Frequently Asked Questions

• What’s the difference between your class and the competition?

Though a few other companies maintain a similar score threshold for their teachers, there are distinct differences between Manhattan LSAT and other LSAT prep companies.Our classes are capped (18 in person, 25 online with two teachers) so that teachers can teach and students receive the attention they need. Testmasters, Blueprint and Powerscore run large classes (you can see up to 30-70 students) in lecture style halls. We train our teachers for 2-3 months and our teachers-in-training must sit through an entire course, do the homework, and complete curriculum projects to develop true mastery of the material. Testmasters and other competitors run weekend or week-long trainings.

• Do you use real LSAT questions in your books and classes?

Yes. At a few points in the course, we have written a question or logic game because we can focus it on a specific point that we want to make during a class, but for the most part all of the questions in both our books and in class come from past LSATs. We’ve also written a whole slew of LSAT games for additional practice beyond the real LSAT games that we assign. Mostly we do this because it keeps our instructors in shape – if you can write a game, you can solve one! But, it’s also useful for our students, as there are actually not that many examples of certain game types. However, for homework, we always encourage students to focus on the real LSAT games we assign. Our games then serve as a supplement.

• When should I start studying for the LSAT?

This will vary depending on the individual student. Our classes are designed to take you through the entirety of our curriculum, and they generally span the three month timeframe leading up to a particular exam. We believe that if students are able to come to all of your classes and keep up with all of the homework, most will be ready to take the exam they have been preparing for.

Our courses are intentionally scheduled to end about 3 weeks before the implementation of the LSAT. We expect that students will use that time to do additional practice tests (that’s why we include every practice test ever released by the LSAC in your student center) review them, and spend extra time on your weak areas. Keep in mind that if you’re in an accelerated class that ends shortly before the LSAT, it will be that much more important to keep up with the homework during the class.

• What happens if I have to miss a class?

All Manhattan LSAT course students are given access to On Demand Class Recordings of our Complete Course. If a student must miss class, this is the best way for him or her to catch up on what was taught during a particular class session.

• What’s the difference between online and in-person courses?

The content covered and the quality of instruction are both exactly the same in our in-person and online courses. There are, however, a few logistical differences between the in-person and online courses:

• Online courses are led by two instructors instead of one, to allow for substantial interaction among students and teachers.
• The process for making up missed class sessions is slightly different for in-person and online courses.
• Online courses are a bit less expensive than in-person courses.