What is the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT)?
The LSAT is a factor in admission to law school just as the SAT was a factor in your admission to Franklin & Marshall. A principal difference between the two is that law schools typically place more emphasis on the LSAT scores in making admission decisions. Scores, under the system introduced in June of 1991, range from 120 to 180 with 151 being the approximate median. In addition to the standardized, machine-scored part of the LSAT, there is a writing exercise. The writing sample is not scored, but a copy of it is sent to each law school receiving an examinee’s LSAT score. The LSAT itself presumes to test a student’s ability to do the types of thinking considered essential for success in law school, but it is not an intelligence or general aptitude test. Except for the writing exercise, questions try to measure reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning. More information can be found on the LSAC website at http://www.LSAC.org When do I take the LSATs? The actua
