Reddit reviews 10 Actual, Official LSAT PrepTests

Ugh, yes, please update your materials - those were outdated in 2015. Get some of these (later ones are better, so 52-61, 62-71, and the new ones are almost definitely enough if you study properly and efficiently):

• for 72+, you have to buy them individually (search Amazon or the internet)
  
• PrepTests 62-71
  
• PrepTests 52-61
  
• PrepTests 29-38
  
• PrepTests 19-28
  
• PrepTests 7, 9-16, 18
  
  Superprep isn't horrible, but there is much better strategy out there. A lot of people like 7sage and the Trainer for self-study.
  
  Kaplan, Princeton Review, Blueprint, Powerscore, and Manhattan are all OK too, especially as classroom courses or tutoring (though that gets really stupidly expensive). They each have their strengths and weaknesses and one of them got the job done for me many years ago, but they tend to not be as highly rated on here for self-study.

To begin with, I'll tell you my methods are regarded by my friends as unorthodox.

I began with going online onto a blog which had some LSAT questions. I got like 3/5 right, and I was like fuck, what have I gotten myself into? I'm poor, so I immediately decided to study on my own. I bought this, this, and this. After taking like ten tests, I decided to spring for the Logical Reasoning Bible and Logic Games Bible. Overall, I read through those two bibles from cover to cover doing the exercises through and through, not trying to cheat myself of any material. I did it for a month, cause that's all the time I had, but I wish I had spent at least a month and a half. That consisted of four hours of studying (three of which were taking a diagnostic and re-checking wrong answers and another one or two reading the bibles) every day on the weekdays and six or seven on the weekends with no breaks.

I've heard Kaplan is shit. A good friend of mine took Blueprint, and did really well his second time, but knowing him, he would have done so studying himself. If you're going to be using the prep books, I recommend, if you can, doing so at least three months in advance of the June test. The thing is that if you fuck up, you wanna retake Sep/Oct as opposed to retaking Dec. Because admissions are rolling, you're at a huge disadvantage having your app done in December. So your 11th year around March is when you wanna start looking at it. April and May would have to be intense but seeing as finals can be around that time, I would suggest February and March.

In the end, whatever works for you. Just know that Dec applicants are at a huge disadvantage compared to October ones. Also, I was told by students in the admission committee that they look for students who've taken time off after their undergrad. Cal's ratio is 60% who haven't and 40% who have, so keep that in mind. I went straight, because I didn't trust myself.

https://www.amazon.com/10-Actual-Official-LSAT-PrepTests/dp/0986045519/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468434137&sr=8-1&keywords=10+lsat+preptests

https://www.amazon.com/Next-Actual-Official-LSAT-PrepTests/dp/0979305055/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1468434137&sr=8-2&keywords=10+lsat+preptests

https://www.amazon.com/10-Actual-Official-LSAT-PrepTests/dp/0979305047/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1468434137&sr=8-3&keywords=10+lsat+preptests

https://www.amazon.com/More-Actual-Official-LSAT-PrepTests/dp/0979305039/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1468434137&sr=8-5&keywords=10+lsat+preptests

I brought my score up to be averaging 175.6 on practice exams (not sure about my actual score.... took the December exam and haven't heard back) using just two tools that are not too much money:

1. LSAC released old exams. These are sold in sets of 10 and are the bread and butter of practice exam taking since the curves associated with them are the actual curves from when thousands of students took that exam same test however many months/years ago. Also because they're quite cheap.....
   
   https://www.amazon.com/10-Actual-Official-LSAT-PrepTests/dp/0979305047
   
   
2. PowerScore Logic Games Bible. This is a great way to hammer down a system for logic games. I used a lot of their ways of "coding" logic game rules for when I took LG sections. Using this method, missing 0-2 per LG section almost every time should be well within reach. Also quite cheap....
   
   http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/powerscore-lsat-logic-games-bible-david-m-killoran/1122994650/2675778825810?st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_Marketplace+Shopping+Textbooks_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP20436&k_clickid=3x20436
   
   
   I used exclusively these resources for self-prep and feel extremely confident about a 170+ on my exam (but only time will tell). The key is really just putting in the hours, whether you do it solo or with some help. I took 37 full length practice tests before the real deal, and even that is less than what some people take.
   
   BEST OF LUCK!!
   
   

The first book is out of print but the second one is here: https://www.amazon.com/10-Actual-Official-LSAT-PrepTests/dp/0979305047