McGraw-Hill's LSAT with Cd-Rom (McGraw-Hill's LSAT (W/CD)) [Paperback]

Curvebreakers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 15, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0071448047 | ISBN-13: 978-0071448048 | Edition: 1

The ultimate expert guide to acing the LSAT

Created and classroom-tested by current Harvard Law School students, all of whom scored in the 99th percentile or higher on the test, and based on the highly popular Curvebreakers LSAT prep course, McGraw-Hill’s LSAT gives test preparers an unbeatable edge with:

Six full-length sample exams printed in the book, including complete explanations for every question

Eight complete sample exams on CD-ROM,including two not printed in the book

Progressive, step-by-step instruction, from simple concepts to tips on how to master the most challenging problems

Sample exams, exercises, and problems that closely match the LSAT in content and level of difficulty

Automated diagnostic tool on CD-ROM that pinpoints strengths and weaknesses and suggests study plans

Free website support that includes Q&A sessions moderated by Harvard law students

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Harvard Law School students show you the way to top LSAT scores!

Completely revised and updated for this second edition, McGraw-Hill's LSAT gives you the best preparation available for this all-important test. Created by Curvebreakers, a group of Harvard Law School students who scored in the 99th percentile on the LSAT and created a popular web-based prep course, this book puts the same top-scoring techniques and strategies into this one-of-a-kind guide. Make your LSAT study program the one designed by the most successful LSAT testers at Harvard Law.

McGraw-Hill's LSAT gives you an unbeatable edge with

• 6 full-length sample exams, including complete explanations for every question, and 2 additional exams on CD-ROM
• Progressive, step-by-step instruction--from simple concepts to tips on how to master the most challenging problems
• Logic tools to help you solve any LSAT logical reasoning questions
• Diagramming techniques to help you conquer the most complex LSAT logic games
• Classroom-tested problem-solving strategies and tools for each specific type of question on the test
• Inside advice on how to survive your first year of law school

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Curvebreakers (Cambridge, MA) is a group of Harvard Law School students who offer preparation for the LSAT over the Internet and via video conferencing in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Georgia, and California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (July 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071448047
• ISBN-13: 978-0071448048
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,897,499 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars God, where do I begin?, September 26, 2006

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Jonathan D. Mcfadden (Fayetteville, AR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: McGraw-Hill's LSAT with Cd-Rom (McGraw-Hill's LSAT (W/CD)) (Paperback)

Talk about bad...OK, others have said it, but I'll elaborate. Roughly 10 percent of the answers to the questions and examples in this guide are completely and obviously incorrect. Not in the way of, "Well, if you think about it, this answer is a bit more appropriate," but in the way of, "This is the exact opposite of what they're asking." There are very important words such as "not" or "is" completely removed, and numbers and constraints wholly changed when explanation times come around. Considering this is a thirty dollar book, with less than 100 pages of actual study aid, this is complete and utter b.s.

It's especially frustrating when you come across one of these errors (and you will, like me, in the first few minutes of reading the guide) because part of preparing for this test is learning to build momentum and self-confidence, both of which are shattered when you are repeatedly told you are wrong for choosing the obviously correct answer. You lose momentum, because the time you could spend moving forward is spent wondering how you could have messed up (you didn't), and you lose confidence because it makes you question your judgment on things you shouldn't waste your time on. And if you take these mistakes as accurate, it will totally mess you up when it comes time to take the test.

If you choose to get this book, please don't mark it up. You'll want to return it. And don't remove the CD. It only has two practice tests; the other six are the same as the paper ones in the book.

I wonder how so much error is possible. Then I remember that all my McGraw Hill textbooks in high school had the same problems. This isn't an isolated incident. This is McGraw Hill's laziness. There is no excuse for a lack of proofreading or accuracy in teaching materials. Let us make our own mistakes. Don't force us to make unnecessary ones.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars do not buy, January 18, 2006

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realrap "playtowin" (Ct) - See all my reviews

This review is from: McGraw-Hill's LSAT with Cd-Rom (McGraw-Hill's LSAT (W/CD)) (Paperback)

What a joke. There are incorrect answers and errors abundance in the book as well as in the cd exams. Do not buy, waste of time, and you will go besserk trying to figure out why your answer is wrong, until you realize the book is wrong.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars False Advertising, October 25, 2006

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Arnie Fudd - See all my reviews

This review is from: McGraw-Hill's LSAT with Cd-Rom (McGraw-Hill's LSAT (W/CD)) (Paperback)

Aside from the errors the other reviewers mention, on the cover and in the introduction it states that you get free online help and additional practice on the curvebreakers website. Wrong. The only free option on the website is a discussion board. I attempted to ask a question about a problem in the book and I was told that I needed to pay for private tutoring. Do yourself a favor, and just buy the books from LSAC or Kaplan.