How can I get the best results and tricks to get a good score on the LSAT?

Answer 1

First of all, you don't need to waste money on the class.
1) Get as many practice tests as you can.
2) Research and visit the room in which you will be testing
3) Practice in a place that approximates testing conditions.
4) Take a complete practice test making sure to time yourself and stop each section at the alloted time whether or not you are finished.
5) Assess which are your strong and weak areas: Logic Games, Logical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension.
6) Most people have problems with the Logic Games - If you are one of these, the best book I have found is "The Logic Games Bible" - it gives you a step by step shorthand method that increases speed and accuracy. It's a little pricey, but worth every penny, and much cheaper than the overpriced class.
7) TAKE AS MANY PRACTICE TESTS AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN. This will be time consuming, but it will also determine which school you get into. Do not shortchange yourself. Do the work.
8) After you have taken a few practice tests, try to clock in under 30 minutes instead of 35. If you get used to doing this, you will give yourself a psychological buffer on test day. The last thing you want to be worried on test day is time. If you consistently clock in under time while practicing, you will give yourself that confidence on test day.
9) Take your practice tests at the same time of day the actual test will be given. Wake up with enough time to get coffee, eat, and do all the things you may normally do.
10) It's best to have a friend drive you to and pick you up from the test if parking may be a problem. You don't want to do anything that will add to your nerves on that important day.
11) Get a masage the day before, and do something fun to get your mind off the test.
12) BRING POWERBARS OR SOMETHING QUICK TO RECHARGE DURING THE BRAKE ON TEST DAY. It's a long distance run, and you don't want your appetite to get in your way of scoring well.
13) Don't talk to any other test takers the morning of the test. Everyone there has the same goal, to score better than you. So do not give anyone the opportunity to psyche you out. Just find a quite corner, relax, and mentally prepare yourself.

Best of luck to you. I start law school in a couple of weeks. I know the LSAT is a pain in the ***, but trust me, once it's over you will feel like a great weight is off your chest.

Answer 2

there are no tricks to it....you just need to study ...ALOT!!!
. Take an LSAT course, and make sure that they use real LSAT questions/tests; Kaplan and Princeton Review make up their own questions, so its very biased and inaccurate; I recommend Testmasters or Powerscore (they use the real stuff, so you won't be able to find their books in stores).
. Take your time, but not too much time, and review each question you answered correct and inncorrect (you may have answered something correctly by chance, not because you actually understood it)
. Take lots of timed practice tests
. Try to complete one thing at a time and don't get overwhelmed by all of the material, or else you'll go into freak mode!


Good luck!

Answer 3

110%'s tips sound like they're coming from a test-prep teacher - it is no wonder this person is against classes. Simply put, just as some people are born singers, so others are born test takers. For the rest of us, it's good to know that there are places to get help. The tips are all great, with one slight correction:

It isn't enough to simply take test after test after test. While this will familiarize you with the test, and help you with pacing, test taking is *not* like running a marathon. Repetative test taking is as effective at improving your score as repetative twirling at making you a great ballerina. Once you've taken a realistic practice test, you need to assess your strengths and weaknesses, and learn effective methods that will help you improve. One way to do that is to carefully review answers and explanations to every test you take, to understand not only why you picked the wrong answer, but also why you didn't pick the right answer; not only how you found the right answer, but how you could get there faster.

Start by taking a realistic practice test. Self-timing is great for practice, but isn't a good way to establish a baseline score. Check out a free practice test at your local Kaplan center, or, if you've time, on a local University campus in February.

Now, since the subject's come up, here are a few reasons to get help from a test prep class:
1) Classes will provide reliable, efficient methods for breaking the tough problems that give you trouble
2) Classes will provide a variety of practice material, complete with difficulty ratings so you don't start off with the hardest problems, and answers&explanations so you can learn from your mistakes and successes
3) Classes will provide structure, ensuring that you do set aside enough time in your busy schedule to prepare for this exam
4) Classes will provide support, so that when you're not clear on why the right answer's right and the wrong answer's wrong, you can get an experienced professional to help you through it
5) Finally, classes will relieve the feelings of "me against them". Simply put, the test makers are not out to get you, and there are people who feel exactly as you do.

The bottom line is this: if you are a natural test taker, and never suffer from test anxiety, take a few practice tests and you'll be fine; if test-taking is not your talent, get some help from a reputable company that will help you with content, critical thinking, and crisis prevention.
Make sure that your class comes with guarantees in case you postpone your test date, have to travel, or even change your mind about taking the test. A good class will also come with guarantees regarding your score.

good luck!