The LSAT is offered four times a year in June, October, December, and February. For exact registration deadlines, exam dates, and much more information about taking the LSAT and applying to law school, visit the Official LSAT Site of the Law School Admission Council website.
The Stanford Pre-Law Society does not endorse any test prep company and makes no guarantees about the quality of the following programs. This guide merely provides information about what is available in LSAT preparation in the Bay Area.
Blueprint Test Preparation
Classes offered in Berkeley, self-study available worldwide
www.blueprintprep.com
888-4-BP-PREP
info@blueprintprep.com
Blueprint has the longest course in the country with 100 class-room lecture hours. This does not count exam time or optional "workshops" that aren't with your class and instructor. Unlike other companies whose curriculum was created decades ago, Blueprint prepares you for the modern LSAT. Lesson questions are drawn almost exclusively from post-2000 LSATs. We also revise our curriculum each year, updating the lessons and questions to be as up-to-date as possible. Our instructors have all scored 170 or higher on the actual LSAT. They also undergo a rigorous training session that ensures they can teach the concepts well and are carefully screened for personality.
Blueprint 100 Hour LSAT Course
Includes the 100 hours of live instruction, 16 comprehensive lessons, 4 proctored practice exams, 3 interactive workshops, 30 minute Q & A sessions before lessons, a complete set of books, access to our online members area which contains podcasts for all lessons, reading comp markups, logic game podcast explanations, plus extra drills and quizzes.
Cost: $1099
Blueprint Solo
Our self-study course provides all of the amazing resources included in our full-length course, but you can set your own pace and study from the comfort of your own home. Provides you with online access to all student resources for the first two LSAT administrations following your purchase.
Cost: $699
Private Tutoring and Application Consulting are also available.
McGregor Way 1079
Palo Alto, CA 94306
http://www.fulcrumprep.com
Classes ON CAMPUS
Fulcrum Test Preparation is a Stanford-based company that provides LSAT preparation tailored to the aptitudes and schedules of Stanford students. Classes are on or close to campus. Discounts and scholarships are available to Stanford students and alumni, including group discounts of up to $250 (http://www.fulcrumprep.com/group.htm), merit-based Stanford Rotaract scholarships of $400 (http://www.stanford.edu/group/rotaract/scholarships) and need-based UAR scholarships of up to $749.
Classes offered:
Games Intensive LSAT Review
The Fulcrum Games Intensive Review includes eight timed diagnostic exams, a thorough review of concepts and strategies specific to each section of the LSAT, application of LSAT theory to actual released LSAT questions, an overview of the LSAT writing sample, student-specific strategies for approaching LSAT preparation, and effective strategies for test day. The class also comes with over 600 pages of materials, including the ten most recent released LSATs. Total: 45 hours of instruction, including diagnostics.
Cost : $899
Knewton, a new online test prep company built around powerful adaptive learning technology. If you’re not familiar with us, you can read more about us in a recent Business Week story <http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/aug2009/bs20090810_272443_page_2.htm> Check out what our former students say about us here <http://www.knewton.com/lsat/experience/testimonials> .
Jefferson Prep of the Pacific
www.jeffersonprep.com
1.888.Jeff.Prep (533.3773)
info@jeffersonprep.com
Jefferson Prep provides comprehensive LSAT preparation services, and we unequivocally reject the impersonal, "factory-style" tutoring of other companies in favor of private, personally-tailored instruction.
We actively recruit the best instructors throughout the Bay Area, and we accept less than 3% of applicants who apply to teach for us.
- Private Tutoring or Small-Group Instruction: Never large classrooms
- Expert instructors, each with at least two years of teaching experience
- Sessions offered on the Stanford campus
Special offer for members of the Stanford Pre-Law Society: $1,699 for a 20-hour package of private, one-on-one instruction with an expert tutor.
299 California Avenue
Suite 210
Palo Alto, CA 94306
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650-327-0841
1-800-KAPTEST
www.kaptest.com
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Kaplan offers multiple LSAT preparation courses.
SPLS Member Discount: $100
Private Tutoring
Kaplan offers private tutoring for intensive, customized preparation. Includes all elements of the classroom course at no additional cost.
Cost: 35 hrs $4499, 25 hrs $3399, 15 hrs $2299 ,$160/hr for each additional hour
LSAT Classroom Course
Most convenient and popular prep course
This course offers the interactive aspects of the classroom experience. It entails 51 prep hours (35 instructional hours + 16 exam hours) spread across 14 sessions. All in-class tests include Comparative Reading (the new passage type introduced in June 2007). Free classroom make-up sessions, 7 days-a-week academic support on our LSAT Instructor Hotline. Revolutionary online score analysis, guidance, personalized recommendations and a higher score guarantee or your money back. Includes comprehensive Home Study Kit.
Cost: $1299
LSAT Advanced
Focuses entirely on most complex LSAT content. Score qualification of 158 required
80 hours of the most advanced content available, 6 real exams, every released question (5,400) plus explanations, proven tools and strategies, highly trained 99th percentile highly trained and evaluated teachers, revolutionary online score analysis, guidance, personalized recommendations and a higher score guarantee or your money back. 7 days-a-week academic support on our LSAT Instructor Hotline. Includes comprehensive Home Study Kit.
Cost: $1399
LSAT Extreme
The most materials, best student experience and strongest guarantee
109 hours of instruction, 4 additional hours of one-on-one tutoring, every released question (5400) plus explanations, 6 real exams, 3 attack sessions, proven tools and strategies, 95th percentile or higher highly trained and evaluated instructors, revolutionary online score analysis, guidance, personalized recommendations and a higher score guarantee or your money back. 7 days-a-week academic support on our LSAT Instructor Hotline. Includes comprehensive Home Study Kit.
