princeton Prep courses.
2006-07-11 13:59:49 · answer #3 · answered by Iomegan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just study, I took classes in high school for it, and studied the **** out of it, and I took it when it was being switched over and got one of the highest grades. It isnt that hard, but yes it is a killer, when I got there I made friends and that helped they kept me awake during the breaks, and that made a difference, you get sooooo bored. Good luck!
2006-07-11 13:57:19 · answer #4 · answered by Kris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just do your best. Okay I know that does sound like dumb advice but it is true. The morning of the test eat breakfast if it helps try to pretend like you are not taking such a major test. One more thing you know your stuff you might going there like a lamb about to be killed , but you are going to come out a victorious lion.
2006-07-11 13:59:10 · answer #5 · answered by coolhandjoe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Relax and just study. Check amazon.com for the best SAT books.
2006-07-11 13:56:26 · answer #6 · answered by VeryCuriouspPerson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