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 - LSAT ReviewThe book I purchased arrived on time and was useful for a test I was scheduled to take. No problems or worries with this order. I passed the test. Rating:  - Good mental workoutI agree with reviewer B. Peet that the problems in the Arco workbook are unlike the LSAT problems and that the best LSAT prep is to simply take as many of the old tests as possible. However, I think that for $9 it is really worth the cash simply for the mental habits it inculcates - habits that are quite useful on many of the logic games. While the Kaplan book provided tests that were more like the LSAT I found that Arco gave me more of the sort of challenge I was looking for in a supplement to taking actual old LSATs. Also, 75% of Kaplan's advice was fluff and commonsense and could have been said in half the words, whereas Arco's advice was succinct and genuinely helpful. Rating:  - Unecessary for LSAT prepI found the example games in this book to be exceedingly difficult and very unlike the games on the real test. I went through a couple of chapters and then put the book aside. For Logic Games practice, the best thing to do is just practice as many real test games as possible. It really works. One hint that really helped me was to use the highlighter that is allowed to construct your sketches for the games, it cuts down on a lot of erasing and re-writing. I found the Kaplan Test-Prep book to be really helpful. I should also add that the hints in this book are helpful, so if you have the money, buy it just for that, but skip the practice games. I started out getting in the mid 150's on practice tests, but by being consistent and practicing day after day I ended up with a 167 on test day. Good luck! Rating: - ConfusingIf you are struggling with the Logic Games section of the LSAT, as I am, you might want to stay away from this book. Perhaps it was designed for someone already scoring fairly well and was looking to add a few more points to their score, because it certainly does not cater to the individual trying to learn the basic techniques in solving logic games. I cannot imagine anyone diagramming in a timely manner using the methodology contained within. The structure of warm up exercises followed by mini-games eventually leading up to practice games should work but doesn't. I never grasped how the warm-ups tied into the overall scheme of the game. The explanations following each section were short, at times awkward, and narrow in scope. The sections and explanations just did not seem to build off of each other. Not a friendly environment for someone trying to learn. However, if you are looking for a source for all of the different types of logic games, this might be for you. It contains an incredible variety of game types. You just need to be fairly efficient with them before you get started on this book. Rating: - Useful study guideAre the logic puzzles your Achille's heel on the LSAT? Then this is the book for you. Work through the problems in this book, and the actual questions on the test will seem much easier. The examples in this book are much more difficult than the actual test. I do not think you will ever learn all the catagories of questions and identify each one definitively, but that is not the point of your studies. This book will challenge you and make the process of thinking through the logic puzzles much easier. The book only gets 4 stars because it surprisingly contains several typos and one wrong answer. I would expect a study guide to have no mistakes. This book had a definite impact on my score. If you take the free LSAT practice exam and score less than 150, then this book is probably not for you; purchase a more generalized study guide. This book is for the people that want to get the highest scores and accepted at the best rated law schools. In association with Amazon.com | |