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| Dedication | |
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| Introduction to Law School & the LSAT | |
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| Understand the Law School Application Process | |
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| Understand How the LSAT is Scored | |
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| Know the LSAT Score You Need to Hit for Your Chosen Schools | |
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| Know What Your Law School Choices Require | |
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| You Must Prepare Yourself | |
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| Understand the LSAT's Purpose | |
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| Critical Thinking Is at the Heart of LSAT Success | |
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| Understand the Lawyer's Work | |
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| Understand Law School Teaching Methodology | |
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| Pay Attention to the Law School Admissions Council | |
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| Be Prepared for Multiple Timed Sections | |
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| Do Not Waste Time Worrying about the Experimental Section | |
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| Understand the LSAT's Format | |
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| Prepare for Arguments | |
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| Understand Argument Structure | |
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| Recognize Argument Signposts | |
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| Work on Argument Analytical Skills | |
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| Stay Within the Four Corners of the Question's Statements | |
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| Prepare for Games | |
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| What Does the Question Ask | |
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| The First "Right" Answer May Not be the Best Answer | |
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| Note the Type of Game in Play | |
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| Prepare for Reading Comprehension | |
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| Read Critically | |
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| Learn to Read Quickly | |
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| Do Not Sacrifice Focus for Speed | |
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| Do Not Totally Discount the Writing Sample | |
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| Repeat the Test if Necessary | |
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| Do Not Plan to Wing It! Prepare for the LSAT | |
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| Understand Your Resources and Limitations | |
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| Assessing Your LSAT Acumen | |
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| Introduce Yourself to the LSAT - Initial Self-Assessment | |
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| Sample the Test | |
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| Evaluate Your Strengths & Weaknesses | |
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| Do Not Let Yourself Be Intimidated | |
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| Use of the LSAT Preparatory Books | |
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| Designing a Holistic Preparation Plan | |
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| Map Your Preparation Plan | |
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| Apply a Holistic Approach to Preparing for the LSAT | |
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| Discover and Utilize Your Cognitive Style | |
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| Are You an Active or Reflective Learner? | |
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| Are You a Sensing or Intuitive Learner? | |
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| Are You a Visual or a Verbal Learner? | |
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| Are You a Sequential or a Global Learner? | |
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| Hone Your Critical Thinking Skills | |
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| Select Where You Will Prepare | |
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| Turn Off Your Mobile Phone and Avoid Other Distractors | |
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| Concentrate on Solving Problem Areas | |
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| Prepare Yourself Physically | |
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| Eat Right - Eat Well | |
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| Drink Plenty of Water | |
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| Do Not Permit Test Anxiety to Sabotage You | |
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| Counseling Helps Dispel Anxiety | |
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| Use of Breathing Exercises for Pacing and Relaxation | |
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| Therapeutic Massage for Stress Relief | |
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| Acupuncture to Reduce Anxiety | |
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| Hypnosis as a Tool for Improving Test Scores | |
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| Biofeedback to Control or Reduce Test Anxiety | |
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| Attune Your Study Time to Your Own Rhythm | |
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| Avoid Fatigue with Rest and Breaks | |
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| Commit Your Preparation Plan to Writing | |
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| Develop a Realistic Schedule | |
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| Select Practice Aids Suitable for You | |
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| Take Time to Survey the Available Resources | |
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| Include Real LSAT Tests in Your Practice | |
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| Plan for no Surprises on the LSAT | |
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| Stick to Your Program | |
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| General Test Taking Techniques | |
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| Preview/Orient Yourself to the Test Section Before Starting the Questions | |
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| Read the Directions | |
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| Tune into LSAT Vocabulary | |
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| Answer the Easy Questions First - But Stay in Order | |
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| Be Methodical and Consistent | |
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| Read the Question Asked Before the Proposed Answers | |
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| Read all the Proposed Answers to the Question | |
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| The Best Answer often has the Most Information | |
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| Be Attentive to Grammatical Consistencies and Inconsistencies in the Question Structure | |
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| Be Alert to Negatives and Double-Negatives | |
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| Your First Answer is Often the Right Answer - But | |
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| Answer all the Questions | |
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| Employ the Educated Guess | |
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| Use Diagrams and Notes to Aid You in Working Out an Answer | |
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| Avoid Answers with Absolutes | |
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| Be Alert to Faulty Logic Traps | |
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| If Running Out of Time - Use the Same Letter for all Remaining Questions | |
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| Practice, Analyze, Practice | |
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| Build Your Vocabulary Skills | |
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| Understand the Art of Analogy | |
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| Practice Can Be Fun - Play Games | |
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| Play Sudoku | |
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| Online Logic Games | |
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| Analyze the LSAT Analytical Reasoning/Games Section | |
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| Analyze the Arguments Section of the LSAT | |
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| The Premise Argument Question | |
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| Understand the Role of Assumption | |
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| Identify Flawed Arguments - False Premise | |
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| Identify the Unstated True Premise | |
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| Effectively Practicing the Games | |
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| Effective Reading Comprehension | |
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| More Reading Comprehension/Argument - 75% of the LSAT | |
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| The Writing Sample | |
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| Basis for the Writing Sample | |
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| Organization of the Writing Sample Answer | |
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| Test Day | |
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| Prepare for the Test | |
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| What You Can and Cannot Take into the Test | |
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| On a Lighter Note | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Author Biography | |
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| Index | |