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Summary: The best of of its kind
Review: I bought the three best-known LSAT test prep books. I was in despair over taking the LSAT after working through other two, but this one really worked. Buy "Master the LSAT" from Amazon and a pile of practice exams from LSAC; don't bother with the Kaplan and Princeton study guides. I followed the opening instructions to start my prep 12 weeks ahead of my test date, working a little each day (if you aren't self-motivated enough to do that, please forget law school). I have no doubt that this book is responsible for my good LSAT score and admittance to law school. Note: Ignore the software. The LSAT is a paper test and the book's layout prepares you for the look of the actual test. That familiarity will reduce your test-day anxiety.
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Summary: YOU are the ultimate master
Review: I purchased this book after reading so many great responses on Amazon. In actuality, the people that purchased this book and had so much success must have also incorporated what they learned from a prep class. This book is not the end-all-be-all under no circumstance. I must agree the games section is great. It does tend to venture into areas not touched on the real LSAT but if you are also using 10 Real LSATS you will get a feel for which games you do not have to prepare for. I got nothing from the arguement and reading comprehension sections. IN a nutshell: This book does surpass the other LSAT books that are on the market by far, however, in order to truly master the LSAT please enroll in a prep class, do all of the exams in 10 Real LSATS and use this book as a reference guide. By using the above formula you will have no choice other than to succeed. Good Luck.
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Summary: Best Overall LSAT Book
Review: I've reviewed the large majority of the retail LSAT books and this book, overall, is clearly superior to others. The book suggests that you spend at least six weeks studying for the LSAT. A good suggestion, but consider this an absolute minimum. A better plan is two to six months in advance.Methods The book provides the basics of logic, which may prove beneficial for those unfamiliar with logic. Master the LSAT is quite thorough in its methods and explanations for the Analytical and Logical Reasoning sections, which is where most students have difficulties. Curiously, however, the book is somewhat weak on preparing students for the Reading Comprehension section, and quite poor in prepping students for the Writing Assessment. Those concerned with those two sections would do well to avoid this book. User Friendliness Simple and straightforward. Simple terminology. Specifically designed for those who will only do self-study, and does not include extraneous information such as advertisements for live classes. The accompanying software is decent, but because the LSAT is paper-based, I suggest skipping the software and working on former LSAT exams. www.testpreprankings.com
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Summary: The Best Studying Materials
Review: You should definitely include this book within your preparation studies. I would have to say that much of the contents inside of this book is laregly responsible for the increase in my LSAT score (granted I am not a good test taker). The other books that I would/would not HIGHLY recommend is as follows: HOT: 1)Nova's LSAT, Master the LSAT
2)The PowerScore LSAT Logic Games Bible
3)10 More Actual Official LSAT Preptests NOT:
1)Kaplan test prep books
2)Princeton Reviews test prep books
3)Teaching Solutions CD software <- Look out for this company, cause someone has to inform the BBB.
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Summary: Probably the best money can buy
Review: I took a practice LSAT test (one of the real ones) and received a low 160. I guess it's still above average, but I felt like I was guessing on most of the questions and always running out of time. Since 160 is still a decent score I wasn't sure how well a prep book would help me. I'm used to reading prep books that give you a bunch of common sense verbose paragraphs and you end up wasting your time. (I'm currently studying for GREs and half of Kaplan's 2003 GRE book is worthless). Having said that, this book is priceless. I'm currently studying the games section, a little each day, and the games are becoming very easy. Usually I get perfect scores on each one. The key to a game is to have a concise diagram, whether it's on paper or in your head. This book teaches you precisely how to do that. Even though I received 15/24 on my games practice section, I feel like I knew absolutely nothing, relatively speaking, compared to what there is to know about the stratagies for the game section. The book devotes over 150 pages to explaining those strategies, with a huge number of practice problems for each type of a game. After the problems there are always good explanations (not perfect ones, a few were unclear and took some time to decipher). After going through a lot of them, I now get everything right, and the problem becomes time. The book recommends skipping one game section on the test and devote 12 minutes to each one. But to anyone wishing to get a perfect (like me) that's impractical. Which is the reason the whole diagram drawing that the book teaches you is a win/loss situation. I'd say the best way to go would be to learn all the diagrams and then learn how to connect the dots in your head for the test - there's simply no time to draw all those things. The other sections of the book are equally generous in their information and explanation. Additionally, the language the book uses flows very fluently. I've not been bored studying this book at all, it's actually kind of fun. The most important thing to realize is how imperative it is to buy this several months before the test. And don't forget to get the LSAC's 10 actual LSAT tests.
