Quick Facts About the LSAT
- LSAT stands for “Law School Admission Test”
- is a 4 hour test
- given 4 times a year in February, June, October and December (see exam dates)
- deadline to register is roughly a month before the test
- December test is generally the latest test for admission the following fall
- is better to take the test in June or October
- LSAT fees start at $132 for just the basic LSAT fee. Prices have gone up in the past and are subject to change at any time. Please
get current fees, including a list of the many auxiliary fees from the official LSAT site
- LSDAS subscription includes one free score report
- register at www.lsac.org
- test scores range between 120-180
Plan to take the LSAT only one time. Prepare well for it. Your LSAT score is sent to the law schools you specify. If you
were to take the test twice, law schools generally take the average your two test scores.
LSAT Sections
The LSAT tests logic and reading comprehension. It has 5 sections. Typical sections for the LSAT:
- reading comprehension — 27 multiple-choice questions in 35 minutes
- logic problems — 2 sections of these, tests logical reasoning (arguments), each section is 25 questions in 35 minutes
- logic “games” — tests analytical reasoning, 25 multiple-choice questions in 35 minutes
- experimental section — tests problems for future exams, 25 multiple-choice questions in 35 minutes. This section does not count toward your score, but you do not know which section is the experimental one.
- essay — 1 essay in 35 minutes
The LSAT tests how well you solve logic quickly. Really quickly. In the logic games section, you generally have to solve
24 logic puzzles in just 25 minutes.
Beginning with the June 2007 exam, the LSAT has a tweaked reading comprehension section. There used to be a single passage
with questions. Now, there is a “comparative reading” section which has two passages and one set of questions.
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