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Chris Black is a Content Developer at Knewton, helping students with their LSAT prep. He’s also into barbecue. Many answer choices on the LSAT are written to be tempting. Some answers will be blatantly wrong, but most will only be slightly wrong. That’s why you have to pay close attention to passage wording in Reading Comp and Logical Reasoning. Both sections make you read huge chunks of text closely but quickly, so when you’re scanning… Read more

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From an informal survey of Knewton employees. Classics One Hundred Years of Solitude Nineteen Eighty-Four War and Peace A Confederacy of Dunces Love in the Time of Cholera East of Eden History History of Philosophy, Volume 1 The Outline of History The Essential Marcus Aurelius Contemporary Fiction Middlesex: A Novel Europe Central Flaubert’s Parrot Olive Kitteredge Little Children The Lazarus Project Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance – Now with Ultraviolent Zombie… Read more

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Emily Holleman is a Content Developer at Knewton, helping students with their LSAT preparation. As the name suggests, the Logical Reasoning section of the LSAT tests your ability to digest and understand different forms of reasoning. For this very reason, the majority of LR prompts are presented as arguments. The ability to quickly and easily identify (or “jump to”) conclusions will allow you to deconstruct the argument and improve your score.  Of course, since this… Read more

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I was very saddened to hear the news of Stanley Kaplan’s passing today. I met Stanley not long after I started working for Kaplan, in 1991. It is fair to say that Stanley Kaplan is a big reason why promising students from all backgrounds have a shot at admission to top colleges and grad schools. This is both because Stanley invented the test preparation industry (in his basement!) and because he was ever afterward a… Read more

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A conversation with a good friend this morning got me thinking about LSAT prep when she announced: “I will move out of my apartment, unless my rent is lowered.” As any good friend would, I translated her announcement: P unless Q. Her intended meaning, I thought, probably implied two conditions: 1. If I do not move out of my apartment, then my rent was lowered. (“If not P, then Q.”) 2. If I move out… Read more

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Nobody likes Data Sufficiency questions. They’re like the Pigeon Pose in yoga — unnatural, and therefore uncomfortable. The good news is everyone feels this way. No one is born a good Data Sufficiency question-taker. You become good, but you have to work at it. Turn this to your advantage. Data Sufficiency questions are very coachable. If you’re planning to study for the GMAT for 3-4 months you should actually be HAPPY that Data Sufficiency is… Read more

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We’re all really excited about a few features that came out this week.  We knew our customers were happy, but it’s also rewarding to see that our hard work is generating some buzz. BusinessWeek. In the magazine’s bi-annual review of the best GMAT prep courses on the market, the former CEO of Kaplan says “I hate to say it, but Knewton has rendered every other test prep company totally obsolete.” The article concludes that “Knewton,… Read more

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Four months ago, I answered a job posting for a summer internship at a test prep company. At the time, I had no idea that the company’s goals aligned so perfectly with mine. As a student of human-computer interaction, I am passionate about making technology easier to use–bridging the gap between the brain and the system. The grand vision of my entire field is, essentially, technology that invisibly supports the goals of its users. Here’s… Read more

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There are many ways to prep for the LSAT, but all the experts agree on one piece of advice: practice, practice, practice. The LSAT tests a lot of skills. How can you make sure your practice program is right for you? Knewton has a new solution: “Create a Quiz.” Create a Quiz is an interactive study tool that lets you tailor your practice tests to fit your needs. Looking for extra Logic Games work? Design… Read more

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