<p>I'm just looking for general advice on LSAT prep from people who have already taken the test. Which books are good? Do you think taking a course is worthwhile? How much time did you put into studying? How early did you start? Etc.</p>
<p>First step is a diagnostic to tell you approximately where you are. Might not need a course at all.</p>
<p>My parents gave me money for one so I signed up..but it doesn't start until late February. Is there a particular website on which to take the diagnostic test?</p>
<p>LSAC.org should have one floating around somewhere.</p>
<p>Don't trust an online diagnostic. The only diagnostics that matter are full-length, real LSATs that you take in one timed sitting (preferably in the morning, preferably paper-and-pencil). You have to replicate test conditions, because some people will find some aspect of the testing situation unusually stressful. Any book that has REAL LSATs from the past will do.</p>
<p>Oh, goodness. Don't do it online. It's a .pdf file. Print it out. Do it on pencil and paper.</p>
<p>Wow, I started studying a couple weeks ago and according to my first practice test my score actually dropped. This is normal right?</p>
<p>Yes. Both an actual drop and a drop due to usual variation are normal.</p>