My D is thinking about law school. Still very early in the game though. Last summer she took a college course on Logic and just for fun the professor gave the class the logic section out of the LSAT. She enjoyed it and found out she had a knack for it. This summer, she took two LSAT’s and scored a 178 and 175. No real prep. She is a great test taker as she can figure out what they want from the questions. Those tests were from the early ones so they were easier though.
Again, she is not under pressure but would like to prep during summers and breaks. She is really wanting to see if she can hit a really high score on the real thing so as to get scholarships.
When you are scoring high already what is the best prep strategy? Any info is greatly appreciated.
I would just keep taking practice tests under real-test conditions (timed, in a somewhat uncomfortable space at a desk, etc.). I took a Kaplan class and it helped, particularly since it made me study a lot, but if she’s already scoring a 175-178 under real-test conditions, a class might backfire.
I’m not sure it was real test conditions. One was at home so it was very quiet and another was at a cafe so much noisier. The later was also more strictly timed. I think that’s great idea to try to duplicate test enviornment but unsure of how to do this.
Is the testing enviornment similar to that of the SAT test?
How can a class backfire? I would think it could only help?
She’s struggling pinpointing exactly what she is needing the most focus on. I’ve heard that the later tests are much much harder and the ones she took are kinda old I think. Was there some sort of change made?
She isn’t in a hurry and may change her mind. I think she’s intrigued by the idea of becoming an attorney from knowing a teacher in school who taught some very interesting law electives and also because she found out she had a knack for the LSAT. She has a very analytical type brain and is very level headed in temperament. She will shadow an attorney this summer.
Any info appreciated.
Unless she needs a class for motivation, it would be a waste of time. For her to raise her score, she’ll need to prep on her own. I’m a fan of the Manhattan series.
A 175 is a really high score. For big merit money, she just needs to hit a law school’s 75th percentile. A 180 looks pretty, but won’t much matter more than say, a 176 for the purposes of $$.
Thanks for the above rec for the Manhattan series. She found some used books that had real tests so she took a couple of those. And the Logic Games bible was on sale at a used book store.