| People often wonder if taking an LSAT prep course | | | | smart people don't do well because they are smarter |
| will improve their LSAT score and help in getting into | | | | than everyone else or because they have memorized |
| Harvard Law School. My answer to that thought is | | | | more information than everyone else. That is |
| that, yes, a prep course will certainly help. | | | | nonsense! The real truth is that people who do well |
| The LSAT is a test much different than anything you | | | | on standardized exams do so because they have |
| have ever experienced before (much like the SAT). | | | | isolated short cuts and loopholes in the exam's |
| Thus, I highly recommend taking a course like | | | | methodology and questions, and they exploit those |
| Princeton Review, Kaplan, or Testmasters. Doing so | | | | short cuts and loopholes. |
| will help you improve your score or attain a high | | | | A prep course helps you learn these short cuts and |
| score, and it will certainly help in getting into Harvard | | | | exploit an exam's weaknesses. You should take a |
| Law School. If you do not have the money for one | | | | prep course immediately before you take the exam. |
| of those courses, buy a well-respected prep book, | | | | Thus, if you are taking the exam in June, you should |
| read it thoroughly, and do plenty of practice exams. | | | | take a course in the spring. That is the ideal scenario |
| Scoring well on the LSAT requires a finer | | | | because the training and material you absorb during |
| understanding than is required by most exams and a | | | | the course will be fresh in your mind. Getting into |
| certain strategy that you normally would not employ. | | | | Harvard Law School is not that difficult...as long as |
| Moreover, repetitive practice is required and would | | | | you take the right steps. An LSAT prep course |
| ensure a healthy score. The often elusive concept | | | | represents one of those all-important steps. |
| that most people miss with standardized tests is that | | | | |