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Why Tutoring Matters for Your LSAT Test Prep Journey

Self-study and private tutoring are excellent companions. Struggling with the questions on your own teaches you intangibles about your unique way of thinking and the test-taking process, while tutoring gives you the precise tools you need to compete with other smarties in the standardized exam Hunger Games. They are often pitted against each other, but the truth is that self-study and private tutoring are like peanut butter and jelly—successful separately but even better when combined. (If you don’t like the combination of peanut butter and jelly, I’m sorry to say, you can’t be helped.)

Three Common Sense Tips to Improve Your LSAT Score

There’s no shortage of advice on how to improve your LSAT score. A fair number of score improvement methods tend toward the draconian, from “take two practice tests every single day” to “create a Kafkaesque reward-punishment system” to “start studying four years before we started having this conversation.” That sort of attitude might work—I have no idea, and I will, thankfully, never need to find out.

Where to Find LSAT Practice Tests to Use in Test Prep

Every good tutor you ask will tell you that it’s essential to incorporate practice tests into your LSAT study routine. Taking a practice test can be revealing whether you take it before you study or after you’ve gotten some context. You might be the type of person who wants to maximize your self-study before you look to a tutor for help. Alternatively, you might have a throwing-spaghetti-at-the-wall approach, and you are looking to get started yesterday.

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