When I was in college, someone thought it would be a great idea for everyone to go skydiving. We were all freshmen, so of course we agreed that it was the best idea ever. The following weekend we headed out to the closest skydiving school for what we dreamed would be a full day of arguing with gravity.

You can imagine our surprise when we found out that skydiving was a lot of prep work. A full 3 hours of the day was devoted to learning emergency procedures – what to do if your main chute didn’t open. The instructors drilled us and drilled us and drilled us until we would instinctively assume the position and pull our reserve chute in case of a mechanical error.… Read full post

Part 2:  Logical Reasoning 

It’s the first day of your new job in the big city.  You grew up on the other side of the country and you’ve never been here before – in fact, you just arrived this morning.  Work starts in 45 minutes and you certainly don’t want to make a bad impression and be late.  Do you:

(1) drive around aimlessly and hope you get lucky; or

(2) break out that map you downloaded the night before and go directly to the office?

The choice seems clear – you definitely choose option (2) and consult the map (well, OK, unless you’re a typical guy with a genetic aversion to directions).  You’d be amazed how many people, in the context of the LSAT, choose door (1) instead.… Read full post

Part 1:  Reading Comprehension

Welcome to part 1 of an exploration of LSAT question stems!  In this post we’ll talk about reading comprehension and in the next one we’ll discuss logical reasoning.

Many test takers only quickly glance at the question stem to see what type of question the LSAT is posing… the fools!  Educated test takers (present company included, of course) know that many stems contain other information vital to picking up quick points on Test Day.

After all, success in LSAT reading comp is heavily dependent on your ability to be a great referent reader – to use the passage as a reference guide to help you quickly look up the answers to the questions.… Read full post

Here are tips three and four… 

Bad Habit #3:  Not committing to your study schedule.

 You want to be a lawyer.  You WILL be a lawyer.  Don’t be that person who has an achievable dream and throws it away due to lack of effort.  The LSAT is the key to getting into law school (and also a big part of saving a lot of money on law school tuition), so make it a huge priority. 

Summer is upon us; if you’re sane, there are probably a hundred things you’d rather be doing than studying for the LSAT.  However, for the next few months (or however long you have to study), you need to be that kid inside her living room, diligently practicing the violin while forlornly watching her friends play outside on the street.… Read full post

You may be wondering why there’s a picture of a man rocking a 70′s mullet drinking from the Stanley Cup in an LSAT blog.

Our stylish friend in the picture?  He’s partaking of the time-honoured tradition of Stanley Cup winners, drinking champagne directly from hockey’s most coveted prize.  As a Torontonian I’d have loved to have provided a picture of a Maple Leaf drinking from Lord Stanley’s cup, but I don’t think photography was even invented the last time the Leafs won.  So, that picture is from 1974, when the Philadelphia Flyers won.  Those Flyers (affectionately known as the Broad Street Bullies) have a special place in my heart; they may not have been the most talented team in the history of the NHL, but they were certainly among the hardest workers.… Read full post