How to Score 180 on LSAT

When I have read articles that are titled "How to Score 180 in LSAT," I have often found that they are written by some freak of nature that is unusually gifted, and that is why he or she was able to score 180 on the LSAT. They usually say something like take a few practice tests and you will do fine. I am sorry but for 99.99% of people that does not work. The LSAT is a very tough test, the writers of the LSAT intentionally try to mislead you and they write questions to throw off even the best test takers. What makes the test so tough is that it incorporates logic and sometimes very abstract ideas and language and asks you to break it down in very little time. So the question is can you score 180 on the LSAT?? YES YOU CAN! But for someone to think that taking a few practice tests will help you pass it usually wrong. For 99.99% of us it will take a lot of work and a lot of preparation. So for most of us it is only possible to score 180 on the LSAT with an extreme amount of dedication.

The LSAT is a very predictable test. It asks the same questions over and over and over again. Understanding the types of questions on the LSAT is key. There are also common correct answer types and incorrect answer types. You need to be very familiar with all the LSAT question types and the patterns in the LSAT. Along with this you need to practice practice practice. You need to also practice understanding of abstract ideas and language. Simply reading the opinion section in the newspaper and identifying the topic, purpose, main idea, and opinion of the author will help. You also need to be able to practice your timing. The LSAT is a timed test, each section is 35 minutes and you have to answer between 23 and 28 questions. In the reading comprehension section you have to read four passages and answer 27 or 28 questions. This can be very tough, especially since the test writers are very good at tricking you into picking the wrong choice. You also need to practice endurance. The total time of the LSAT is four to five hours long and by the end of the LSAT you can be pretty tired.

The LSAT has three different sections: reading comprehension, logical reasoning, and logic games. Within each of these sections there are different types of questions. You need to be familiar with the types of questions, how to approach them, and what correct answer choices look like. If you approach every question on the LSAT with an understanding of how to find the answer you will save gobbles of time. Be sure to spend time just practicing the question types. Practice them over and over and over again. Be sure to review the correct answer choices so you know what you did wring. The Kaplan LSAT course is a great course to take because they have every released LSAT and answers to every question. By reading their answers you will find that you start to here the answers in your head before you read the answer choices which helps tremendously when taking the LSAT.

Be sure to practice timing. Timing on the LSAT is key. Most anyone could get a very high LSAT score if they had all the time in world to figure it out. But you will not. You should first practice answering individual LSAT questions and time each question. Try to get them in the allotted time. For example practice assumption questions by timing the question. After you answer it review the answer. You should be able to answer most questions in 1 minute and 20 seconds. Or in the logic games sections practice doing a game in 8 and 45 seconds, or in reading comprehension try to complete reading passages in the allotted time. I would again recommend the Kaplan course for this. They break down all the question types and make it very easy to practice this. One thing I did over time was as I found that some questions I did faster than others I would set goals for specific types of questions to try to get faster at each. During the test not every logical reasoning question will take 1 minute and 20 seconds. The most important thing about this type of practice is that you start to feel when you have spend too much time on a question, and you can recognize that a question may take a long time. This will help you not to get stuck on a hard LSAT question that will eat up all your time. Most test takers can complete most of the LSAT questions in good time but spend 3 or 4 minutes on one tough LSAT question placed in the middle and miss out on easy LSAT questions at the end.

You also need to practice taking sections. Time yourself to see what pace you need to have to complete all the questions in 35 minutes.

It is good to do this to be sure that you have the stamina to complete the end of the test as strong as the beginning or middle. The biggest mistake that students make when preparing to take the LSAT is that they take test after test after test. This is very easy to do because it is nice to see the LSAT score that you get. This was really tough for me because I am so driven by the LSAT score that I wanted to take tests just to see my score. I spend a lot of time preparing and one week I took probably ten tests and each test I got worse and worse. I realized that those where not helping me at all. It is good to break down questions and practice that, practice taking sections for timing, and then take an entire test maybe once or twice a week. Of course everyone is different and everyone will have different things that work for them, but for most students taking test after test will not work.

Yes!!! You should take a LSAT preparation course. Using books is good but a course can really help you understand the LSAT questions. Everyone learns different, and you will know what is best for you. I used LSAT books from Princeton Review and Kaplan. Then I took a Kaplan LSAT Prep Course, which I would recommend. I first took the classroom course, which was not that good for me. It was nice to have a teacher but the course was kind of slow at times and I felt I could have been more productive on my own. Other students loved it and needed a real teacher to explain and clarify. The great thing about the Kaplan course is their online resources. After I took the classroom Kaplan which was like $1200 I took the on demand online class (for me it was free) but it only costs like $400. I wish I would have done that to start with. Both LSAT courses give you a ton of materials which include a book with only reading comprehension questions, a book with only logic games, a book with only logical reasoning questions, and a book with only entire tests. You also get LSAT lesson books and access to every LSAT released. They teach you all the things you should know about the LSAT and it is worth every penny.

Well that depends on you. You need to take an official LSAT as a practice test and figure how far away from it you are. The very first LSAT practice test I took I scored a whopping 123! There was a free test offered on campus so I went and took it, it was 1 year before I actually took the test. When the lady pulled my score out I saw her look at it and her eyes got big and I could tell she was thinking something like this guy is definitely not going to law school. I was totally dejected. I was usually a great test taker, I thought, "what happened?" But I did not let it get me down, it just motivated me even more. I prepared for the LSAT probably over 600 hours. The last month before I took it I spend 70 hours a week preparing the LSAT. Many people will not be able to do that and most people will not need to do that, but without that kind of prep, 99% of us will not be able to score that high on the LSAT. But I burnt myself out the last week before the LSAT , so be sure to take time to relax and remember that there is not pressure if you are prepared. The last day before the LSAT I was so stressed and I wanted to study so hard that I go sick. After fighting myself for hours to study in the morning I just realized that what's done is done, I could do no more at that point. So I went to a movie then went home and watched a few more movies. I wish I would have done that more often because I was so refreshed after that and I felt so good when I took the LSAT. So you can score a 180! But remember everything I wrote is from my experience, I am not a teacher and I have not had extensive experience working with other students, this is only from my experience so this article is totally biased, so do what works best for you!