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Summary: I can't say enough positive things about this book
Review: I used this book for about an hour to an hour and a half a day for 30 days preceding the LSAT. I read it thoroughly and took the practice test and practice problems under simulated test conditions and scored in the 99.3 percentile! One caveat would be to also buy the 10 Real LSATS put out by the LSAC. The best way to prepare for the LSAT is to take as many practice tests as possible. Let me reiterate that point start early and take as many practice tests as possible. However, first read this book so you can practice you're strategies.
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Summary: Worried about the LSAT? Buy this Book.
Review: The strength of Master the LSAT lies in its depth and sheer detail. At 560 pages, it takes time to tackle the intricacies of the LSAT, something that the Princeton Review and Kaplan books simply can not due. I purchased this book as well as several actual LSAT tests, and through self-study I raised my score by over 10 points. Strategy for LSAT success: purchase this book well ahead of time, follow the self-study program in the book and take actual LSAT's under realistic timed conditions. If you're serious about law school, this could be the best 30 bucks you could ever spend.
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Summary: Major Disappointment
Review: The explainations are terrible. The exercises are for the truly helpless. The suggestions are beyond reproach. I think this would be a helpful guide for someone who really has no clue as to how standardized tests work, but, having gone through the SATs, and possibly the GRE or even the GMAT, this book is far to basic to help you. Even if you've been out of of academia for some time, I'd suggest you look elsewhere. The sample LSAT tests are good, but then just pick up the LSAC edition - you get ten actual exams explained, without the garbled 'tactics' and 'guessing strategies' that Kolby seems to think are worthwhile. For example: Kobly goes on for some pages of convoluted syntax in explaining contrapositives; on a whim, I had a gander at the Kaplan edition while looking for the latest issue of Maxim at the local B&N, and Kaplan did the job in something like two paragraphs. Kolby also goes on and states (by something like the fifth page) that the writting assessment is bogus, but offers no other explaination as to why it's on the LSAT. It could be so, but would you take that chance on test day?I have yet to sit for the LSAT. But if you are like me, and don't have six weeks to pour through five hundred pages, look elsewhere.
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Summary: Best LSAT prep book
Review: I purchased two LSAT prep manuals and this was the first I used. It was extremely thorough and easy to understand. After beginning to work through the second manual, I kept referring back to Kolby's book to gain clarification on many problems. This one is all you need!
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Summary: Ace the LSAT
Review: The LSAT is a difficult test. Some would argue that it's more of an intelligence test than anything. I disagree. I believe that with sufficient study one can significantly improve one's score on this test. For one thing, the single most difficult part of the LSAT has to be the "Games" section. You know: "There are 6 businessmen seated around a table: Jacobs, King, Lewis, Meyers, Nathan, and O'Connor.
O'Connor always sits between Jacobs and Lewis
Nathan cannot sit next to King....etc. Unless one is a member of Mensa, and enjoys these kinds of puzzles for pure recreation, one is unlikely to score well on this section of the test. BUT, having said that, the Games section of the test is probably the one area where you can most improve your ability. The authors realize this and devote more of "Master the LSAT" to this section than any other. There is one point on which I disagree with the authors. They recommend that you create a kind of shorthand for the conditions of each game. I think that this is a foolish waste of time. After all, as you are not allowed to bring any scratch paper with you for use during the test, you will have to use the test booklet to draw any diagrams to aid in solving the problems. Therefore, since you will be writing on the same page as the question and conditions are printed, there is no need to add the additional step of rewriting the conditions in shorthand,IMHO. As for the rest...It is presumed that we have all taken a course in critical thinking and composition, so we should have some proficiency in analyzing an argument and reading comprehension. Still, the authors do a great job of pointing out where the creators of the LSAT will attempt to trip you up through obfuscation, strange wording of conditions, etc. My advice, like so many others here on Amazon, is this: Buy this book at least two months in advance of your test date, buy the "10 Actual" book from LSAC, and study at least two hours per day. One attorney told me: "If I had known how important that stupid test was, I would have begun studying a year in advance." One other trick: When you first attempt the practice questions DO NOT observe a time limit. Then, little by little, try to improve your speed. Why? Well, I'm a guitar player, and I've never mastered a difficult song by first attempting to practice it at its normal speed. You begin by playing the passage so slowly that you cannot make a mistake and only then do you increase the metronome. Get the idea? Well, I've already said too much. After all, on a percentile basis, I'm competing with all of you, right?
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Summary: Best Explanation for the Reasoning Behind Answers
Review: After reviewing the Kaplan book, and taking several LSAC practice tests, I noticed my scores had hit a wall. I found this book a few days ago by accident, and it is BY FAR the best book I have seen in terms of explaining the questions. There are around 200 pages given to the LR sections alone! The book is very in depth and gives perspective into how to approach the LSAT as a standardized test relative to the usual academic test. I have not yet taken the actual LSAT, but this book has really given me confidence in understanding WHY incorrect answers are incorrect. I almost feel like I should not tell people about it.
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Summary: Not worth it
Review: "Master the LSAT" is worth buying if you have never taken a practice test or if you have a lot of problems with the logic games. However, if you have problems with the other sections, this book will not help. Most studies have concluded that those that buy test prep books usually find a negligible increase in their scores. Don't pay a lot of money for a book, just do some practice questions on the internet. If you have dreams of buying a test prep book and suddenly scoring higher than you could even imagine, forget about, it's just a dream.
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Summary: Great LSAT book
Review: If you can afford it, take the Princeton Review Prep Course. They have all the tricks for 1000 a course. This book is great for someone who can't take it.
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Summary: Great LSAT book
Review: If you can afford it, take the Princeton Review Prep Course. They have all the tricks for 1000 a class. This book is great for someone who can't take it.
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Summary: A Lifesaver - Don't Leave Home Without It
Review: When I first started studying for the LSAT a few weeks ago, I couldn't even understand the logic questions, much less answer them. I'm now doing the logic games for FUN. The writers give you simple practice sessions, then mentor sessions, then provide a real LSAT section where they explain each result. This book plus the "10 LSATS" book are really all you need - I bought another study book (Kaplan) and wish I hadn't wasted my money!
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