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 Ale
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-  Tue Jul 10, 2018 8:42 pm #47803
Hello,

I just purchased the in-person course that starts Sep 24. I'm very excited, and terrified at the same time. However, I am trying to find a way to prepare prior to the course without having to buy any more prep books.
Would taking practice tests and analyzing be a good strategy? Which test should I avoid taking in case we use them during the course? Would reading the lesson books be proactive?
I found similar questions to mine dating back to 2017 and 2016, are there more updated answers?

Thank you in advance for your help!
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 Stephanie Oswalt
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-  Wed Jul 11, 2018 12:11 pm #47818
Ale wrote:Hello,

I just purchased the in-person course that starts Sep 24. I'm very excited, and terrified at the same time. However, I am trying to find a way to prepare prior to the course without having to buy any more prep books.
Would taking practice tests and analyzing be a good strategy? Which test should I avoid taking in case we use them during the course? Would reading the lesson books be proactive?
I found similar questions to mine dating back to 2017 and 2016, are there more updated answers?

Thank you in advance for your help!
Hi Ale!

Thanks for the question! This is a fairly common question we receive. :) The good news is that the LSAT Course is comprehensive, so pre-course work is not required or necessary. It is not required to purchase the Bibles or additional books before a course, but many of our students do begin by reviewing the Bibles before they take a course, and then use the course to reinforce those concepts.

While reviewing the course material before the start of course certainly won’t hurt, the course material is written specifically to coincide with the lessons, so we don't recommend going too far ahead in the course books. In addition, simply taking multiple practice tests before class begins is not effective without first learning the proper methodologies needed to tackle those LSAT tests.

You might find these posts about studying on your own before class useful:
• LSAT Prep before Full Length Class: lsat/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9381&p=23886
• Should I Study On My Own Before Starting an LSAT Course? http://blog.powerscore.com/lsat/bid/336 ... SAT-Course

Let us know if you have any additional questions! Thanks and happy prepping! :)
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