Kaplan LSAT 2006, Premier Program (Kaplan Lsat (Book & CD-Rom)) [Paperback]

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Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing; Bk&CD-Rom edition (June 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743265467
• ISBN-13: 978-0743265461
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,900,514 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Inexplicably full of mistakes, August 10, 2005

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

This review is from: Kaplan LSAT 2006, Premier Program (Kaplan Lsat (Book & CD-Rom)) (Paperback)

It's hard to trust the advice you're recieving from these people when they, apparently, can't be troubled to PROOF-READ THEIR OWN BOOK.

Take the first couple of practice sections and you'll start to notice that the book's answer lists are often times simply wrong, as well as their answer explanations. Often times the answer will be listed as, say, "D", but the explanation will describe the answer as "B". On Full Practice Test 2, this happens multiple times, in addition to them completely mis-labeling the sections on the answer list. Mistakes this glaring are amazing, was this book proof-read at all?

In addition, the cd is a waste of an additional 15 bucks (over the non-cd version). There are two full tests on it, and a couple of worthless exercises, but for fifteen bucks extra you could practically spring for the Official LSAT Practice Test book with ten additional real tests. The online portion of the Kaplan "system" serves pretty much the same function as a piece of paper. It's only good for keeping track of scores from previous exams.

Oh, and to make things worse, I don't think these tests are terribly accurate in terms of the real thing. In general I've found them much easier than the official LSAT prep tests and tests done by their Princeton Review counterparts. I mean, I'd like to think that I'm fairly intelligent, but to score 8-10 points higher on every Kaplan test is extremely curious. It's easy for Kaplan to "guarantee" an improvement in LSAT score when apparently all they did was make their LSAT tests easier. Ugh.

My advice? Definitely get the Official LSAT Practice Test book, and then buy test prep from Princeton Review or someone else. There's no definitive prep book you MUST buy, but this book is so flawed and limited that it simply cannot be recommended.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A horrible choice for LSAT prep - full of errors, February 25, 2006

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ljh007 (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kaplan LSAT 2006, Premier Program (Kaplan Lsat (Book & CD-Rom)) (Paperback)

There are so many errors in this book, that using it to study for a test as complex and detail-oriented as the LSAT was actually detrimental to my progrss. I agree with the other reviewers on this site who say that this book does not appear to be proof-read or edited nearly at all.

Kaplan does offer a money-back guarantee, and I will certainly take them up on their offer. If you made the mistake of purchasing this book, keep your receipt (you'll need it to get your money back). Since Simon & Schuster only allow you 50 words (!) in your complaint letter, here is the text of mine: "This publication is severely flawed, containing numerous incorrect entries in your answer keys that do not correspond to the subsequent explanations. I am appalled that a publisher would present such an inferior product to its customers. I demand my money back, per your guarantee. Please find the receipt enclosed." (49 words) I hope this may be useful to others who want to recover their investment in this expensive, useless book.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Full of mistakes and bad editing, March 3, 2006

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Brent J. Ylvisaker "Hunter T" (Winona, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kaplan LSAT 2006, Premier Program (Kaplan Lsat (Book & CD-Rom)) (Paperback)

I thought the book was a waste of money. $37 for a book that's very poorly edited and full of mistakes. Many of the explanations are weak, but some of the them make no sense. Also, some of the logic games problems work only if you make implications that aren't there (example: when they say n comes before p, they want you to assume that n comes IMMEDIATELY before p instead of at some point before p). I wrote to Kaplan three times pointing out various mistakes, and haven't gotten the slightest response. The message seems to be that Kaplan doesn't give care as long as they've already gotten you to shell out money for a poorly written and ineffective book. If you want a beginner LSAT prep book, the Princeton Review is infinitely better edited and much more effective.