Cost: $1399
Premium Online Course
Kaplan offers a comprehensive online study kit including 33 Logical Reasoning, Logic Games, Reading Comprehension, Stress Management, and Law School Workshops. 4 full-length exams are included and the student can personalize his or her study plan. Also, you receive free online score analysis, online classes delivered via streaming media called “Lessons On Demand” and 2 analytical writing workshops are included in an interactive learning environment. The online course includes a personal copy of every available PrepTest question – 5,400 questions from the test-maker. Revolutionary online score analysis, guidance, personalized recommendations and a higher score guarantee or your money back. Includes comprehensive Home Study Kit.
Cost: $1149
Online Course
Online learning with a high quality home study kit - the Big Orange Book of Real LSATs (including content from 8 real LSATs, including 2 tests in full-length format) - and 4 full-length practice tests.
Cost: $599
An Online Crash Course is also offered for students with less than 28 days left before the test. Online Crash Course $159
Classes offered online
www.lsatnow.com
LSAT Now offers over 25 hours of affordable, comprehensive LSAT preparation -- all online. There are several options to fit with each student's needs.
Analytical Reading Section
This section offers access to 19 puzzle solutions with detailed explanations, over 12 hours of instructional lectures and question solutions, a study of the various diagram types that are common on the LSAT, The Method of Parallel Worlds™: an effective step-by-step technique for handling Analytical puzzles, winning time-management and test-taking strategies, and techniques for solving dynamic and static puzzles.
Cost: $49
Logical Reasoning Section
This section offers access to detailed solutions to over 45 Logical Reasoning questions, nearly 9 hours of instructional lectures and question solutions, detailed study of the different question types in Logical Reasoning with step-by-step techniques for handling each type, study of the underlying logical principles for different question types, and advanced techniques for handling the hardest Logical Reasoning questions.
Cost: $49
The Complete LSAT Training Program
The complete course includes both the Analytical Reasoning and Logical Reasoning sections described above. It also contains a thorough study of language of the LSAT, strategies for reducing test anxiety, and numerous test-taking and time-management strategies for every section of the test. In addition, the complete course addresses the Reading Comprehension and Writing Sample sections of the LSAT.
Cost: $89
Classes held in Palo Alto
1-800-545-1750
www.powerscore.com
Powerscore offers both full-length LSAT courses and Weekend LSAT courses.
SPLS Member Discount: 10% ($100 off the full-length class and $35 off the weekend class)
Full-Length LSAT Course
This course includes 20 meetings, 4 practice LSATs, 3 practice test reviews, and 13 lecture sessions. Each class is 4 hours long, totaling 64 in-class hours plus 16 hours for practice tests.
Cost: $1045
Weekend LSAT Course
This course meets for 16 hours of intensive instruction, i.e. lectures, over two days. The student also walks away from this weekend with a full set of materials including homework problems, drills, analyses, and LSAT practice tests.
Cost: $355
Palo Alto Princeton Review Office
645 High Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301
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650-328-7737
1-800-2REVIEW
www.princetonreview.com
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Princeton Review offers four different types of LSAT prep courses.
Hyperlearning LSAT Classroom Course
With 24 class sessions, 84 hours of instruction and a teacher who has scored in the 99th percentile, this course is intense, through, and demanding. Other features: 6 full-length, proctored practice LSATs with detailed score reports and individual feedback (24 hours of testing); 24 interactive lecture sessions with 84 hours of intensive instruction; access to every released LSAT; free extra-help sessions; 10 hours of online lessons and drills for additional practice; complete annotations to all practice problems; 1,800 + pages of comprehensive, up-to-date materials; access to The Wall Street Journal online for one year (U.S. only).
Cost: $1,250
Online LSAT Courses
There are three online LSAT course programs. The first is LSAT Online, which includes 40 - 60 hours of multimedia lessons, six full-length practice tests and students will also get personalized homework and receive customized diagnostic score reports. The second program is LSAT LiveOnline, which also offers the same online prep tools, plus students receive a specialized headset to talk with an instructor and classmates during five real-time class sessions and three extra-help sessions. Finally, ExpressOnline is an introduction to test-prep strategies that includes three hours of lessons and two full-length practice tests.
Cost: Online - $599, LiveOnline - $899, ExpressOnline - $99
Private Tutoring
This program offers the most personalized and intensive test preparation. Private Tutoring offers 24 tutorial hours (covers all areas of the test).
Cost: Standard Tutor $2,400; Master Tutor $4,800; Premier Tutor: $7,200
Small Group Tutoring
Students prepare with 2 other students and a tutor. Students can form their own group, or can be matched with other students who have similar goals. Small group tutoring consists of 40 hours.
Cost: $2,000 per student
Classes offered in Los Altos Hills
510-526-3435
This Berkeley based company offers a 10 session, 40 hour course providing personal copies of the 10 most recent forms of the LSAT, sketches and solutions for all logic games administered since 1991, 2 full length timed LSAT administrations, and an unconditional free repeat policy. Free 2-hour sample strategy session offered to members of the Stanford Pre-Law Society.
Cost: $500
Classes offered in Palo Alto, San Jose, San Francisco, Berkeley
1-800-696-5728
www.testmasters180.com
TestMasters offers LSAT prep courses which take place during the weeks leading up each one the exam dates. The course is approximately 2 months long with classes meeting between 2 and 3 times a week, depending on the course/exam date.
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