LSAT Prep...Like SAT Prep?

<p>I know the LSAT is probably more important in LS admissions than the SAT is for undergrad, but I get the sense that prep process isn't as crazy.</p>

<p>Is it usually just picking up a couple of bookf and doing a few practice tests?
Or, like some kids do for the SAT, months, if not years of prep classes, tutors, books, online stuff, etc.?</p>

<p>Also, are LSAT and SAT scores highly correlated?
I got a 2370 with minimal prep (a few practice tests)...so should the LSAT be a breeze for me? I know they're are some huge differences, but I would think there's at least a decent correlation.</p>

<p>The LSAT OWNS the SAT. Do not underestimate it before you take a look at it or at least take a practice test.</p>

<p>hi... there's this formula that I've seen posted on these boards a few times now:</p>

<p>LSAT Score = (0.048)*(SAT Math+Verbal) + 100</p>

<p>And I've heard that there's a +/- 5 point spread with that formula...</p>

<p>I plugged my SAT score in and my estimated LSAT score came out to 166. I took the practice LSAT off the LSAC website and scored a 164, so the formula did a pretty good job of predicting a score range for me. considering that I took the test cold, I think I did pretty good, and looking back at my incorrect answers I realized I made a few easy mistakes and my score can be boosted if i review and learn the type of questions that appear on the test. </p>

<p>You should try taking the practice test, here: <a href="http://lsac.org/pdfs/2007-2008/SamplePT07webrenumbered.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://lsac.org/pdfs/2007-2008/SamplePT07webrenumbered.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>You may have seen it from me. It works well mostly because +/- 5 is a gigantic freaking spread. (To demonstrate this point, using the formula to predict an SAT score based on your LSAT score gives you a range of about 210 points.)</p>

<p>Datkid, that link you posted... does LSAC release practice tests like those periodically? Was that a real one administered? Where did you find it on the site? Thanks!</p>

<p>5 points is a pretty big spread on the LSAT. From what I've heard from numerous sources, the LSAT is a test like no other, so study accordingly.</p>

<p>On average, people prep much more for the LSAT, with a very large portion taking expensive prep classes and almost all putting in formal study of some type. Of course, everyone has to take the SAT, while taking the LSAT presupposes some level of interest or dedication, so it's not an entirely fair comparison. Still, I think it is a justified difference, with the LSAT being significantly more coachable, since Logic Games are legitimately alien to a cold taker, while the SAT is already fairly familiar material. </p>

<p>While scores are definitely highly correlated, doing well cold on the SAT does not ensure the same on the LSAT. Personally, my entire preparation for the SAT was one practice test (although I'd taken things like the PSAT before, obviously) and I ended up with a 1590. On the other hand, while I didn't spend any money (due to a disregard of copyright laws, admittedly), I took literally dozens of previous tests as practice for the LSAT. Perhaps overkill, but I am not complaining, the improvement was significant (171 to 180). I probably wouldn't have done so many if I hadn't found the test fairly enjoyable, certainly far more so than the SAT.</p>

<p>Cherokeejew, I'm curious as to where you found those dozens of exams to photocopy. Right now, I've got about a twenty in my possession (the twenty most recent). Would you know where to find the older ones without buying them?</p>

<p>I think you should defintely study more for the LSAT. While for me I'm doing better on practice exams for the LSAT than on the SAT, it's still requires a great amount of exposure to two sections, the logic section, and the games. Those are unlike anything else. Reading comperhension/inferences has always been a strong point for me on standardized test and the LSAT was no exception.</p>

<p>cherokeejew, you received a 180 on the LSAT? Holy cow. Did you do any formal studying with a prep course, or just the many practice tests?</p>

<p>If he/she started with a diagnostic of 171, he/she probably didn't need much prep to begin with.</p>