I like teaching the LSAT because it is a test of skills that are super useful<\/strong>–skills that you will use every day for the rest of your life even if you decide not to go to law school. \u00a0I\u2019m talking about critical reading and critical thinking skills that make you much better at spotting the baloney that other people try to sell you.<\/p>\nAfter you learn these skills, you won\u2019t fall for a snow job ever again.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a little about me.<\/h3>\n
I started teaching test prep in college, at UC San Diego, and then continued to teach while I traveled to Spain and Tokyo. I thought about going to law school but decided to become a writer instead.<\/p>\n
I have an MFA in writing and have half a dozen manuscripts under my bed. \u00a0Each one taught me something about the craft but wasn\u2019t good enough to be sold. Oh well. One day!\u00a0 Until then you\u2019ll see me muttering to myself in a coffee shop most days at dawn, hunched over the keyboard, banging out the words.<\/p>\n
As an LSAT blogger, my task is to get deep into the nitty gritty of LSAT test instruction<\/strong>. I\u2019m going to go through questions with a fine tooth comb. I\u2019m going to take a microscope to the different question types, and I\u2019m going to share with you a bunch of what I call Metaskills, and by that I mean skills that you use before you even read the question. I’ll also tackle real questions from real tests, explaining why the right answers are right, and the wrong answers are wrong.<\/p>\nWhy should you listen to me?<\/h3>\n
Because I\u2019m a total test prep geek. I take every test when it comes out, and while my official LSAT score is a 174, I have a couple of unofficial 180s.<\/p>\n
Also, I love to teach. So I hope you enjoy my posts, and good luck on your learning journey!<\/p>\n
Leigh
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