What will the Course be like?
The Stratus Prep LSAT Class consists of seven 5+ hour class (don't worry we give you two breaks during each class). That adds up to nearly 40 hours of instructor time.
Most of the Course content is industry-unique, and our proprietary methods are demonstrably more effective and efficient than those taught in mass-market courses.
Mass-market courses are for mass-market students -- the 70% of the population that will score between 140 and 160. They cover the basics, the fundamentals, to some degree -- and the techniques they teach are often simplified, "dumbed-down" methods that might be appropriate to the needs of some student scoring 140 and trying desperately to get to a 150.
But higher scoring students are in need of more sophisticated, more powerful, more efficient higher-scoring techniques. LSAT 180 methods are not just the same techniques in a different course; they are radically different, industry-unique processes that have been developed over a decade of serving higher-scoring students at Harvard, Brown, Dartmouth, BC, Brandeis, Tufts, Wellesley, and other "highly competitive" schools.
That doesn't mean we're ONLY for high scorers; mid and low scorers learn MUCH more and score much higher than they might have thought they could, by learning high-scorers’ techniques. We routinely take students from the 140s to the 160s and from the 150s to the 170s -- increases nearly unheard of in mass-market courses.
Below is an outline of the Class:
| Exam 1 | Real LSAT 1 Before Picture | The "Before Picture" is a REAL LSAT that we give you so you'll have a framework for everything we teach you in the Course. As you go through your training, you'll see how questions and problems that were confusing, challenging, or too time-consuming in the "Before Picture" suddenly make sense. We also give you a detailed analysis of your performance in the "Before Picture," done by a live Instructor, not just a computer, for much more meaningful feedback. Our Instructors even look at the pictures you drew for the Puzzles, the notes you wrote for the Passages, and your alternate answers when your first answer was wrong - things no computer can do! |
| Lesson 1 | LSAT Overview & LSAT Logic I | In Lesson 1, you'll learn why the LSAT is different from other exams, and the radically different modes of thought & the major test-taking strategies you'll need to score more. And, in the Logic Lesson, you'll see the logical Formulas you'll need to translate "Rules" in the Puzzles section and to answer "Inference" Questions. |
| Lesson 2 | Arguments I & LSAT Logic II | Lesson 2 covers the Formulas you'll need to analyze LSAT Arguments -- showing you how to answer "Conclusion," "Assumption," and "Flaw" Questions, and laying the groundwork for answering other question types in later Lessons. The Logic Lesson will cover advanced Formulas and Rule Translation in context. |
| Lesson 3 | Puzzles I & Passages I | In Lesson 3, we'll give you a proven, powerful, and efficient step-by-step process for setting up and solving any LSAT Puzzle, and unique methods for attacking the three different Question Types. In the "Passages" part of the Lesson, you'll see why LSAT Passages are NOT "Reading Comprehension" -- and what they are instead. And you'll learn a whole new way of reading specifically designed for answering LSAT Passages Questions. |
| Lesson 4 | Puzzles II & Arguments II | Lesson 4 we'll give you pre-fabricated picture setups for the three most commonly-tested Puzzle types: "Ordering," "Sorting," and "Matching" Puzzles. In the Arguments portion, you'll learn the Formulas for five more major question types -- "Strengthening" & "Weakening," "Principle," "Explanation," and "Reconciliation" Questions - and how to recognize and avoid the trap answers, or "Distractors." |
| Exam 2 | Real LSAT 2 Mid-Course Correction | The "Mid-Course" Correction Correction is another REAL LSAT that allows you to try out your new techniques and strategies in a full-length exam. Again, it will be analyzed for you, with the most extensive analysis in the industry - the only analysis that includes the categories of "Distractors," or trap answer types, that you fell for - so you can learn from your mistakes. |
| Lesson 5 | Arguments III & Passages III | Lesson 5 covers the Formulas and tactics for the three most common Passages Question Types -- "Primary P.," "Inference," and "Detail" Questions -- and picture setups for the remaining 12 Puzzles types. You'll also see how to get more points in less time in both Puzzles and Passages, plus our own intelligent-guessing techniques that will get you points when you haven't got time to finish -- even without reading the Passage! |
| Lesson 6 | Arguments III & Passages III | In Lesson 6 you'll polish off the remaining 8 Arguments Question Types, as well as the Arguments' timing-and-pacing strategies. In the Passages part, you'll cover the remaining Question Types and the Formulas for Passage structures and "Distractor," or trap-answer categories. |
| Exam 3 | Real LSAT 3 Dry Run | The"Dry Run" is a full-length exam, complete with "experimental" section and Writing Sample, to build your stamina, and allow for discovering areas for final point-building changes in tactics and strategy. |
| Lesson 7 | Writing Sample & Exam Day Preview | Lesson 7 covers the Writing Sample, and walks you through the entire exam day experience, so you'll know what to expect. You'll also have your final review of the entire Course contents, with reminders of all the most important strategies and tactics, and a chance to ask last-minute questions. Don't forget, though -- we also give you up to 18 more REAL LSAT practice & review sessions - each with a live Instructor Q+A session. Nobody else gives you this much total class time - or even comes close! |
In addition, before each Real LSAT, we offer at least SIX PracTests where you will take a full, Real LSAT in a proctored setting after which one of our instructors will go over each of the Puzzles and take you questions on Passages and Arguments.
