Research Catalog

Title

Barron's how to prepare for the LSAT : Law School Admission Test / Jerry Bobrow ; contributing authors and consultants, William A. Covino ... [et al.].

Author

Bobrow, Jerry.

Publication

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Barron's Educational Series, c1999.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Covino, William A.
• Bobrow, Jerry.

Description

xiv, 594 p. : ill.; 28 cm.

Alternative Title

• How to prepare for the LSAT
• Law School Admission Test
• Barron's how to prepare for the LSAT, law school admission test

Subject

• Law schools > United States > Entrance examinations
• Law School Admission Test
• Law schools > United States > Directories

Genre/Form

• directories.
• Directories
• Répertoires.

Note

• Rev. ed. of: How to prepare for the LSAT, Law School Admission Test. 8th ed. c1996.

System Details (note)

• System requirements: PC: Windows 3.1 or higher; 486 processor or higher; 4MB RAM (8MB recommended); 6MB available hard-disk space; VGA compatible graphics adaptor (640 x 480, 256 colors or higher recommended); VGA or SVGA monitor.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Preparing for the LSAT: A Five-Step Approach -- Introduction: Getting Acquainted with the Test -- Introduction to the Lsat -- Answers to Some Commonly Asked Questions -- Basic Format of the LSAT and Scoring -- A Closer Look at the Timing -- What It Really Means -- Important Reminders -- Some Words to the Wise -- Ask a Few Questions -- An Effective Study Program -- A Five-Week LSAT Study Plan -- Before You Begin -- Main Focus -- Understanding the Thinking Processes -- Some General Strategies -- One-Check, Two-Check System -- Elimination Strategy -- Marking in the Test Booklet -- "Multiple-Multiple-Choice" Item (Not appeared recently) -- Pitfalls -- What to Watch Out For -- Common Mistake -- The Misread -- Distracters and "Attractive" Distracters -- Analyzing Your LSAT Score: A Broad Range Score Approximator -- Obtaining Your Approximate Score Range -- A Diagnostic Mini-Exam -- Examination -- Answer Key -- Mini-Exam Analysis -- Explanation of Answers -- Analysis: Understanding the Sections and the Key Strategies -- Reading Comprehension -- Introduction to Question Type -- Active Reading -- Example -- Sample Passage and Questions -- Four-Step Approach -- Skim the Questions -- Skim the Passage -- Read and Mark the Passage -- Answer the Questions -- An Alternative General Approach -- Basic Training: Extra, Effective Practice -- Extra Practice: Reading Comprehension -- Analytical Reasoning -- Introduction to Question Type -- When You Start a Set, Focus On -- Reading the Conditions -- Marking the Conditions -- When You Start Drawing Your Display, Focus On -- Finding Key Items -- Drawing and Placing Information -- Reasoning from the Conditions -- When You Start Answering the Questions, Focus On -- Reading the Questions -- Working with the Answer Choices -- Approach -- Analyzing Types of Charts -- Connection Chart -- Position Chart -- Position Chart with the Diagram Provided -- Map -- Numerical Display or Numerical Position Diagram -- Information Chart -- Elimination Grid -- Pulling Out Information -- Venn Diagrams/Grouping Arrows -- An Alternative General Approach -- Extra Practice: Analytical Reasoning -- Logical Reasoning -- Introduction to Question Type -- Approach -- Basic Components -- Passage, Argument, or Discussion -- Question -- Choices -- Analyzing Question Categories -- Author's Main Point or Main Idea -- Author Information or Author's Purpose -- Form of Argumentation -- Strengthening or Weakening the Author's Statement or Conclusion -- Author Assumptions, Presuppositions, Underlying Principles -- Inferences and Implications -- Deductions -- Parallel Reasoning or Similarity of Logic -- Argument Exchange -- Syllogistic Reasoning -- Logical Flaws -- Situation Analysis -- Passage Completion -- Word Reference -- Review of Some General Strategies for Logical Reasoning -- Extra Practice: Logical Reasoning -- Writing Sample -- General Directions -- Approach -- Analyzing the Writing Sample Topic -- Phases of Writing -- Prewriting -- Writing -- Reading -- Two Completed Writing Samples -- Practice: Writing Sample -- Practice: Mastering Problem Types and Time Pressures -- Model Test One -- Examination -- Model Test Analysis -- Model Test Two -- Examination -- Model Test Analysis -- Model Test Three -- Examination -- Model Test Analysis -- Model Test Four -- Examination -- Model Test Analysis -- Model Test Five -- Examination -- Model Test Analysis -- Model Test Six -- Examination -- Model Test Analysis -- Final Touches: Reviewing the Important Techniques -- A Summary of Strategies -- Directions and Strategies -- Review of LSAT Areas -- Reading Comprehension -- Analytical Reasoning -- Logical Reasoning -- Writing Sample -- A Final Checklist -- About the Law Schools and Law Practice -- Overview of Aba-Approved Law Schools -- Your Chances of Law School Admission -- A Profile of Recent First-Year Law Students.

ISBN

• 0764172883 (pbk. with CD)
• 0764104675 (pbk.)

OCLC

40599916

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library