I’m scheduled to take the LSAT’s in June and while it seemed like a long way off, the date is looming close very quickly. I had thought I would be able to put in at least 3 hours of studying a night after working and putting Ben to bed, but after generally a 9 hour day and then spending time playing, feeding, bathing and putting Ben to bed I am just about spent. I’ve taken a couple different pre-tests online and I’m scoring just above average, which is enough to get into most law schools but not high enough to get into the law schools I really want to get into. I was taken by surprise that the LSAT’s really have no content to study for or formulas to memorize, which leaves my super test taking skills a little less than predictable. I had thought that I would do quite well on them as I normally test very well but I’m a little anxious that I might not do as well as I think I will. Searching online for study resources the only thing I could find was pre-test classes in excess of $700 to help “prep” for the test. Everything I’ve read says that in order to increase your critical thinking skills you have to practice, which means taking the pre-tests over and over again. This leads me to ask, what value do the classes have if you’ve already read the study guides and have a bunch of sample tests you can take over and over again. Am I missing something here?
I’m still trying to figure out if the classes are worth buying into. How much would my score be raised by taking the class? I’m presently signed up to take a weekend class a few weeks before the test. I would love to hear from anyone who’s taken them and what their experience has been with the classes as well as the test.
