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How should I prepare for the LSAT?

Posted on 2/21/19 at 9:42 am
Posted by whitetiger1234
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Posted on 2/21/19 at 9:42 am
I am going to be a senior next year and plan on taking the LSAT in October.

I have already bought prep books and I am starting to study those. Is there anything else I should do?

Also, when law school comes, what would be your advice to me on being as successful as I possibly can?
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
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Posted on 2/21/19 at 9:44 am to
Just study.


Re: Law School: Prepare for your “new normal.”
Posted by DustyDinkleman
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Posted on 2/21/19 at 9:44 am to
I’d start by studying
Posted by SidewalkDawg
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Posted on 2/21/19 at 9:45 am to
Binge watch Law and Order. Don't bother reading books they're boring.
Posted by Boudreaux35
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Posted on 2/21/19 at 9:45 am to
8-ball
Posted by OysterPoBoy
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Posted on 2/21/19 at 9:45 am to
quote:

what would be your advice to me on being as successful as I possibly can


You have to set goals and reward yourself. A good starting point is to masturbate everytime you learn a new law.
Posted by Glorious
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Posted on 2/21/19 at 9:46 am to
Spread your mental buttcheeks when you come across the Logic Games portion


Also expect a jump from your practice scores to your actual test. I got a 159 which was 5 points higher than I ever got on a practice exam.
This post was edited on 2/21/19 at 9:48 am
Posted by DuckManiak
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 2/21/19 at 9:46 am to
quote:

I have already bought prep books and I am starting to study those. Is there anything else I should do?

My BIL just took it and he prepared by studying the prep books only. He scored in the 70th percentile, so that worked out.
Posted by Pettifogger
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Member since Feb 2012
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Posted on 2/21/19 at 9:47 am to
Take a class

If you don't get score high 150s+ in practice, don't go to law school

quote:

Also, when law school comes, what would be your advice to me on being as successful as I possibly can?



Be top 20% at a T2 law school. Be top third at a T1 law school.



Posted by Moustache
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Member since May 2008
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Posted on 2/21/19 at 9:48 am to
Study the games section. They all have a rhyme or reason to them. If you can recognize the type of game on the test, it can put you way ahead.
Posted by ELVIS U
Member since Feb 2007
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Posted on 2/21/19 at 9:49 am to
It depends on the kind of student you are. If you are a visual learner, the books should do fine. If you are an auditory learner, podcasts or audio files might work better. If you are a kinetics learner, you may have to take classes. The most important thing is to familiarize yourself with the format of the test and the instructions so that you don't have to waste time doing that during the actual test. In other words, take lots of practice tests.
Posted by MrLSU
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Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 2/21/19 at 9:49 am to
quote:

I am going to be a senior next year and plan on taking the LSAT in October.

I have already bought prep books and I am starting to study those. Is there anything else I should do?

Also, when law school comes, what would be your advice to me on being as successful as I possibly can?


Here is my strongest advice. Fill out the LSAT exam application and it put it on the side. Then fill out the MCAT exam application.

If you flunk the MCAT then the LSAT is a great backup plan or you could just go into podiatry.
Posted by SwampTrash
Member since May 2017
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Posted on 2/21/19 at 9:51 am to
quote:

what would be your advice to me on being as successful as I possibly can?


Come up with a bad commercial jingle and reserve a phone number with seven of the same digits.
Posted by lsu2006
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Posted on 2/21/19 at 9:54 am to
quote:

Also, when law school comes, what would be your advice to me on being as successful as I possibly can?


I was an extraordinarily mediocre law student, but my best grades were in classes where I actually took the time to make my own outlines and studied them. Also, study and take old tests where available.
Posted by Damseyrarrar
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Member since Oct 2016
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Posted on 2/21/19 at 9:54 am to
quote:

You have to set goals and reward yourself. A good starting point is to masturbate everytime you learn a new law.


Adderall could cost you your dong
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
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Posted on 2/21/19 at 9:54 am to
Probably by studying
Posted by JohnnyKilroy
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Member since Oct 2012
41865 posts
Posted on 2/21/19 at 9:54 am to
That LSAT is probably the easiest standardized test I've ever taken.

I'm of the firm belief that anyone with an average IQ could get deep into the 160s with enough practice.
Posted by MrLSU
Yellowstone, Val d'isere
Member since Jan 2004
30070 posts
Posted on 2/21/19 at 9:55 am to
quote:

Be top 20% at a T2 law school. Be top third at a T1 law school.


I can't disagree with this enough. The law school you graduate from and your class rank don't mean jack shite. Go to a law school where you can network and meet people from across the country so your network is national not local. Find a specialty niche area in law and market the frick out of yourself in that specialty niche area. You do that and you'll make more money and be more successful than almost anyone slaving away at a large firm.

If you follow this Top 20%/T2 or 1/3rd at T1 law school advice you'll be destined to be a lawyer who will never break out on top tier in the profession.
Posted by DaBeerz
Member since Sep 2004
18309 posts
Posted on 2/21/19 at 9:55 am to
Become a dentist/orthodontist
This post was edited on 2/21/19 at 9:56 am
Posted by Trauma14
Member since Aug 2010
6577 posts
Posted on 2/21/19 at 9:56 am to
My wife took prep classes with Kaplan. She did it somewhere in Baton Rouge. She says it was very beneficial and increased her scores.
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