October 2010 LSAT: Tips for the Home Stretch
With the October 2010 LSAT fast approaching, these last few weeks are what students call the Home Stretch—that final lap in which those at the front of the pack break into a sprint, those in the middle continue a steady jogging pace, and those walking in the back get lapped …
De-stressing your body and mind for the LSAT
Kristen Tracey is a Content Developer at Knewton. So you’re really prepared for the LSAT. You’ve taken every practice test in every book. You can identify patterns in logic games in your sleep. You should feel confident, but you’re sitting here on test day, frozen with fear. You can’t even …
How to identify assumptions on the LSAT Logical Reasoning section
This post was written by Kristen Kennedy. On the LSAT Logical Reasoning section, an assumption is something in an argument that is not stated outright, but must be true for the argument to be valid. In other words, it is an idea that the author takes for granted when forming …
LSAT Logical Reasoning in Real Life: Facebook "Friends"
Every once in a while, LSAT Logical Reasoning can help you answer some pressing real-life questions. To see how, try out this sample problem. Facebook Publicist: Facebook is a social networking website that allows people to connect with—or “befriend”—one another through a variety of online means that includes video-sharing, the …
5 factors to consider when applying to law school
Students often ask us where they should apply to law school. By “where” they mean “which schools,” but they also mean it literally, as in “where on the map.” Law school rankings are handy for identifying the top 20 or so schools in the country, but they can’t tell you if a school is right for you.
So how do you decide where to apply? Here are five main areas to consider:
LSAT Logic Games: Interview with Alex K. (i.e. The Man Who Explained Them All) — Part 2
6. What’s your favorite logic game? I like games that are exceptions to the ordering/grouping oligopoly that dominates the LSAT Logic Games section. For example, a game from PrepTest 18 yields the following pretty sketch: Other games stand out for their weird assortment of entity names, like in this setup …
LSAT Logic Games: Interview with Alex K. (i.e. The Man Who Explained Them All) — Part 1
1. Introduce yourself. Name, job, favorite game show, the basics. Hello, my name is Alex Khurgin. I’m a Content Developer at Knewton. The basics: I moved to the US from Belarus when I was 3, am a charter member of what began as an Infinite Jest book club, play in …
LSAT Prep: Where to Focus Your Time
Emily Holleman is a Content Developer at Knewton, where she helps students with their LSAT prep. In a perfect world, you’d give yourself months–heck, years–to study for the LSAT. But, of course, it’s not a perfect world. We’re not perfect people. If you’ve been telling yourself for too long that …
LSAT Prep Online — The Benefits
Emily Holleman is a Content Developer at Knewton, where she helps students with their LSAT prep. For students in our GMAT course, the benefits of online learning are pretty obvious—the GMAT is a computer-based test, after all, so it’s only logical to want to prepare using the same interface. The …
February 2010 LSAT survey
Brad McIlquham is Knewton’s Director of Academics. He is really into surveys, but then again, who isn’t? – The February 2010 LSAT was this past weekend (at least for those who managed to avoid the massive snow cancellations). Just like we did in September and December, we polled our hearty …
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