[blindLaw] Kaplan LSAT Prep Course

Wed May 6 13:54:32 UTC 2020

I took a Kaplan course to prepare for my first LSAT, then had to retake it. I do not believe Kaplan is worth it. The best thing I did was get the Powerscore books and hire a tutor. Like Nandini, this is what I recommend.

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My responses are below and designated by the word "response."

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From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Helga Schreiber via BlindLaw
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Cc: Helga Schreiber <helga.schreiber26 at gmail.com>
Subject: [blindLaw] Kaplan LSAT Prep Course

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Hello everyone. Hope all of  you  are doing well. My name is Helga and Iam a blind university student. I live in United States Florida.   I’m in my senior year, and I will be graduating from my Bachelor degree this upcoming december. I’m planning to betaking a Kaplan LsAT prep course next year to prepare myself for taking the exam  next year on September or perhaps on June.  How many here are using   the Kaplan prep courses to prepare for the LSAT, and is  it accessible with JAWS or Voiceover with the Mac?
Response: I did not use Kaplan. I second the recommendation to use the Power Score books. Get all three and complete them. After that, try to complete as many full length exams that LSAC has released under timed conditions.

Just wondering. I heard from others   that in prior years Kaplan  prep courses of the LsAT was not really accessible with screen readers.  This will be my first time taking the exam,  so I heard the kaplan was a good tool  for  preparing for the exam.
Response: Kaplan is not worth using. It is best to work from previously released exams. Most prep courses tend to make up LSAT questions. Previously released exams are the real thing. The Power Score books equip you with the theory and how the LSAT was developed.

However, if you are  not using  Kaplan, I will also be interested  to know what you are using or used  to prepare yourself for the exam.
Response: I used Power Score, previous exams, and met with a private tutor a few times.

I will really appreciate any suggestion you guys can provide me.  Also, those of you who are thinking of taking the LSAT exam either  this year or next year,  I will be glad  to hear from you in regards of how  to prepare  for the LSAT     when it comes  to study and so forth. I read that many recommend to prepare for the exam at least six months  or 3 months in advance.
Response: I think I took about a year of serious prep. But I also took it twice, which is fairly common if you want to max your score for law school applications.

    I understand there is as well  many  methods to take the exam, how did you guys take or planning to take the exam? I’m referring  taking the exam with a  reader, or braille, or taking it with JaWS or Voiceover with Mac.
Response: I prefer using JAWS to review the exam (formatted in Word as a doc or html file), using a reader/scribe to mark the scantron, and then using a Braille note-taker for the logic games.

Personally, I am still debating which method I should use to take the exam. I look forward to hear from you soon. Thanks so much for reading. I apologize for this long email message.

Helga Schreiber
Email Address: helga.schreiber26 at gmail.com Sent from my iPhone 11 Pro Max

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