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About The LSAT
The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is a standardized test offered at testing centers around the world. The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) administers the LSAT for prospective law school candidates. The GRE is now an accepted exam for some Law School admissions committees. The LSAT consists of six sections: Logical Reasoning (two sections), Analytical Reasoning (aka Logic Games), Reading Comprehension, an unscored Experimental Section and a Writing Sample. The Writing Sample is also unscored: it is sent to law schools along with your LSAT score to help with admissions decisions.
- LSAT total score range: 120 - 180
- The LSAT is offered many times each year. See upcoming test dates below
- Cost: $190
- You can take the LSAT test a total of 7 times over a lifetime (as of September 2019)
LSAT Section breakdown (click to expand)
Logical Reasoning
-Tests Analyzing and Evaluating Arguments
-Two sections, 35 minutes each
-24-26 questions each section
Analytical Reasoning (Logic Games)
-Tests Basic Logic, Systems of Order & Outcomes
-One section, 35 minutes
-22-24 questions
Reading Comprehension
-Tests Identifying and Ascertaining Purpose, Structure & the Main Idea
-One section, 35 minutes
-26-28 questions
Writing Sample
-The Writing Sample is not scored but it is sent to law schools along with your LSAT score. It is used to help with admissions decisions.
-1 essay, 35 minutes
Experimental Section (un-scored)
-Tests material tested in the other sections. This section is un-scored and is used by the test maker to test questions for use on future administrations of the LSAT
-One section, 35 minutes
-22-28 un-scored, experimental questions
Total time: 3 hours and 30 minutes, without breaks. The total time with breaks is around 4 - 5 hours.
-Tests Analyzing and Evaluating Arguments
-Two sections, 35 minutes each
-24-26 questions each section
Analytical Reasoning (Logic Games)
-Tests Basic Logic, Systems of Order & Outcomes
-One section, 35 minutes
-22-24 questions
Reading Comprehension
-Tests Identifying and Ascertaining Purpose, Structure & the Main Idea
-One section, 35 minutes
-26-28 questions
Writing Sample
-The Writing Sample is not scored but it is sent to law schools along with your LSAT score. It is used to help with admissions decisions.
-1 essay, 35 minutes
Experimental Section (un-scored)
-Tests material tested in the other sections. This section is un-scored and is used by the test maker to test questions for use on future administrations of the LSAT
-One section, 35 minutes
-22-28 un-scored, experimental questions
Total time: 3 hours and 30 minutes, without breaks. The total time with breaks is around 4 - 5 hours.
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What is a good LSAT score?
If you are looking to attend a top-10 law school, you should aim for a score of 170 and above. The LSAT total score ranges from 120 - 180. The average score among all test-takers is 150. Scores in the 160s and 170s are usually considered pretty competitive. The average LSAT score for full-time students entering Harvard and Yale Law School in 2018 was 173. At Columbia and Stanford Law, it was 171. UPenn and NYU was 169. LSAT test takers who have LSAC.org accounts will automatically receive their scores by email approximately three weeks after taking the test. If you do not have an online account, LSAC will send score reports by mail approximately four weeks after your exam date. Your score will only be released to you and the law schools to which you have applied. There are currently no limitations on the number of times you can take the LSAT test (as of September 2017), but it is strongly recommended that you only take the test once. If you'd like to find out more about our Law School admissions consulting services, click here. We look forward to working with you!
Upcoming LSAT Test Dates & Registration
As of September 2019, test takers are permitted to take the LSAT:
The LSAT is typically offered about 10 times a year. When you take a disclosed LSAT, you receive the following information along with your score, percentile, and writing sample: A copy of the test questions, a copy of your answer sheet, a copy of the correct answers & the score conversion table for the test. When you take a non-disclosed LSAT, you only receive your score, percentile, and writing sample.
Click here to see upcoming LSAT test dates & register for the exam.
- Three times in a single testing year (testing year goes from June 1st - May 31st)
- Five times withing the current and five past testing years
- Seven times over a lifetime
The LSAT is typically offered about 10 times a year. When you take a disclosed LSAT, you receive the following information along with your score, percentile, and writing sample: A copy of the test questions, a copy of your answer sheet, a copy of the correct answers & the score conversion table for the test. When you take a non-disclosed LSAT, you only receive your score, percentile, and writing sample.
Click here to see upcoming LSAT test dates & register for the exam.
