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[Voyeur]

Unless it gets screwed up by the E-2 crisis, my current plan is to stay in Korea until August 2009 and head to a Canadian Law school for Sept. 2009.

I need to have my application in by November 1st, 2008.

I'd appreciate any advice as to what the best strategy would be for handling the LSAT component. I'm naturally good at these tests, but I'm also out of practice. Provisionally, I was thinking about doing something like a 2 month Princeton Review online course starting in February with an aim to writing once in late Spring. Then some more studying and a second test in Late Summer or Early Fall.

I was told that since they don't average out LSATs anymore, you really should take it twice.

Any advice as to what the best online courses are? How to sign-up or enrol to take the test in Korea? How far in advance you have to enroll?

[ldh2222]

Realistically, how high of a range of score are you looking to achieve? (Besides the obvious "as high as I can" retort).

Princeton Review is def. a feasible option. Kaplan LSAT 2008 Premier Program is one of the top study books that I would def. recommend as well, I'm using that as there's a vast amount of information in that program.

Study vocabulary as much as you can, I cannot stress that enough (I took the test a few months back and am taking it again next year for my top-15-school-or-bust personal motto.)

[Pyongshin Sangja]

www.lsac.org

You'll need an account. To register to write in Korea (Published Overseas Locations), you have to register very early in advance (8 weeks or so). There is no February seating outside N.Amer. Overseas fees are also higher. Tests are done at Yonsei (and Dongduk Women's Univ. for overflow) on Saturdays in June, Sept., Dec.. Takes about 4-6 hours. You can only write three times in a two year period, so yeah, most schools don't average scores but don't waste your first shot. You might not improve second time around. Ontario schools will only usually look at seatings prior to Sept. of the year in which you apply. Deadlines are Nov. 1 for Ontario, Alberta, Calgary, Manitoba. Nov. 30, McGill. Feb. 1 for most other schools (UBC, Vic, Dal, UNB, Sask.). Apply early, apply often. No timers allowed in test-room anymore. Bring passport photo/ID Card/you may be fingerprinted.

[Voyeur]

so If I'm serious, I really do need to shell out $600+ bucks for the online courses eh?

[Pyongshin Sangja]

Up to you. Do some practice tests, figure a certain drop due to test anxiety, factor in your GPA and then see how competitive you are. 600 bucks will seem like small change once it's all over.

[prsman]

I took as many practice tests as I could get my grubby little hands on. No course, just read through the tips in those books, and took the tests. Scored a 168 on the first try. I think those courses are ok, but alot more than I paid. I took 8 or 9 tests and the books cost me 60 or 70 bucks.

[plee]

practice filling in bubbles... it makes a big difference.
i took 10 past exams and was getting within 1~2 points of the same score each time. i got 9 points lower when I took the real thing because I felt a time crunch that I hadn't experienced when practising.

[Voyeur]

Any recommendations for actual courses to take?

I can download lots of "free" books and practice tests off the internet via torrents etc... But I can't get the actual interactive, web-based curriculum of say a Princeton Review course.

All in all, I'd prefer not to shell out $600 if I can avoid it. OTOH I recognize that at the end of the day it is small potatoes *IF* I really need to enrol in such a course.

[nene]

Has anyone taken the exam at Yonsei? How were the testing conditions?

[nene]

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[mises]

You can download preps from isohunt. Some schools average and some take the highest score.