Princeton Review LSAT Course

Pros: Small class size, individual attention, practice exams under real-life conditions
Cons: Course quality varies greatly from city to city and instructor to instructor

What does a person do when they are faced with one of the most difficult standardized tests administered? When I was faced with this issue, people were throwing advice at me: study on your own, take a prep course, don't study at all so that you can go in...

Pros: If you are a procrastinator, this course would help you to remain focus on studying.
Cons: Do not expect a dramatic increase!

I had an epiphany, if you will, of going to law school. I started to do researched and realized that I had to score greatly on the LSAT to be considered for the schools of my choice. So, I bought the Princeton Review LSAT book. I read a couple of ...

Pros: Thorough lectures on technique and strategy that actually work, great resources, money-back guarantee.
Cons: Quality of instructors a gamble, hours make it hard to keep your regular job, expensive.

So, as graduation was looming over me, I finally began panicking over what I was going to do with my *real* life. One of my department advisors at school suggested that with a double major in English Language and Psychology, I might consider studying ...

Pros: Absolutely None
Cons: Rip off! $1149 dollars as of April 2002. Unqualified Instructors. and more

1. Princeton Review Claims "guaranteed satisfaction" or you can receive a pro rata refund.

MY EXPERIENCE: I was dissatisfied with the lack of progress and help I received during the first 3 weeks of the course, so I decided to get a refund....

Pros: Lots of practice LSAT's bundled together, can help boost average scores.
Cons: Expensive. Not as good as alternatives, esp. if you want a 172+.

I took the August 2001 LSAT prep with Princeton Review in L.A. because I didn't know any better. ======================= THE FIRST WEEKEND The first day of class you'll take a diagnostic test. Don't panic if you don't do well; that's what the ...

Pros: great instructors, great study material, great results if you are willing to work hard
Cons: if you are not up to hard work and sacrificing a good deal of time, don't waste your money -- or go to law school for that matter

I HATE standardized tests but I learned to LOVE the LSAT. Standardized tests have always been a source of stress for me so when it came time to think about the LSAT there was no question in my mind that I would take a prep course. I chose Princeton...

Pros: Enforced discipline
Cons: Expensive

Doing a prep course is not the only way to a good score on the LSAT. Although I took one with the Princeton Review, I know others who studied on their own and did very well. Commercial LSAT books that you can buy (i.e. Barrons, ARCO, etc.) teach you the...

Pros: discipline, old LSATs, strategies, online services
Cons: cost, insidious complacency, workbook, time

There's no way around it: the LSAT matters, and may matter as much as or even more than the four years of hard work you put into college, both inside the classroom and out. That's why I took preparing for it seriously and enrolled in Princeton Review's...

Pros: Great if a low LSAT score might keep you out of law school.
Cons: To raise your score by a only few points the $$ isn't worth it.

I took the Princeton Review LSAT course in Spring of 1999 in San Diego. It became apparent really quickly that the course was for people who were trying to get into the 150s, rather than the mid 160s, which is what I was shooting for. The way it was ...

Pros: fundamental techniques, instructors, class size, build confidence
Cons: too much money, makes you complacent, corporate feel

Based on Austin, Texas local office: Before you take a preparation course, think of what you can do with that money. $1200 is a lot of money, you can spend $250-300 and purchase every LSAT administered up to the most recent test along with a ...

Pros: Instructors, real tests
Cons: Prep course is limited in effectiveness for this test.

The LSAT is one of the oddities of the American educational system. No test is as influential in deciding scholastic admissions. Not even by a close margin. The SAT, GRE, MCAT are all minor league players in the admissions game. The LSAT is big league....

Pros: Forces you to study
Cons: You can get the same results studying on your own

On the first day of class I meet my instructor, Gina. Gina had never actually taken the LSAT and had no desire to ever attend law school, but as she put it, teaching gave her enough money to pursue her real ambition, which was gardening. Gina was barely...

Pros: Free T-shirt
Cons: didn't help my score

I took the Princeton Review LSAT class because I took the Princeton Review SAT class and it was wonderful! However, The LSAT class was not. Before enrolling in the LSAT class I took a practice LSAT on my own and scored pretty high. Thinking that the...

Pros: Motivates you to study and may give you confidence at exam time
Cons: Does not necessarily help your score

I took this course because I do not have a history of doing well on standardized tests, and I wanted to do everything I could to do well on the LSAT because we all know how important the score is. I did not want to have any regrets for not doing well...

Pros: insightful, friendly, effective
Cons: costly

I have taken Princeton review courses for the SAT, the LSAT and the GMAT. Each time I have been very pleased with what I had gotten from the course. I usually experience dramatic score improvements. For example, when I took the LSAT, my score went up...