The LSAT - Page 3

StevieG · #21 08-22-2005, 11:51 PM

It was tiring.
Took it once.
Probably prepared 40 hours or so.
Did exactly as I was doing on practice tests.

Get plenty of rest, be in a prepared mental state. Kick ass.

Try not to stare at the hotties too much.

miajag81 · #22 08-23-2005, 12:03 AM

Just buy a couple books of old tests and practice, practice, practice, especially the logic games. If you have discipline and can do this yourself then the LSAT classes are a waste of money. If you can't do well on this test without taking a class then law school is probably not where you should be spending the next 3 years.

squeek12 · #23 08-23-2005, 12:46 AM

IIRC, 165 is in the 95 percentile...i wouldn't spend a dime on prep. If you maintain that score you're pretty much money whereever you want to go.

savman · #24 08-23-2005, 09:49 AM

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I took a practice test once, and got a 165. Would you guys still recommend me taking practice courses?

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i made the same, took the practice test twice, and still rec. practice course.

davelin · #25 08-23-2005, 09:56 AM

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For those who have taken it.
How was it?
How many times did you take it?
Roughly how many hours did you prepare?
Did you do better or worse than expected?
Any info is appreciated.

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Not too bad - your standard standardized test
Once
Took a Kaplan course so I spent a good amount of time studying
I did worse on the actual test than on the practice exams I was taking

lucas9000 · #26 08-23-2005, 10:13 AM

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For those who have taken it.
How was it?

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awful. worst testing experience of my life (and i'm a good test-taker).

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How many times did you take it?

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once.

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Roughly how many hours did you prepare?

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i have no idea.

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Did you do better or worse than expected?

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well i walked out of it expecting to have bombed it, but i actually did pretty well considering i completely blanked on the "games" section (my best section too!), and just wrote in "c" for 15 of the answers (a la "summer school"). (and no, the "games" wasn't the uncounted experimental section...there was only one "games" section so it had to count towards my score.)

lucas9000 · #27 08-23-2005, 10:18 AM

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IIRC, 165 is in the 95 percentile...i wouldn't spend a dime on prep. If you maintain that score you're pretty much money whereever you want to go.

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don't expect your practice test score to accurately predict your actual score.

jakethebake · #28 08-23-2005, 10:22 AM

My little sister did a 170 with a couple of weeks prep and no class. She's a horrible procrastinator but pretty smart. Yea, I'm proud of her in spite of her chosen profession. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

mantasm · #29 08-23-2005, 10:59 AM

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I took a practice test once, and got a 165. Would you guys still recommend me taking practice courses?

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You don't need to take courses but you do need to prepare. Get that into the 170s and and you'll be ok at most top schools if your gpa is solid.

mantasm · #30 08-23-2005, 11:01 AM

I don't know if someone else mentioned this already, but it's pretty important that you plan on only taking it once because schools will take your average score. If you take it just to mess around the first time and do badly, it will affect your average score and you won't get in anywhere you want to go.