| Aspiring law school students who are looking to sign | | | | on one element (e.g., credentials) over the other. An |
| up for an LSAT prep course are probably wondering | | | | instructor who scored in the 95th percentile, for |
| where all these online LSAT prep courses came from | | | | example, may be well-qualified. However, if that |
| and which, if any of them, are legit. The good news | | | | instructor has no experience teaching the LSAT, he |
| is that a lot of them are, in fact, valid courses. But if | | | | or she may not be able to convey or communicate |
| you are in the market for an online LSAT prep | | | | the principles of the exam well. You obviously want |
| course, the question is, Which one should you | | | | someone who can prove that he or she can do what |
| choose? When you are deciding to spend anywhere | | | | they are teaching you to do (i.e., score high on the |
| from several hundred to over a thousand dollars, this | | | | LSAT), but you also want someone who can |
| is a very important decision. | | | | communicate the teaching to you and get the best |
| The way you should determine which course to take | | | | out of you. That is a different skill and one to which |
| requires the same analysis you would normally apply | | | | you should also pay particular attention. |
| if you were choosing among traditional, in-class LSAT | | | | Thus, a good instructor should have a reasonably fair |
| courses. That analysis should focus on the instructor. | | | | level of credentials and a reasonable amount of |
| Who is the instructor? What are his or her | | | | experience. Make sure you specifically inquire with the |
| credentials? If there are multiple instructors, who are | | | | courses you are considering about their instructors. If |
| they, and what qualifies them to teach the LSAT? | | | | the course is a pre-packaged set of videos of CD's, |
| With all of these LSAT courses (and, now, online | | | | ask who recorded the material. Who is the person on |
| LSAT prep courses), you have to wonder if there | | | | the screen? Whose voice is on the CD's? |
| are enough instructors to go around. | | | | The sheer number of online LSAT prep courses |
| A good LSAT instructor should have two things: | | | | provides you with many affordable options for test |
| credentials and experience. Never assume that all | | | | preparation, but you still should do your homework. |
| instructors are the same. And never rely too much | | | | |