Anyone Who Has Taken the LSAT? or Is Planning on Taking It?

Hey C.,

I took the LSAT many moons ago, and to be honest with you I got a great score with very little preparation. I'd get a prep book. There are several good ones out there. The main components of the test when I took it were Language Arts and Logic based. I found the Logic based stuff to be much more challenging than the Language Arts stuff, so if Logic questions tend to be more chalenging for you as well, I'd hit that really hard. The prep book will have practice tests, but I know that there are also books that have only those types of questions in them. I think MENSA books are a good choice if you feel like you need more practice than the LSAT book provides. Your daughter is going to get much more active between then and now and she's going to need more from you than she does now, if you can believe it. I'd start lining up help now-parents, friends, her father- and study for a couple of hours without your daughter anywhere in your immediate vicinity.

I hope this is a little helpful, anyway. Most importantly, try to stay relaxed and get a lot of rest the night of the test so that you're fresh.

Good luck,

A.

Hi, C.,
I am a third year law student with one semester to go (yeah!). I had my son between semesters my second year, so I have been either preggo or a mom for all but one of my semesters. If you would like to talk about law school, particularly at ASU, feel free to send me a message with your e-mail address.
As far at the LSAT goes- take a practice test and see how you do. If you get something decent (over 155), stick with the books. If you are having more trouble, consider the class. I wound up with a score that was 1 point lower than my first practice test, so the online course I took was a big waste. It depends a lot on what type of test-taker you are. If you don't have a lot of anxiety and typically do well on standardized tests, self study may be the way to go. If you are nervous, the class can help with that.
HTH, Erika

Hi--my daughter and daughter in law both took it, went to law school and passed the CA bar. My daughter did it with the prep books. Just find someone to watch the baby while you do the practice tests. My daughter-in-law took one of the prep classes. It was expensive and time consuming and with a baby in tow, I don't see it as practical. In the end the d-i-l scored 3 pts higher than my daughter, so I don't know if it was worth it. Good luck! Law school is tough, but with determination you will make it.

I'll second what Allison said. I, too, took the LSAT about a million years ago, and studied with prep books (I scored in the 96th percentile). I can't remember the name of the one I liked best, only that the author kept stressing that the questions are full of obfuscation (he used the word in almost every chapter!).

And yes, the logic part is the most difficult (because of that darned obfuscation)! Practice, practice, practice.

One other note: Start on your personal essay now ... it can be the critical deciding factor in admissions.

Good luck!

L.