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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 340.076 EAN: 9780743251730 Edition: Bk&CD-Rom ISBN: 0743251733 Label: Kaplan Publishing Manufacturer: Kaplan Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 496 Publication Date: June 29, 2004 Publisher: Kaplan Publishing Studio: Kaplan Publishing |
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  - WorthlessI first took the LSAT in 2002. I had never looked at an LSAT before, did not know what to expect, and was a little hungover. I scored okay, a 155. I decided to take the LSAT again and this time about a year ahead of time, I purchased Kaplan. I studied very hard, did the exercises, and the CD Rom. To make a long story short, I got a 153 the second time I took the LSAT. In other words, I did better going into the test blind than I did with a year and $40 invested in Kaplan. I think Powerscore would have been much better. On top of that, they would not honor their money back guarantee. If I take the LSAT again, I am going to try the hungover approach and score better. Rating:  - Grain of SaltKaplan's intro book isn't bad and it isn't great. It's a good overview before you really start digging into the actual LSAT questions. I felt that it got my mind warmed up as to what the LSAT would be like and gave me some basic tips to think over. There's no way this should be your only study material, however it fills an important role. If you're studying on your own you should have some sort of book that gives you the basics of the LSAT...whether that be Kaplan, Princeton Review, Nova, etc. I liked to think of my self study in several stages: 1. Intro to the LSAT 2. General logical reasoning and analytical skill development 3. Focussed practice on specific types of LSAT questions 4. Full preptests 5. Further focus on specific LSAT skill areas This book does a decent job of addressing that Intro to the LSAT but alone it's not going to prepare you adequately to take the LSAT. Rating:  - Must have for pre-lawThis is a great book to prepare you, not only for the LSAT but for the application process itself. Has a nice introduction to "thinking like a lawyer" and study tips for the test. Rating: - Powerscore Not KaplanI agree with most of the reviewers who said that the Kaplan book is worthless. It's full of common sense information and provides no real in-depth strategies to attack the problems. For example, I'll discuss the Logic Games sections of Kaplan and a competetor, Powerscore. The first five pages of Kaplan's Logic Games section are dedicated to "The Four Basic Principles of Logic Games." One of the principles is "Use Scratchwork and Shorthand"...gee, you think? Also, Kaplan dedicates minimal pages to the actual different types of Logic Games and how to solve them. For example, there are only two and a half pages specific to the Sequencing type of game. I recommend the Powerscore books, in which the Sequencing section in the Logic Games Bible is about 100 pages long and is full of strategies, examples, and step-by-step approaches to real LSAT questions. Maybe the actual Kaplan course is effective, but buying the book is a waste of money. The Powerscore books are more expensive, but are well worth the price. Rating: - Hoax. THe 2005 edition of the book is the exact same as the 2004 edition. Even the back cover of the book says "Kaplan 2004". see for yourself. The only thing they changed was the cover and the copyright page. They should recall the books and actually put out a 2005 edition. I also thought some of the answers or explanations were wrong according to their own standards. The only thing good about it is that it's better than nothing. |
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