With the big LSAC licensing change now complete, we’re pleased to announce that we are rolling out a new LSAT digital testing program. This service provides access to every released LSAT in digital form—including over 20 tests not offered as part of LSAC’s Prep Plus subscription—as well as our incredibly comprehensive performance analytics to help you identify and resolve any areas of weakness!
Why Offer It Now?
As we’ve discussed previously, LSAC has implemented a new LSAT question licensing program that requires anyone viewing LSAT questions in a digital format to have an LSAC Prep Plus subscription. This means that no company can sell individual LSATs or show you questions unless you have the subscription. The subscription is a good deal ($99 for over 60 LSATs), and we expect it will soon become a standard part of every student’s test prep arsenal. However, it has limitations: not every LSAT is included, there are no analytics of your performance, and there is no option to target individual sections and question types. Just doing test after test with no feedback is hardly the optimal way to prep, so we’ve created a system to get students all the questions they need AND the feedback to help them improve as effectively as possible.
What’s Included?
A lot, including:
- Every released LSAT PrepTest in digital form, delivered via our digital testing platform.
- All LSAT PrepTests from 60 through 89 in Flex format. And if LSAC announces more administrations going Flex, we’ll add more tests in this format!
- Every individual section from LSAT PrepTests 1 through 89.
- All of the problem sets from our Training Type I book series (and Training Type II is coming soon). These books are out-of-print so this is the only place to get those problem sets now.
- The acclaimed PowerScore LSAT Performance Analytics. These tools track your performance on each section by question type, reasoning type, and time per question both for individual tests and across time. They also supply question and test difficulty analysis.
In other words, all the things you need to prepare properly but can’t get just from having Prep Plus by itself.
How Does It Work?
The full contents of every disclosed LSAT exam are at your fingertips! You can use the questions in a variety of ways: take full tests, do individual timed sections, work on specific question types in drill sets, or review your performance with our powerful analytics engine.
Note: The drill sets currently use the complete contents of PrepTests 1-20. This preserves more recent LSATs to be used as timed tests but it does mean that questions in each section can overlap. For example, the contents of PrepTest 19 are presented as a full exam, as individual sections, and are used in the drill sets.
What Does It Cost?
There are two ways to purchase the analytics package:
- Monthly: The monthly fee is $19.99, although the first payment is $39.98 and covers two full months (60 days) from the time of purchase. Thereafter billing is at the monthly rate ($19.99 every 30 days).
- One Year Subscription: the one-year cost is $59.99.
All fees are non-refundable, and an active LSAC Prep Plus subscription is required at all times to use this package.
Why Does It Cost More If I Already Have a Subscription?
To show you LSAT questions there is a separate fee we must pay to LSAC. So we are covering that fee, and then there are also technology costs related to delivering all this information and feedback.
When Will This Be Available?
Now! Go here to purchase it: PowerScore’s LSAT Testing and Analytics Package.
If you have any questions, please post them below.
Lacie says
Hi!
I’ve read the Bibles but am pretty new to the analytics package. From an earlier Crystal Ball webcast, I thought I remembered Dave/Jon saying that applicable games are classified as numerical distribution or limited solution set (ID the templates) games on PowerScore. I haven’t been able to find this distinction so far, though. Can you clarify if this exists, and if so, where to find it?
Also, after the Crystal Ball tomorrow (9/12), will there be October LSAT focused drills/problem sets (similar to the August LSAT)?
Thanks in advance!
Eliza says
Hi! I’m taking the August LSAT and have the PowerScore Bibles and Workbooks, but am wondering whether it’s worth it to get the Testing and Analytics Package and Prep Plus also? How do these services supplement the book work, and will I be at a disadvantage if I don’t subscribe?
Thanks!
