Kaplan LSAT 2005 with CD-ROM (Kaplan LSAT Premier Program (W/CD)) [Paperback]

Kaplan (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0743251733 | ISBN-13: 978-0743251730 | Publication Date: June 29, 2004 | Edition: Bk&CD-Rom

Are you ready for the LSAT? You will be.

Kaplan's LSAT with CD-ROM 2005 Edition comes complete with a comprehensive review of all the material on the exam, plus Kaplan's proven test-taking strategies to help maximize your score. This powerful combination is a highly effective way for you to score higher on the LSAT and make yourself competitive for law school admissions.

Succeed
on the Writing Sample with Kaplan's expert strategies for constructing clear, concise, and high-scoring essays.

Prepare
with hundreds of practice questions for Logic Games, Logical Reasoning, and Reading Comprehension.

Practice
with 5 full-length LSATs -- 3 in the book and 2 on the CD-ROM -- complete with explanations for every answer and detailed score analysis.

Score Higher
with effective strategies and advice from Kaplan1s top instructors.

Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing; Bk&CD-Rom edition (June 29, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743251733
• ISBN-13: 978-0743251730
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,347,105 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Grain of Salt, November 27, 2005

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M. Pierce (SLC, UT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kaplan LSAT 2005 with CD-ROM (Kaplan LSAT Premier Program (W/CD)) (Paperback)

Kaplan's intro book isn't bad and it isn't great. It's a good overview before you really start digging into the actual LSAT questions. I felt that it got my mind warmed up as to what the LSAT would be like and gave me some basic tips to think over.

There's no way this should be your only study material, however it fills an important role. If you're studying on your own you should have some sort of book that gives you the basics of the LSAT...whether that be Kaplan, Princeton Review, Nova, etc.

I liked to think of my self study in several stages:
1. Intro to the LSAT
2. General logical reasoning and analytical skill development
3. Focussed practice on specific types of LSAT questions
4. Full preptests
5. Further focus on specific LSAT skill areas

This book does a decent job of addressing that Intro to the LSAT but alone it's not going to prepare you adequately to take the LSAT.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the price you pay...., November 30, 2004

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B. Cintron "Ace LSAT or die trying" (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kaplan LSAT 2005 with CD-ROM (Kaplan LSAT Premier Program (W/CD)) (Paperback)

The problem with this book is it is too wordy and has a definition for everything. If you are like me and want things straightforward and to the point--forget it. You won't get it with this book. In fact, I was averaging about 40% to 45% correct on the logical reasoning section prior to reading this book and I dropped by 15%! Why? Again, because this book makes everything more confusing with there explanation's. I will admit that it did help me a little with my games, but that is the extent of it. Additionally, and I still can't make sense of it is when I took the practicums in "The Next 10 Actual, Official LSAT PrepTests" (GREAT BOOK) I score on average between a 153 to a 158. About 18 on games, 16 on LR and 20 on RC, give or take a few. Yet, in this book I'm lucky if I scored above a 145! Why? Your guess is as good as mine considering I'm scoring relatively well with actual exams as oppose to Kaplan exams. I just don't think this is a very good book. Neither does my LSAT instructor who previously worked for Kaplan for over 12 years. Enough said.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Confidence-building, but not too useful, January 16, 2005

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Jake (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kaplan LSAT 2005 with CD-ROM (Kaplan LSAT Premier Program (W/CD)) (Paperback)

The Kaplan book is chatty, easy to read, and confidence building, but a lot of the information is just not that useful. They write, for instance, don't waste a lot of time drawing elegant charts during the logic games section. Or, in the same chapter, "With Logic Games, you must remember that identifying the type of game and understanding the subsequent flow of action are the keys to the kingdom of point-scoring." Good ideas both, but as we used to say in grade school - Duh! The book is certainly not a total waste of time, and not having read any other LSAT books I don't have much to compare it to, but unless a person is feeling very insecure or dimwitted, he/she could probably find more useful advice elsewhere.