<p>I'm a freshman right now but I am almost positive that I will be going on to Law school after undergrad. and was just wondering when and how I should begin preparing for the LSAT. I want to make a stellar score on it considering how highly influential the LSAT is on what school you will get admitted to.</p>
<p>How did everyone else begin preparing for the LSAT, meaning those that got great scores on it (165+) ? I appreciate any advice!</p>
<p>Study. And GPA whore.</p>
<p>I took the practice LSAT recently but didn't do any studying or prep for it. I didn't do as well as what you're asking for (I got a 163), but I imagine with studying I would do better.</p>
<p>Your best weapon for LSATs is preparation, practice, etc. Buy some of those books or CD-ROMs with old tests on them. Know what to expect, and how to handle it. It's not like taking the SAT, so don't assume you can easily go in and just do well without preparing.</p>
<p>"And GPA whore"</p>
<p>By this, do you mean major in something relatively easy? (i.e. social science rather than pre-med track or engineering) Or does this imply actively seeking out the easy professors and courses?</p>
<p>GPA whoring has always meant one thing, getting a high gpa at any cost. Interpret that as you wish.</p>
<p>I took a practice test about 10 months before the actual exam to get a baseline. Then I did nothing except buy some prep books and let them gather dust in my room for about 9 months. </p>
<p>about a month before the exam, I started working through a few logic games and reading some general test-taking strategy. My major studying took place for the two weeks prior to the exam. I went through the entire Logic Games Bible and a good deal of the LSAT 180 book (less on the reading comp, more on games, since that's where I needed help) and took 3-4 full length previously-administered tests under conditions that were as close to the actual test as I could make it. </p>
<p>I improved 4 points from the baseline. My score was right in the middle of the range I'd been hoping for, and a couple points lower than I'd averaged on the practice tests. If I had to do it over, I'd have hard-core studied for another week or so by alternating days of taking practice tests with days of just working through a few logic games and the stuff I got wrong on the practice tests.</p>
<p>Different people have different learning styles. </p>
<p>You will have a certain range within which you will score in with 90% probability. Practice and work will push up that range a little but eventually you will peak out the top end of that range. Further practice will most likely only narrow your range and eliminate the risk of you scoring a lower score.</p>
<p>If you aren't scoring what you like you'll just have to work harder. I think thats the biggest mental obstacle for most people; they just make excuses as to why they don't do as well as they think they should. Most need to suck it up and work harder.</p>
<p>In the end your score will depend on how much you really want to do well.</p>