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Summary: The best of of its kind
Review: I bought the three best-known LSAT test prep books. I was in despair over taking the LSAT after working through other two, but this one really worked. Buy "Master the LSAT" from Amazon and a pile of practice exams from LSAC; don't bother with the Kaplan and Princeton study guides. I followed the opening instructions to start my prep 12 weeks ahead of my test date, working a little each day (if you aren't self-motivated enough to do that, please forget law school). I have no doubt that this book is responsible for my good LSAT score and admittance to law school. Note: Ignore the software. The LSAT is a paper test and the book's layout prepares you for the look of the actual test. That familiarity will reduce your test-day anxiety.
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Summary: Wasn't what I thought it would be
Review: I honestly bought this book thinking it would be a good book to study by. I read the reviews and was convinced that they were correct. I've finished the games section of the book and am half way through the logic part of the book and there are errors all over the place! Some of the questions come from actual LSAT exams, these questions are fine, but the vast majority are not from old LSAT exams, they are written by the author and they are VERY poorly written. I've already emailed the publisher about five mistakes I've found, needless to say I have yet to hear back. Some of the ideas on how to solve the questions are worthwhile, but just skip doing the practice questions unless it states they are from the LSAT exam, otherwise you are wasting your time.
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Summary: mixed feelings
Review: I am not sure about the effectiveness of this book... I realize the points the authors made about how to approach the problems, what to consider and what not to consider, etc. are true. But my point is there simply isn't enough time in the real test to "think" like the book suggests you do. I get so bogged down trying to analyze the questions that I don't have time to finish the exam. Instead, I found that working on practice exams one after another the most effective method. In retrospect, the book wasn't a help to me.
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Summary: Best prep i've used
Review: Unlike prep books that push *their* strategies and methods on you, this book does a good job of giving a general feel of how you should look at the problems and tips on solving them, allowing you to devise your own style of taking the test. That's not to say that you're left defenseless; the book breaks down many of the problem types and the most efficient ways of solving them. It's not preachy ("You MUST diagram it this way!") nor does it rely on complex terminology ("Not laws/global vs local/Exclusions"). It's focus is simple: breaking down the problems to their simplest forms and solving them efficiently. The book provides explanations for every solution, which helps refine they way you should attack each problem. The only complaint I have is that the simulated tests in the accompanying CD rehashes almost all of the problems you've studied in the book, so I didn't feel like I was truly "tested." If you're beginning to study for the LSAT, begin with this book. It gives a good foundation for taking the test.
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Summary: Unlike any other LSAT prep book
Review: Master the LSAT is unique among LSAT books in that all of the explanations offer practical, efficient approaches to the problems. This is in sharp contrast to books that present what merely sound like great tricks or "insider information," but which, in reality, have little applicability to real exam questions. Thankfully, much of the book focuses on Logic Games, which is typically the section with which people have the most trouble. The other sections, Reading Comprehension and Arguments, are covered with the same, no-nonsense approach. This appears to be one of the few books to use actual LSAT questions, as opposed to simulated problems of questionable authenticity. We use Master the LSAT in our Gorilla Test Prep LSAT course, and have received nothing but praise for this gem of a book.
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