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by sanp_l » Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:22 pm
Hi All,

Can someone let me know if practice of LSAT CR would help me for the GMAT . I find the questions much tougher, length and my performance at an all time low for CR's.

Thanks in advance.
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by asamaverick » Wed Jun 02, 2010 4:49 am
Hi Sandy,

I have been using the LSAT CR materials to supplement my CR preparation and in my opinion they definitely are useful. I agree it's time consuming to go through the strategies they use, but if you stay patient enough I am sure it will help.

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by sanp_l » Wed Jun 02, 2010 10:55 am
@asamaverick: Thanks for your response. But do you really think they are of good if they arent exactly the GMAT patterns. LSAT RC is what i feel is more close in format and pattern to GMAT than CR.
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by asamaverick » Wed Jun 02, 2010 11:38 am
I agree they are not the same type (as those in GMAT) but it does help...just my 2 cents!!
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by sanp_l » Wed Jun 02, 2010 11:42 am
Yeah Buddy...am in. Have already decided to get it done witj. :)
Thanks.
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by Tani » Wed Jul 14, 2010 3:14 pm
I teach both courses and definitely feel the LSAT CR would help. Think of it as practicing for a race with ankle weights (the LSAT questions) and then taking them off for the actual race (GMAT). The confidence-building alone should be worth it. The principles will always be the same, but LSAT will expose you to more complex problems. Logic is logic!
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by SuperSnooper » Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:04 am
I would agree with Tani. I try to make my students practice a lot of LSAT CR questions. I wouldn't call them tougher than GMAT questions, but they're very well thought-out and will definitely help sharpen your CR skills!

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by Testluv » Wed Jul 21, 2010 6:59 am
sanp_l wrote:@asamaverick: Thanks for your response. But do you really think they are of good if they arent exactly the GMAT patterns. LSAT RC is what i feel is more close in format and pattern to GMAT than CR.
I would agree with that assessment: LSAT RC is more close in form and content to GMAT RC than LSAT CR is to GMAT CR.

I teach both courses, and many students say that prepping with LSAT CR helped.

But I would advise caution since there are many more question types in LSAT that don't show up in GMAT and also because LSAT, as a different test, is interested in testing slightly different skills, including formal logic and the ability to decode more difficult text.
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by dagmat » Fri Aug 06, 2010 10:49 am
Tani Wolff - Kaplan wrote:I teach both courses and definitely feel the LSAT CR would help. Think of it as practicing for a race with ankle weights (the LSAT questions) and then taking them off for the actual race (GMAT). The confidence-building alone should be worth it. The principles will always be the same, but LSAT will expose you to more complex problems. Logic is logic!
Hi Tani,

It would be great if you could lay down specifics in this case; the exact books we can refer to, the chapters to cover (if possible...I know its a tall order), the test papers we should be referring etc.

I have tried out a few LSAT CR and RC questions, but given that many test-takers face a time crunch, I think it would it might be a great idea to have some kind of rough game plan if you will for maximising benefit from LSAT material within a limited time frame rather than just wandering all over the place :)

I look forward to your valuable reply...
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by Tani » Thu Aug 19, 2010 7:37 am
Kaplan's LSAT books all clearly identify the chapter topics in the table of contents. You should review the formal logic basic chapters and then those applying specifically to logical reasoning. Some people prefer the editions that include a CD with extra practice material. Be sure you use the explanations to go over those questions you got right as well as those you got wrong. That way you will ensure you can repeat your successes as well as eliminate your mistakes.
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by VnVdVc » Tue Jul 12, 2011 6:54 am
Can someone please tell me if the LSAT CR and RC material are the ones with about 20tests for CR each with about 20 questions and about 70 RC passages?
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