Monday, July 17, 2006

Princeton Review

Pros (from the website):

Hyperlearning LSAT Course

LSAT Test Prep

Our premier Hyperlearning course is rigorous, demanding, and thorough, but so is the LSAT. Our students are confident and prepared come test time.

If you don’t have time for our Hyperlearning course, check out our Accelerated LSAT course.

Hyperlearning, by the Numbers

* 6 full-length, proctored practice LSATs

* 16 interactive lecture sessions with 48 hours of intensive instruction (8-10 weeks of classes)

* 4 coaching sessions with 12 hours of skill-refining training

* 10 hours of online lessons and drills

* Over 3,000 real LSAT questions

* Hundreds of additional practice questions

* More than 1,800 pages of up-to-date materials to prepare for the LSAT, yours to keep

Intensive Lectures:

* Master fundamental concepts and skills

* Learn how to approach every question on the exam

* Practice and refine what you learn

Small Coaching Sessions:

* Review practice exams with other students at a similar ability level

* Refine skills with practice problems and drills

* Develop a personal pacing plan and test-taking strategy

Extensive Learning Materials:

* Build your knowledge with course manuals and comprehensive practice material

* Increase your stamina with real practice LSATs, complete with detailed score reports

* Learn from your mistakes with thousands of annotated questions from real LSATs

* Access extra drills and help at the Online Student Center

* 9-month trial subscription to The Wall Street Journal (U.S. only), and a 6-month trial subscription to TIME Magazine

Specialist Instructors

Your course will be led by a team of instructors, each an expert in his or her specific field. Our instructors are screened, trained, certified, and are excellent teachers. You'll review content on the test and learn proven test-taking strategies. About Our Instructors

Convenience

Hyperlearning courses are transferable. You can start a course while you're home over the summer, then transfer into a course that's closer to your college when you go back to school.

Cons:

Same as Kaplan…unless you want to score in the 150s, they have…

Sub-par LSAT methods

Sub-par LSAT instructors (on average)

Too few hours of LSAT class instruction

A sense of humor for charging that much

Recommended: No