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[jack_o_diamonds]

Perhaps the most menacing of all tests...how have you (if any of you have) prepared for them besides taking practice tests? I am having difficulty with the logic problems. Not necessarily doing them, just doing them before my lemon-shaped kitchen timer goes off. Suggestions? Commiserations? Ardent caveats against going to law school

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[rymenhild]

I think most of the community members here are in Ph.D. programs in the humanities rather than in law school. I can't say anything about law school and its associated tests except "It's probably better than Ph.D. programs in the humanities!"

[pansette]

It takes a hell of a lot less time, that's for damned sure.

[thistleingrey]

The LSAT prepared me nicely for the GRE's logic section (the GRE's is simpler, and I nearly aced it as a result). Some of us crossed over :) --me because I came to think I'd enjoy law school more than actual practice, which decided me against applying.

To the OP: do you find that certain types of problems slow you down more than others? If you can pick out the types quickly enough, it might be worth while to solve them out of order so that you're sure to get through the ones you can do readily. I'm guessing that you've experimented already with creating different kinds of notes / diagrammatic help for yourself while breaking down the problems....

You might consider picking up a Dell Math & Logic or Variety Puzzles issue and spending a bit of time working problems with a similar bent but created by a different set of writers. (IIRC, the Crossword issues have some logic games as well, but it's not their focus.) It might help you see what balks you for the LSAT version.

[jack_o_diamonds]

Thank you, a good book recommendation is what I was looking for more or less. Solving the particularly trying problems out of order is another good suggestion, thanks :)

[a_kosmos]

Try drawing pictures of the problems to work them out. That's how they teach people to do it through the Princeton Review.