LSAT 180, 2004 Edition (Kaplan LSAT 180) [Paperback]

Kaplan (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0743241185 | ISBN-13: 978-0743241182 | Publication Date: February 24, 2004

Think a score of 180 is out of the question?

Think again.

Kaplan's LSAT 180, 2004-2005 Edition provides the advanced practice and extra tactics you need to help you get the absolute maximum score. Using this book with the practice tests and intensive review of Kaplan's bestselling LSAT guide, getting the perfect score can be a reality.

TOUGHEST QUESTIONS
Practice with "high-octane" questions -- the toughest you'll face on the test -- and get comprehensive explanations, plus tips and techniques for answering them quickly and accurately.

HARDEST CONCEPTS
Target your review with focused practice sets containing the hardest Logic Games questions you'll find on the LSAT.

STRONGEST STRATEGIES
Take apart the most complicated questions with powerful strategies for every question type on the Logic Games, Logical Reasoning, and Reading Comprehension sections of the LSAT. You'll learn how to get the most points in the least amount of time.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing (February 24, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743241185
• ISBN-13: 978-0743241182
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,927,301 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Resource to Have, September 3, 2004

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M. Dougherty (Central Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LSAT 180, 2004 Edition (Kaplan LSAT 180) (Paperback)

This is not a good place to start with your LSAT studies unless you have a Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Computer Science or Philosophy (or both).

However, if you have spent a few weeks, or even months, already studying for the LSAT and find most of the questions on any given previously released test fairly easy, this is a good book to take you to the next level. Kaplan 180 shows you how to read a little bit closer, analyze formal logic, and interpret complex statements so that you can wade through the questions that suck up your time and leave you ambivalent.

If you can get through the 20 Logic Games provided in this book in under 9 minutes per game, getting most of the answers correct, then you should be able to handle any game on the actual test with ease.

The Logical Reasoning portion of this book I find somewhat weak, as most of the "difficult" example questions presented in Kaplan 180 were fairly easy for me to knock down. Though the questions weren't excruciating, the explanations for them are thorough and provide insight that will give you an edge on test day if you pay attention closely.

I haven't gotten much into the Reading Comprehension portion of the book, but from what I have seen, the passages they've chosen are particularly dense and will help with your ability to understand what the real LSAT Reading Comp passages are getting at.

Keep in mind that none of the questions in this book are actually from real LSATs, so some of the wording and subjects in the questions are peculiar and confusing (but not because they're necessarily difficult).

Overall, I recommend this book as an ancillary resource to "The Next 10 Actual LSATs" "10 More Actual LSATs" and "10 Actual LSATs." Furthermore, make sure you pick up the Logic Games Bible and Logical Reasoning Bible by PowerScore. I personally am taking TestMasters and, if you have $1250 lying around, highly recommend this course as your primary preparation.

Good luck!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Buy it for the Arguments section, March 8, 2004

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Burak Powers "Curious Learner" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LSAT 180, 2004 Edition (Kaplan LSAT 180) (Paperback)

This book is meant for the high-scorers. The Arguments section is very useful. The Reading Comprehension section passages and the Games section are not very LSAT-like, but still useful. If you already own the GMAT 800, be aware that the Critical Reasoning (Arguments) sections are virtually the same.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good book for preparation, June 24, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: LSAT 180, 2004 Edition (Kaplan LSAT 180) (Paperback)

LSAT 180 is a great companion to the Kaplan LSAT preparation material. I used it in conjunction with Kaplan's 2004 LSAT Prep book and multiple Official Tests from LSAC. LSAT 180 really puts you through the paces, making the normal questions seem easy. I would definitely recommend it, but I think it's important to use it with the more general preparation material as the LSAT 180 has less information regarding techniques and approaches than the Kaplan 2004 LSAT Prep book. Using these books together with a number of official tests is a great self administered course in LSAT preparation. It definitely raised my score.