Dave Killoran says
Hi Eliza,
Thanks for the message! think of the Testing and Analytics package as the “Second half” of your preparation. The Bibles and Workbooks give you all the tools and strategies, and then the Analytics gives you the practice and the feedback on where you need to keep improving. So, let’s break down the pieces:
Prep Plus: this is actually a requirement placed on us by LSAC. In order for any student to see LSAT questions digitally, they must have Prep Plus. But, it’s actually a very good deal from LSAC: for $99, you get access to every LSAT question. In the past, this would have cost hundreds of dollars, so relatively speaking this saves you money in our preparation.
Analytics: The use of Prep Plus also allows us to present questions to you in any form, and we do that via our analytics package. you can do any test or section, and even look at just a individual question types (such as just Weaken questions, or Grouping games). This pairs well with the Bibles./Workbooks, because you can do deep dives into the sections you are struggling with. Need to do more Conditional Reasoning questions? Then pull up the drill sets that correspond to that section of the book, and you can study how LSAC presents these ideas on the test.
But just doing questions isn’t enough; you need feedback on your performance. And that is where the Analytics package really shines, as it tracks you performance over time and helps identify the areas that you need to improve upon. It also shows your test performance and allows you to spot areas where you spend too much time, for example. This turbocharges your study time, allowing you to focus on the areas where you need the most help, in the most direct fashion possible.
I think that covers it, but if you need additional information or have further questions, just let us know. Thanks!
Greg says
Thanks, Dave! I do highly recommend this service for others.
And don’t worry, I’m sure I’ll have plenty more questions 🙂
Dave Killoran says
I appreciate it! We are here when you need us 🙂
Greg says
Hello,
I subscribed to this analytics and testing package and loved it! Helped me a lot. I took the August LSAT and now am finished and don’t need my subscription anymore. How do I cancel so I do not get charged for future months? I have the monthly subscription at the moment.
Thanks!
Dave Killoran says
Hey Greg,
Glad it all worked out for you, and that we could help along the way! Please contact our student services team at the main office: 1-800-545-1750. Or, send an email to LSAT@powerscore.com. They will help you close it down 🙂
Thanks again for being a student, and we’re here if you need any help going forward! See you on Twitter my friend!
Jaini says
Hi ,
Would you recommend taking online demand course or this if you are thinking of taking the LSAT test on December ?? Wait now I scoring in my 150. I want be scoring around 165. Thanks
Dave Killoran says
Hi Jaini,
Thanks for the question! For sure I’d say take the On Demand course. The On Demand is a full course; the Analytics is not a course at all, but a self-study tool to take practice tests. The Analytics package is essentially included inside of your On demand course, so you don’t lose anything 🙂 To put it a different way, the On Demand is designed to teach you the LSAT, and goes well beyond what the analytics package is designed to do.
Please let me know if that helps. Thanks!
Priya says
Is the difficulty based on the performance of actual test takers?
Thanks!
Dave Killoran says
Yes, it is!
Tristan says
Couple things: First, I just took PT 66, full not Flex, and for some reason I had to keep applying my accommodated time ~52 minutes, for every section rather than have it apply to all sections. Is there a way to apply this setting to all exams I take so I don’t have to do re-enter it every time? Second, I’m a tad bit confused by the ‘Question Difficulty Level’ percentages at the bottom of the Test Results page. The colors of the bars next to each question don’t make a whole lot of sense to me out of context.
Dave Killoran says
Hi Tristan,
Thanks for the message! Currently, there is not a way to set that globally. We’re looking at that in a next iteration, but I can’t guarantee it will be implemented.
The color coding is based on percentages of difficulty (I’m doing this off the top of my head so I might make an error but I believe the numbers/colors are correct), and there is a legend at the bottom of the page. There are four main groupings:
Easiest: 80% or more of students answered this problem correctly = GREEN
Moderate: Between 60% and 80% of students answered this problem correctly = BLUE
Challenging: Between 40% and 60% of students answered this problem correctly = YELLOW
Hardest: 40% or less of students answered this problem correctly = RED
The “hardest” group is the largest from a percentage range, but there are very few problems that are less than 20%, so it’s actually far more balanced than it might initially appear.
Please let me know if that helps. Thanks!