{"id":16911,"date":"2024-10-03T10:51:05","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T10:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=16911"},"modified":"2024-10-03T15:51:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T15:51:43","slug":"6-tips-for-last-minute-lsat-prep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/lsat\/6-tips-for-last-minute-lsat-prep\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Tips for Last-Minute LSAT Prep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you have already signed up for the LSAT, or just made the decision to apply for law school, you\u2019ve got a lot of prep to do if you\u2019re going to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/lsat\/lsat-test\/test-dates-registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">take the LSAT in the near future<\/a>. Here are six last-minute LSAT prep tips for you to make the most of your time between now and your LSAT Test Day.<\/p>\n<div  style='height:5px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_iconlist  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='avia-icon-list-container   avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_sidebar '><ul class='avia-icon-list avia-icon-list-left av-iconlist-big avia_animate_when_almost_visible avia-iconlist-animate'>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue816' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><strong>LAST-MINUTE LSAT PREP TIP #1:<\/strong> Practice (don\u2019t cram) for the LSAT<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>In your undergrad classes, you could get away with procrastinating, cramming, and dedicating the whole day (and night) before memorizing a study guide. But this simply won\u2019t cut it on LSAT prep because, quite simply, there\u2019s nothing to memorize.<\/p>\n<p>The LSAT rewards the application of law school skills such as incisive, critical reading, and logical reasoning to a range of subject matter so wide there\u2019s no way you\u2019ll be familiar with all (or even most) of it. This is a test of what you\u2019re able to do, not of how much you know.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure the course or materials you use have a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/lsat\/free\/lsat-practice-test-options\">real LSAT prep questions<\/a>, sections, or tests to work with. Just as importantly, make sure all of the questions and tests have clear, complete explanations so that you can review everything you get right and wrong.<\/p>\n<p>[ <strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaplanquizzes.com\/lsat\/\">Try Today&#8217;s Free LSAT Practice Question<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue816' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><strong>LAST-MINUTE LSAT PREP TIP #2:<\/strong> Discover your starting point<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>Right now, or at least as soon as you\u2019ve finished reading this post, find the next available time to take a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/lsat\/free\/free-lsat-practice-test\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">free, complete practice LSAT test<\/a>. You\u2019ll need about three and half hours to take a full-length, timed practice test. Once you do, you\u2019ll have a much clearer picture of your strengths and weaknesses, and of what LSAT questions are all about.<\/p>\n<p>Again, having explanations available for all of the questions is an enormous plus. In some cases, you\u2019ll realize that you simply misunderstood what the question was calling for. In other cases, you\u2019ll realize that you selected a correct answer, but could have done so much more efficiently by recognizing a pattern or process that the testmaker uses over and over.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue816' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><strong>LAST-MINUTE LSAT PREP TIP #3:<\/strong> Keep your study balanced<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>Many LSAT test-takers will discover that they\u2019re weaker in one of the test sections and try to improve their score by focusing exclusively on this one area of opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>The fact is that all questions are scored equally and adding four right answers to your strongest section will help your score just as much as adding four right answers to your weakest one.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue816' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><strong>LAST-MINUTE LSAT PREP TIP #4:<\/strong> Avoid concern about that \u201cone weird question\u201d<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>For those of us who follow the LSAT, every test administration seems to produce one or two outstandingly difficult or unique-looking questions. We\u2019ll argue about how best to crack these tough little puzzles and where they fit within the standard taxonomy of question types. Some self-styled LSAT prep gurus will even try to make their reputation by showing off a trick or two for the weirdest examples.<\/p>\n<p>But in reality, these outliers have a small impact on your score, especially when compared to the standard questions and games that show up in large numbers on every administration of the test.<\/p>\n<p>Someone like you, practicing with limited time before test day is far better served by gaining confident mastery of Assumption, Strengthen\/Weaken, and Inference questions, and the standard Reading Comp passages and questions than by seeking out obscure question types, even if those oddballs seem like the hardest problems to solve.<\/p>\n<p>You need a teacher or material that knows the test inside out and can guide you to the most valuable question types so that your practice is guaranteed to turn into points on your official LSAT.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue816' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><strong>LAST-MINUTE LSAT PREP TIP #5: <\/strong>Target efficiency, not speed<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>There is no denying that timing is the greatest challenge the LSAT presents for an enormous number of students. You will, at some point in your practice, say \u201cI could get every one of these if I just had more time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response, most test-takers try to read faster or cut corners in their analysis. This is a big mistake. Most of the wasted time on the LSAT actually comes from rereading and second-guessing. Test-takers patient (and practiced) enough to read an argument one time, analyze it, and predict the correct answer before testing the choices will easily outperform someone who tears through the argument, but has to reread it as they consider choice (A), and then (B), and then (C), and then (D), and so on.<\/p>\n<p>Gaining mastery and confidence will make you more efficient, and in the end, allow you to outperform haphazard test-takers who are trying to simply work faster, not smarter.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue816' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><strong>LAST-MINUTE LSAT PREP TIP #6: <\/strong>Stay positive<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>A few more right answers can make you a much stronger applicant. For as much as pre-law students talk about the 120 to 180 range of LSAT scaled scores, the same students often have little insight into how those scores are calculated.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div  class='avia-builder-widget-area clearfix  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_iconlist  avia-builder-el-last '><div id=\"text-68\" class=\"widget clearfix widget_text\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span data-sumome-listbuilder-embed-id=\"b09e45baf32bb094b1db7ecb7bbced76db6d5ddeedea46d11ddd040e8de23baa\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"text-69\" class=\"widget clearfix widget_text\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span data-sumome-listbuilder-embed-id=\"47f64185b039c44474f0041fb26ab7c506845672b7ebef37d1d95bc82f27b02f\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you have already signed up for the LSAT, or just made the decision to apply for law school, you\u2019ve got a lot of prep to do if you\u2019re going to take the LSAT in the near future. 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