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August 5, 2020

Is LSAT Prep Worth the Cost?

Is LSAT Prep Worth The Cost?

On Reddit the other day I saw a comment that stuck with me: “The LSAT costs $200 so I don’t think I should pay more than that to prepare for it.” While on the one hand I completely understand the presumption that preparing for this test shouldn’t require much expenditure, on the other hand I also think that perspective only captures part of the picture. So let’s take a closer look!LSAT Prep Can Be Expensive Of all people, I’m well aware that … [Read more...]

Posted by Dave Killoran / LSAT Prep, Studying / GPA, Law School Admissions, LSAT Prep, LSAT Score Leave a Comment

July 13, 2020

What is the Best Way to Review LSAT Practice Tests?

What is the Best Way to Review Practice Tests

On the PowerScore LSAT Discussion Forum, there have been discussions about how to best review practice LSATs and homework problems. Students often make a critical error when studying. I want to address that and lay down a framework for optimally reviewing the problems you complete. This will help you get the most out of the time that you spend studying. What is the Critical Study Error Many Students are Making? Most students review the … [Read more...]

Posted by Dave Killoran / LSAT Prep / LSAT Prep, Practice Tests 15 Comments

July 7, 2020

Announcing: PowerScore’s LSAT Testing and Analytics Package

PowerScore's Testing and Analytics Package

 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 … [Read more...]

Posted by Dave Killoran / LSAT Prep 13 Comments

June 29, 2020

LSAT Licensing Has Changed

LSAT Licensing Has Changed

If you are a listener of our podcast, you may have heard us talk in depth about the changes to LSAT question licensing and the impact they would have. In that episode we explained that LSAC, the people who make the LSAT and own all LSAT questions, has changed the terms of the licensing for LSAT questions for all companies, and that has far-reaching consequences on how we are able to deliver PowerScore LSAT content to students. Our licensing … [Read more...]

Posted by Dave Killoran / LSAT Prep / LSAC, LSAT Prep 10 Comments

May 18, 2020

How Hard is the LSAT?

How Hard is the LSAT?

One of the most frequently asked questions we receive is, "How hard is the LSAT?" Most students have heard the test is difficult, but unless they've taken an LSAT already, they don't have a good idea of whether the test really is hard, or whether it's just like any other college test. Let's take a look at some numbers and see what the real story is here. LSAT Scoring Scale First, we have to understand the scores that are produced by the test, … [Read more...]

Posted by Dave Killoran / LSAT Prep / LSAT Prep, LSAT Score, Scoring Scale 15 Comments

October 28, 2019

Welcome to the LSAT Casino

Welcome to the LSAT Casino

When talking about the LSAT, and particularly when examining test results, I like to analogize the LSAT to a casino. Yes, there is the chance that you can go into the test and lose your shirt score-wise. However, what I'm really referring to is the somewhat random nature of the questions you encounter on the LSAT and how that can dramatically affect test takers. The Test is a Gamble The LSAT is a standardized test. While that means certain … [Read more...]

Posted by Dave Killoran / Studying / LSAT Prep, Mentality Leave a Comment

September 23, 2019

Retaking the LSAT? What to Do Differently to Raise Your Score

Retaking the LSAT? What to Do Differently to Raise Your Score

Note: we talk in detail about retaking the LSAT on the PowerScore LSAT PodCast, in episodes 2 and 3. Access those episodes here on iTunes. Previously, I covered who should retake the LSAT. In this post, I'm covering how to properly prepare for your retake. First, I'm going to presume that the last time you did a fairly decent job of preparing. That is, you worked through a course or some self-study guides and you took a fair number of practice … [Read more...]

Posted by Dave Killoran / LSAT Prep / LSAT Prep, LSAT Score, Retaking the LSAT 1 Comment

September 16, 2019

Quantity Terminology: Some, Few, Several, and Many

Quantity Terminology: Some, Few, Several, and Many

Last weekend I got into a conversation with a friend about the exact meaning of few. Yes, sadly, this is how I spend my time. Like many people, she has a very definite idea of what few means: three or more. However, from an LSAT perspective, is that definitely correct? Actually, no.While many would agree that few means three or more, the dictionary definition is, "not many but more than one." So, a few cannot be one, but it can be as low as … [Read more...]

