LSAT prep vs. GMAT prep

Question

Is the LSAT critical reasoning the same as the GMAT critical reasoning? I think that they are not, but I'm not sure if someone can provide me with a better answer...

Praetorian · Answer

You should only turn to LSAT after you have worked through the OG questions. Of the challenges that test takers face, its the lack of quality verbal questions. Except the OG, there is not much authentic material. Since the LSAT's are standardized tests also, many prefer to look at LSAT style CR questions.

The LSAT CR is similar to GMAT CR, but not all the question types are the same. There are some logic type questions and the overall difficulty level of the LSAT is also high. Unless you are doing extremely well in verbal, it is unlikely that you will see such high difficulty questions. While there are some differences, the relevant LSAT CR questions are of very high quality and I highly recommend going through some of the tests. The LSAT Superprep would be a nice place to start. It has three tests with full explanations.

Stormgal · Answer

Thank you so much for answering!
Maybe you can help:
I currently score between 35 and 42 on the verbal part of the GMAT. I'm using PowerScore LSAT prep. Do you think that I can raise my verbal score with this book? Are you familiar with this material?

Thanks many for your answer. 8-)

Futuristic · Answer

I've been working with the Powerscore LSAT prep, and I think it is complete value. So far, I've been timing myself at 1:45 per CR question and 2 mins per question on RC. Here are the advantages I've seen:

1. Official test material. All official answers (unlike some 3rd party test prep) make complete sense. 
2. Questions are generally longer, requiring complete focus. This is good not only to increase your reading speed but also to build your reading 'stamina'. I took my 1st GMATPrep about 6 weeks ago and the 2nd one 2 weeks ago. Verbal was up by 4 points, but more importantly I felt I was doing less guessing.
3. Contrary to what others may say, I believe the 1st 10 questions in CR make for good practice, even if you're not prepping for the killer questions. This is true even for RC, though the passages are not in increasing order of difficulty.

However, as already mentioned above, don't do any of this at the cost of OG and GMATPrep practice. The official material is the best, and most representative of the real test.

For SC, there is no better place to learn than the verbal forum here. In terms of ROI, studying SC gives you the best bang for the buck. 


Hope this helps

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