How far should you go to get every PrepTest?
Every released LSAT is useful.
Of course, the older it is, the less relevant it is.
The ones that are hard to get (for example, PrepTests 1-6, 8, and 17) are only worth using if you plan to do all the others, also. But they ARE worth using if you have the time.
What about the Digital LSAT?
LSAC's website has some LSATs in the Digital LSAT format over at familiar.lsac.org - otherwise, you can use PDFs if you have them and write on scratch paper on the side. (Alternatively, treat your books of LSAT PrepTests like PDFs - don't write anything on them - and do all your writing on scratch paper.)
If you're looking for more on the Digital LSAT, check out my YouTube channel, where I have several classes focused on Digital LSAT prep. And my LSAT courses go into even more detail on Digital LSAT prep strategies for each section.
What about Kindle versions of LSAT PrepTests?
LSAC does sell PrepTests on Kindle, but it REALLY pisses me off when students use these.
Why?
Because you can't display them the way the Digital LSAT does, and you can't even print them out, either! It's important to take PrepTests in Test Day conditions - as realistically as possible.
And you're not likely to find any websites providing actual LSAT questions for free, because LSAC charges a licensing fee to show their questions anywhere.
If you look around and find "LSAT questions" online, make sure they're not fake ones - make sure you can see references cited for the exam number, section number, and question number.
A lot of websites and books have fake "sample" questions that are NOTHING like the real ones. This is a great way to get around LSAC's rules and avoid paying licensing fees, but it hurts students when they get a question "wrong" because the question itself is a bad question!
When I first started my website, I wanted to be able to display LSAT questions online for free to students anywhere in the world. Of course, LSAC wasn't cool with this, so I decided to one-up them and wrote my own "fake" Logic Games not only are they perfectly valid (no mistakes of any kind), but they're just like the ones you'd see on the LSAT.
With ONE exception.
They're actually a bit HARDER than actual LSAT Logic Games! So try 'em out if you haven't already and need some extra practice materials.
So, how many PrepTests should you actually do?
If you're studying for the LSAT over a period of:
* 3 months or less, I'd focus on the newest 20 or so PrepTests.
* 3-6 months, I'd focus on the newest 30-40 PrepTests.
* 6+ months, I'd focus on the newest 40-50 PrepTests.
There are many more than 50 PrepTests, of course. So, what I'm saying is, you prrrroooobbabbly don't need every single PrepTest.
So, that's all for now.
Lemme know if you have any questions about PrepTests. I'm kind of obsessed with them, in case you haven't noticed :)
Forever yours,
PrepTest-Preoccupied Steve
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