How Do I Prepare for the LSAT While Still Working on Bachelors?

Question

I decided to go back to school for my Bachelor's and I will be majoring in English. My basis or motivation for attaining by Bacehlor's is so that I may pursue a law degree. I am terrified of the LSAT . . . are there things I could do now to prep for the LSAT even way before it is necessary? I am hoping to do so mainly to calm my nerves and reassure myself that I can do this.

Answer 1

There are several pre-tests and helper courses you can take. As well as books and practice tests you can take.

Depending on what year you are in, you may want to wait to begin. Law schools look for a combo of things, including grades and activities along with your LSATS. If you do great in school and get a passing on your LSAT you're guaranteed to get into a school..

( I know, because I was a FILM MAJOR w/ a 4.0 and  a 164 on my LSATS and am in my final year of law school)..

Do good now, then take time off to study for the test. Give yourself a good 5-8 months so you are prepared.

Answer 2

The main thing I did was take a LSAT prep course from Kaplan.  I found that by taking the old tests (actual LSAT's) it helped prep me.

Also, click the site at the bottom for some books.  I bought a book specifically dealing with the logic games, found it on amazon.

You should also get a book on what you need to do to get into law school - specifically, filing deadlines.

Good luck!

Answer 3

A lot depends on how much time you have before you're going to take the test. But, I think it's a great idea to multi-task the LSAT over time. The LSAT is like a sport and the longer you have to practice, the better you get at it. It's a lot better than cramming -- which is actually impossible with a test like the LSAT.

Plus, you can spread out the cost of your study as well. Courses can be as high as $1,500 and the typical LSAT book is around $50. Test Sherpa is running a special on their e-book right now for $10, not sure if it's still good or not. But they also have a bunch of free info on their site as well.

Get as many practice tests at you can, too. Then just try to take a practice test each week or so spread out until your test date. By spreading it out, you might be able to return to old tests and get more value from re-studying them than if you saw 10 tests in a week.

The more you study, the calmer you'll be.

Answer 4

Brush up on logic and philosophy, if you have not taken many courses in these. They teach you how to think, especially logic. Reading comprehension is the main focus of the test. Just research law school curriculum, google study ideas, and check out on of those Dummy/Idiot LSAT study books. They are pretty good! That LSAT isn't the hard part, law SCHOOL is the hard part! If you are good at memorization, that's a huge plus.