Articles published in December 2017

LSAT Reading Comprehension Club, Week 5

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Manhattan Prep LSAT Blog - LSAT Reading Comprehension Club, Week 5 by Matt Shinners

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Welcome to our LSAT Reading Comprehension Club! Like a book club, but more LSAT. And fewer pages. Read more about it, and why we think it’ll help you with Reading Comp, in our first LSAT Reading Comprehension Club article here. Read more

Telling Your Story: Writer’s Block Tip—Record Yourself Talking

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Manhattan Prep LSAT Blog - Telling Your Story: Writer's Block Tip—Record Yourself Talking by jdMission

A personal statement is really no more than telling a story—one that illuminates the “you” a law school would be lucky to have in its student body. In this series, a jdMission Senior Consultant will discuss how elements of storytelling can—and should—be applied to your personal statement.


This is a suggestion for those of you who are working on your personal statement and are truly stumped by writer’s block—wholly, super, mega-, try-anything stumped. (Or just stumped.) Read more

How to Tackle the LSAT on Your Own Terms (Part 2)

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Manhattan Prep LSAT Blog - How to Tackle the LSAT on Your Own Terms (Part 2) by Ben Rashkovich

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Welcome to part 2 of my thrilling miniseries on how to take back control over the LSAT! In case you missed it, go catch up on part 1 to learn two big strategies that everyone should be using on this test. Read more

Allocating Your Time on LSAT Logic Games

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Manhattan Prep LSAT Blog - Allocating Your Time on LSAT Logic Games by Daniel Fogel

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I’ve written before about slowing down to speed up, but how slow is too slow? And how do you know how much time to devote to the setup of LSAT Logic Games as opposed to the questions? Read more

LSAT Logic Games: Get Your Priorities Straight

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Manhattan Prep LSAT Blog - LSAT Logic Games: Get Your Priorities Straight by Matt Shinners

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It’d be great if on each logic game you made every inference upfront, built some fantastic frames, and had all the answers already drawn into your diagram before you even started the questions.

But it’s not going to happen. Read more

Real Law School Personal Statements Reviewed: Do Not Just Say You Learned Something

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Manhattan Prep LSAT Blog - Real Law School Personal Statements Reviewed: Do Not Just Say You Learned Something by jdMission

In this series, a jdMission Senior Consultant reviews real law school personal statements. What’s working well? What’s not? If it were his/her essay, what would be changed? Find out!


Note: To maintain the integrity and authenticity of this project, we have not edited the personal statements, though any identifying names and details have been changed or removed. Any grammatical errors that appear in the essays belong to the candidates and illustrate the importance of having someone (or multiple someones) proofread your work. Read more