Why lsat Prep is broken
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-Introduction- The LSAT is easy
That's right, let me say it again:
The LSAT is easy. But I'm forgetting one thing, an: IF
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The LSAT can be easy and enjoyable, IF you prepared the right way.
A lot of people are absolutely terrified of standardized tests. They imagine them as a set of uncrackable, mysterious "IQ tests" that can't possibly be defeated. This view is misguided.
A lot of people are absolutely terrified of standardized tests. They imagine them as a set of uncrackable, mysterious "IQ tests" that can't possibly be defeated. This view is misguided.
The LSAT tests only THREE basic skill sets:
1. Reading
2. Language of Logic
3. Discipline
Some cynical people are quick to say, "The LSAT only tests you on how good you are at taking the LSAT. Period." But people who usually talk like that either A) didn't go to law school or B) are really good at thinking about things disjointedly. The LSAT is a law school admissions test. It's not a perfect predictor (e.g., I know so many people who did really well in law school despite their low LSAT scores), but it is really good at zeroing in on the basic skill sets that are necessary for 1L success.
If you want an absolutely incredible LSAT score, you only need to have these two things in your toolbelt:
1. Discipline to achieve firm grasp of the fundamentals
This isn't a vast ocean of abilities you must master. If you can learn:
Then you are well equipped and on the path to getting a high LSAT score. The intellectual or academic aspect of the LSAT isn't hard. Like most students who have studied for this exam, you will have zero issue grasping and understanding the fundamentals.
That being the case, then why does the LSAT remain so freaking “difficult” for most people?
Because:
- To recognize and attack the 18 (more or less depending on what system you use) Logical Reasoning question types and patterns
- To identify, diagram, and solve 4 basic types of Analytical Reasoning
- To read contextually (not for information) and stay focused through boring and/or dense passages.
Then you are well equipped and on the path to getting a high LSAT score. The intellectual or academic aspect of the LSAT isn't hard. Like most students who have studied for this exam, you will have zero issue grasping and understanding the fundamentals.
That being the case, then why does the LSAT remain so freaking “difficult” for most people?
Because:
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The average human being is lazy. This exam tests your DISCIPLINE and MASTERY in weird, unique ways. The LSAT is a language of logic exam which follows its own strange set of patterns and tricks.
But you can master these patterns and tricks through consistent practice. For example, the logic "game" section of the LSAT ought to be called the "practice-makes-perfect" section. My top students regularly pull off a perfect (0 wrong) on the entire section in 20 minutes (or less) because they practice over and over and over again using old exams. The questions on the LSAT are not rocket science – however, keeping your cool while identifying the various question/game types and methodically attacking the questions you’re being asked takes consistent practice, which in turn also requires super diligence and unwavering discipline. |
You can know everything required by these tests and still get a terrible score. This is why most people think that the LSAT is so “hard.” But, just to recap, once again, here’s the truth:
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If you learn the fundamentals of how to dissect the exam, and then possess the discipline to practice (practice and practice) the proper methods for approaching their strangely-formed questions and formats, you’ll get an incredible score.
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This brings me to my second point. Lots of programs attempt to teach a random mix of material and “strategy,” but fail to provide students with the second element necessary for high scores:
2. YOUR OWN NATURALIZED approach to each type of LSAT problem
Different people think differently. That's because our minds work differently. Thus, it's only natural that we all learn in different ways. Trying to read the way a "test master" or the way a popular "bible book" teaches is a good starting point. However, if you want to achieve your true potential and score as highly as possible, then you eventually need to read YOUR way – the way that makes sense to you, and that allows you to repeatedly get an answer as fast as possible.
Trying to read through a test using some vaguely decided “company policy” is a fast-track to frustration and defeat.
Here’s the big thing that you need to understand:
The LSAT is a tricky test, but it is tricky because of YOUR unique thinking QUIRKS. Learn to deal with the tricks by figuring out the best way FOR YOU to recognize and avoid them, and PRACTICE your approach repeatedly, and you WILL get an extremely high score.
I’ve been training students in the LSAT one-on-one for years, and my average student improves by over 17 points on the LSAT. That’s why people pay me $900/hour for my services, and why I’m booked over 18 months in advance.
Why am I so in demand? With all the tutoring options, test prep classes, books, and software programs on the market claiming to be the “next LSAT solution,” why do the world’s most ambitious students still choose me as their tutor (often at 200X the price)? Because:
Trying to read through a test using some vaguely decided “company policy” is a fast-track to frustration and defeat.
Here’s the big thing that you need to understand:
The LSAT is a tricky test, but it is tricky because of YOUR unique thinking QUIRKS. Learn to deal with the tricks by figuring out the best way FOR YOU to recognize and avoid them, and PRACTICE your approach repeatedly, and you WILL get an extremely high score.
I’ve been training students in the LSAT one-on-one for years, and my average student improves by over 17 points on the LSAT. That’s why people pay me $900/hour for my services, and why I’m booked over 18 months in advance.
Why am I so in demand? With all the tutoring options, test prep classes, books, and software programs on the market claiming to be the “next LSAT solution,” why do the world’s most ambitious students still choose me as their tutor (often at 200X the price)? Because:
ALMOST NONE OF THE OPTIONS ON THE MARKET ACTUALLY WORK
Think about it: there are multi-million dollar companies in the LSAT prep space. With their advertising budgets and product design capabilities, don’t you think that they’d have found the solution to cracking the LSAT?
Why haven’t they? Why is there not ONE best well-reviewed option on the market that repeatedly and significantly improves every students' scores?
There’s quite a good reason for this, actually. Here it is:
The LSAT prep industry is in business to make as much profit as possible; it is NOT in it to create the best possible study method for you.
The test prep industry is getting absolutely huge, but not any BETTER at doing what it’s supposed to do. It’s a multi-million-dollar-per-year industry, and growing like wildfire, yet despite all the software innovations, training methods, and scientific revelations developed over the past decade, none of the major players in the field are improving their methods.
By the end of this report, you’ll understand how the industry works, why it’s failing, and precisely why so many millions of people still think that this exam is difficult.
In the following pages I reveal five things you need to know before you go shopping for a LSAT tutor, class, book, or any combination of the three:
Why haven’t they? Why is there not ONE best well-reviewed option on the market that repeatedly and significantly improves every students' scores?
There’s quite a good reason for this, actually. Here it is:
The LSAT prep industry is in business to make as much profit as possible; it is NOT in it to create the best possible study method for you.
The test prep industry is getting absolutely huge, but not any BETTER at doing what it’s supposed to do. It’s a multi-million-dollar-per-year industry, and growing like wildfire, yet despite all the software innovations, training methods, and scientific revelations developed over the past decade, none of the major players in the field are improving their methods.
By the end of this report, you’ll understand how the industry works, why it’s failing, and precisely why so many millions of people still think that this exam is difficult.
In the following pages I reveal five things you need to know before you go shopping for a LSAT tutor, class, book, or any combination of the three:
Section Summary: Anyone is capable of getting a great LSAT score – but you need to prep the right way; your way. Most test prep firms are built on profit, rather than results, and reinvest their earnings into marketing to cover up their lack of student progress. If you find a way to learn the requisite material and apply the material to each test on an individual basis, you’ll succeed. Unfortunately, most options on the market won’t allow you to do so.