LSAT Books for GMAT Verbal Prep

LSAT books, particularly Powerscore RC, Powerscore LR, and LSAT SuperPrep, can be effectively incorporated into one's GMAT studies. I used these three books and, in my humble opinion, the RC questions are excellent. The LR questions are also good for practice, although some question types do not appear on the GMAT and are therefore out of scope.

LSAT questions are considered more challenging than their GMAT counterparts. Indeed, most LSAT test takers usually comment on the disparity between the two in terms of difficulty level. LSAT RC passages are longer and can be much more complex. The actual RC questions can also be quite tricky. Simply put, the LSAT tests your RC skills to the max. The LR also offers a strong challenge, but this is partly due to the wide range of question types - some of which you will never see on a GMAT test.

If you're searching for practice only, then look no further than the LSAT SuperPrep. This book may be overkill for some, but it contains 250 questions and explanations relevant to the GMAT (150 LR, 100 RC). And the price is reasonable. Another option is to simply visit the GMATClub forums and practice with LSAT questions.

I would, however, advise you to pick either the Powerscore LR or Powerscore CR - not both. The LR version is identical to the CR book, except that it's much larger and covers more topics. Purchasing both the CR and LR would be a waste of money.


It's also worth noting that Powerscore LR and Powerscore RC are expensive, difficult, and take a great deal of time and energy to finish. Don't underestimate them. Purchasing these guides becomes harder to justify once we remember that Powerscore CR and Manhattan RC are available and specifically catered to the GMAT.


Here are some general discussions on this topic:
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And here are reviews on the three books that I mentioned above:
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LSAT questions on GMATClub forums:
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Hey guys, i am looking for extensive practice in verbal. I already have the GMAT CR bible. I understood that the LSAT bible and the GMAT bibles are the same? So should i buy the LSAT CR Bible or the LSAT LR bible or the GMAT ones or both?....I am lost :)

Yeah, from my personal experience I think the Powerscore CR Strategy is excellent. They address the mechanics of the problem instead of just teaching you tips and tricks. And they don't ask you to write down a lot of stuff, hence wasting your time. However, that said, the Powerscore CR Bible/Powerscore On-Demand Course doesn't really have many examples or problems to work on. So that book should mainly be considered a strategy book and not a practice book.

My advise would be to read through the CR Bible and gather the strategy from there and then buy another book like Veritas CR or MGMAT CR or the OG Verbal and work on problems there using the CR strategy. Don't waste your money/time in buying both the LSAT and GMAT CR. They're practically the same

Great post.Thank you. I was looking for some info about LSAT CR and RC material.

I am thinking about buying official LSAT books.

Each LSAT test has 2 sets of about 25 CR. So SuperPrep 2004 and 2007 has about 150 CR in 3 tests. There are three more books: 10 Actual, 10 More Actual and 10 Next Actual Official LSAT PrepTests. About 500 CR questions in each of them.

My questions:

1. Does SuperPrep contain answer explanation? I was reading somewhere that the 10 test books don't.

2. Should I purchase SuperPrep 2004 and SuperPrep 2007 both?

3. Is there any value in purchasing the 10 Actual, 10 More Actual or 10 Next Actual? Since these book don't contain any explanation I am doubtful about their usefulness. Moreover, it will be too much to practice.
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