New to MLSAT & the LSAT!

[natalie.seni]

Hi!

I'm new to MLSAT and I just enrolled in my first LSAT prep course starting in July! I was just wondering... since I have about a month to start prepping, what's the best way to prepare for the course? I was thinking of watching some of the recorded online sessions and beginning to prepare/do some of the homework assigned. Is this recommended? Because this is my first time prepping/taking the exam, I'm kind of overwhelmed with where I should actually start!

Thanks in advance!

[tommywallach]

Hey Natalie,

You know, the class really is built to take people through the whole process. So if you have extra time, you're welcome to start going through the curriculum. You might feel some amount of duplication, once class-time rolls around, but there's nothing wrong with that. In fact, many students find that going through the books twice is helpful anyway! (Just make sure you take your notes outside of the books themselves).

You can also make sure you're practicing tough reading on your own, so pick up a book that's a real challenge (or many books), and try to spend 30 minutes or an hour every day reading stuff that is tough for you.

It's also worth taking a first practice test (though I wouldn't worry about taking lots of them), if you haven't done so already.

Let me know if you have any more questions!

-t