Description
These seminars are aimed at advanced students. They’re fairly short in length, and have a unique format:
- I picked some representative questions from tests 62-66 (mostly – there are some questions from later tests where required to show good examples, e.g. the new, “unusual” logic games”)
- I did the questions on my own, timed
- I took detailed notes on exactly what I did on each question and at each point during the setup
- In the videos, I walked through these notes and explained my own timed method
The goal of the seminar is to show how an expert, 175+ scorer approaches questions in real time. (I got a 177, officially). There are lots of things that I simply skip over, and other factors I pay particular attention to as shortcuts. The goal of the seminars is to show you how to approach each section as I do.
These are advanced seminars because they assume some background knowledge, and go at a fast pace. I’m assuming you already know the basics.
I don’t think there’s anything else on the LSAT market exactly like them. Enjoy!
Length: LG and RC are five hours long. LR is a bit over 15 hours, as it is a much larger subject.
Format: These are recorded videos which you can watch as often as you’d like. It’s best to do the questions from the videos before watching them.
Tests used: Mostly 62-66. I wanted to use the smallest number of tests possible so that you wouldn’t need to use many fresh preptests in order to follow along.
Already done the tests? Perfect. I often suggest people do the questions before going through the seminars, so this is no issue. Though if you haven’t done them, that’s fine too.
Taking the Mastery Seminars was by far the best decision I made while studying for the LSAT.
After self-studying for close to a year (over several periods) and taking the test 3 times, I hit a plateau and burned out 1 month before my fourth attempt at the LSAT. I had been using Graeme’s free explanations, so being familiar with his material, I decided to give the mastery seminars a chance and was not disappointed.
I am not a natural test-taker so even if I got low-160’s in timed PT’s, I struggled with the pressure and failed to break the 160 barrier in real exams. But after the seminars, I gained the know-how and confidence to consistently hit mid-160’s in PT’s. And on my most recent exam, not only did I reach that goal, I made a **12 POINT IMPROVEMENT** from my previous score.
The seminars teach you how to think like a high-scorer so that you can choose the correct answer quickly, which is crucial and allows you to save time to get to as many questions as possible. The LG and RC seminars in particular really help you drill the necessary skills and approach each game/passage in an efficient manner.
I may be an exceptional case, but in general, I would say Graeme’s material is probably worth an easy 5 point increase. If you are familiar with the LSAT and struggling to break through a plateau, I can’t recommend this seminar enough.
I benefitted a lot from the reading comprehension and logical reasoning mastery. I literally went -14 in RC to regularly scoring -1 to -3 (and sometimes perfect). Graeme explains things very straightforwardly and I experienced positive results from his Mastery courses within a week of watching the videos. I highly suggest both to anyone who has already studied a bit on their own and want to enhance their technique to score higher as well as those close to their exam date but aren’t consistently scoring where they want to be. I have no regrets at all using the courses and I found myself remembering the tips and tricks once I wrote on my actual test day.