Posted by Dave Killoran / Logical Reasoning, LSAT Prep / Logical Reasoning, LSAT Prep 19 Comments

September 2, 2019

Killer RC: The Hardest LSAT Reading Comprehension Passages of All Time

Students studying Reading Comprehension passages often want to see the hardest passages in LSAT history. To that end, here is a list of the hardest Reading Comprehension passages of all time, in chronological order. It is accompanied by our at-times jesting commentary. Although we can no longer offer direct downloads of the games due to LSAC rules, this publication identifier link will tell you where to find them. Want to try them all? We've … [Read more...]

Posted by Dave Killoran / LSAT Prep, Reading Comprehension / LSAT Prep, Reading Comprehension Leave a Comment

August 26, 2019

Killer LG: The Hardest LSAT Logic Games of All Time

Why Review the Hardest Games? The Logic Games section is inevitable. For many, it’s the toughest section of the test. If Logic Games are generally difficult, why then would we choose to write about the hardest games ever to appear? The short answer is that there are tremendous benefits to be gained by reviewing these games. If you understand how to recognize them and deal with them, you’ll perform better in this section. In our In Person, Live … [Read more...]

Posted by Dave Killoran / Logic Games, LSAT Prep / Logic Games, LSAT Prep 2 Comments

August 12, 2019

Killer LR: 15 of the Hardest Logical Reasoning Questions of All Time Part III

Below is Part III of our discussion of the 15 hardest LSAT Logical Reasoning questions of all time. This Part contains the final 5 of the 15 questions that were presented in chronological order. In Part I and Part II we went over the first 10 in our list of the most difficult LR questions of all time in chronological order. Part IV is our finale where we discuss some of the interesting patterns and statistics associated with the questions on the … [Read more...]

Posted by Dave Killoran / Logical Reasoning, LSAT Prep / Logical Reasoning, LSAT Prep 2 Comments

August 1, 2019

Killer LR: 15 of the Hardest Logical Reasoning Questions of All Time Part II

Below is Part II of our discussion of the 15 hardest LSAT Logical Reasoning questions of all time. This Part contains 5 more of the 15 questions we’re listing out in chronological order. In Part I, we discussed questions 1-5 on the list and in Part III we present questions 11-15. Part IV is our finale where we discuss some of the interesting patterns and statistics associated with the questions on the list. We chose this list by looking at … [Read more...]

Posted by Dave Killoran / Logical Reasoning, LSAT Prep / Logical Reasoning, LSAT Prep Leave a Comment

July 29, 2019

Killer LR: 15 of the Hardest Logical Reasoning Questions of All Time Part I

Below is Part I of our discussion of the 15 hardest LSAT Logical Reasoning questions of all time. This Part contains 5 of the 15 questions, which will be presented in chronological order. In Part II we discuss questions 6-10 on the list and in Part III we present questions 11-15. Part IV is our finale where we discuss some of the interesting patterns and statistics associated with the questions on the list. We chose this list by looking at … [Read more...]

Posted by Dave Killoran / Logical Reasoning, LSAT Prep / Logical Reasoning, LSAT Prep Leave a Comment

July 22, 2019

Overall Section Difficulty in Logical Reasoning

Overall Section Difficulty in Logical Reasoning

So far in this mini series, we have covered Question-by-Question Difficulty and Individual Question Difficulty. These have largely covered the individual questions within a section on Logical Reasoning on the LSAT. In this post, I am focusing my efforts to discuss overall difficulty in the LR section. Following that, I'll address how that figures into the creation of an LSAT. Overall Difficulty by the Numbers For this, we are using the … [Read more...]

Posted by Dave Killoran / Logical Reasoning, LSAT Prep / Logical Reasoning, LSAT Prep 1 Comment

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