Atlas LSAT Reading Comprehension Strategy Guide

 (8 customer reviews)

Short version:
If you want to improve on RC, buy this excellent book over all other options.

Long version:
My first RC strategy guide was PowerScore's Reading Comprehension Bible. While, I think a lot of their Games and Logical Reasoning books, the RC Bible was only marginally useful. It relies far too much upon time-consuming notation and classification of questions stems. It's not a bad book, but for someone looking to really push the envelope or get into the right mindset, the RCB lacks elegance and is too tactic-laden.

Manhattan's book is a whole different beast. Firstly, it's 60% fewer pages than the RCB. This matters for 2 mains reasons: 1. This is a huge issue because Manhattan is about getting into an LSAT mindset (or "thinking like a debater" as they state it) while tricks are mentioned here, they are second to truly understanding how to approach the passages. The main push is making your more flexible in your reading habits. This is a superior...Read more

You can get better at logic games with practice and strategies that you can learn almost anywhere. It's really a matter of getting a feel for it. But people underestimate how important it is to prepare for the reading comprehension, and how LSAT-specific this section of the test really is. This is not your typical standardized test reading comprehension; it's very specifically tuned to search for certain skills that law students, lawyers, and judges need.

I was blown away by Atlas's in-depth analysis of how the test is designed and the strategies necessary to master it. The instructions are direct, simple, easy to follow, yet the reasons for them are well explained and effective when applied. They have actual LSAT reading sections and questions to practice.

I read and looked through everything when preparing... Princeton Review, Powerscore, Kaplan, Knewton, any number of free online blogs, and there is nothing better than Atlas's system for any part of the...Read more

I purchased Manhattan's RC guide about halfway through my prep for the October 2011 LSAT. While my Logical Reasoning and Logic Games sections had improved at a consistent rate (thanks, in part, to Manhattan's Logical Reasoning guide), my RC was still somewhere around -4/-6 per section. After reading Manhattan's guide, I was able to get my RC score consistent at -1/-2 per section. This improvement helped me to earn a 175 on the October 2011 LSAT!

I think Manhattan's guide is superior to other Reading Comprehension guide's I've read for two reasons. First, the information is concise. This is important because LSAT prep takes up a lot of time. I didn't want to spend lots of time reading prep books and not working on actual LSAT tests. Second, the method Manhattan outlines is very flexible. Everyone tests differently and this guide helped me to tailor an effective RC method that played to my strengths.