<p>How are you planning on prepping for the LSAT?</p>
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<p>Seriously. The OP asked a perfectly fine question that could potentially benefit many people on this forum. Regrettably, on the other hand, all you have done is insult a valuable contributor of this forum. Please, refrain from personal attacks.</p>
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How are you planning on prepping for the LSAT?
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<p>Thus far, my only preparation has been through some practice tests and a daily logic game. When I started the daily games, I was using scratch paper, but slowly shifting to performing the problems mentally. Though the process is slow and tedious, you get quicker the more you practice. Since one of my philosophical focuses is logic, I have already done an introductory course, symbolic logic, and personal readings in set theory and mathematical logic. From a cursory glance, the introductory and symbolic logic rules are useful for the LSAT: I am able to mentally schematize certain questions and examine their structure.</p>
<p>Since I am taking the GRE later this year, serious practice will have to occur after that; right now I envision myself doing four to six hours of daily practice from December 1st, so I can take the LSAT in the following summer. The practice will not comprise tests, but just drilling myself through different types of logic problems and, especially, those types on which I perform poorly. I will then transition to taking one test daily, followed by a gradual reduction in studying so that I will be relaxed when the test-day approaches.</p>
<p>Depending on the actual day I take the GRE, I could start LSAT preparation earlier. I like starting as early as possible, since there is much less stress involved. </p>
<p>This is by no means a definitive guide; the above is just how I plan to prepare. It bewilders some about how I am able to dedicate this much to preparing and yet still have time for school work, but the answer is that I get very little sleep.</p>
<p>The following materials will probably contribute one way or another:
- All the real LSAT tests.
- LSAT 180 by Kaplan (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743265297/qid=1136325941/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-9712314-4287307?n=507846&s=books&v=glance%5B/url%5D">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743265297/qid=1136325941/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-9712314-4287307?n=507846&s=books&v=glance</a>)
- Logic Games Bible by Powerscore (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/097212960X/qid=1136325941/sr=8-3/ref=pd_bbs_3/102-9712314-4287307?n=507846&s=books&v=glance%5B/url%5D">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/097212960X/qid=1136325941/sr=8-3/ref=pd_bbs_3/102-9712314-4287307?n=507846&s=books&v=glance</a>)
- Logical Reasoning Bible by Powerscore (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0972129618/qid=1136325941/sr=8-5/ref=pd_bbs_5/102-9712314-4287307?n=507846&s=books&v=glance%5B/url%5D">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0972129618/qid=1136325941/sr=8-5/ref=pd_bbs_5/102-9712314-4287307?n=507846&s=books&v=glance</a>)
- Deductive Logic by Warren Goldfarb (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0872206602/qid=1136326045/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-9712314-4287307?n=507846&s=books&v=glance%5B/url%5D">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0872206602/qid=1136326045/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-9712314-4287307?n=507846&s=books&v=glance</a>)</p>
<p>My general strategy is to, like learning a foreign language, immerse myself in the rigour of logic; this immersion is accomplished not only by drilling for five to six hours, but also, in my opinion, in engaging in other mentally stimulating activities: playing chess (and a couple games with a blindfold), memorizing random tidbits (I did 200 digits of Pi this month, and am doing around 4,000 vocab words for the GRE), reading as much as possible to increase my reading speed, and taking highly rigorous courses.</p>
<p>The reason this might not work for all people is because... well... this stuff is fun for me, but it might burn you out (and I was close to burning out over the summer). The stress involved is probably not worth it, but I see the immersion as disciplining myself for the eventual rigour of law school.</p>
<p>Also, though some would recommend taking a diagnostic test, I am just not sure that is the best advice. Coupled with the suggestion that one's score barely increases from that earned on the diagnostic test, I cannot be sure that one would be comfortable in knowing their approximate-score so well in advance; if low, it could cause one to become depressed and think that studying is futile, and if high, it could make one cocksure. I know this is somewhat of a false-dichotomy, and I already did a diagnostic, but I think immersion works for those who are willing to put the effort into it. </p>
<p>I am not sure what I contributed, but I hope this helped. I can send you my AIM name over PM if you want any precise information.</p>
<p>Edit: This is akin to a track routine: start slowly, build-up, sprint, and cool-off.</p>