What is the LSAT?
The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is a half-day standardized test required for admission to JD programs of all ABA-approved law schools. It provides a standard measure of acquired reading and verbal reasoning skills that law schools can use as one of several factors in assessing applicants. The test is administered four times a year at hundreds of locations around the world. Many law schools require that the LSAT be taken by December for admission the following fall. However, taking the test earlier?in June or October?is often advised. For more information please see LSAT.
All students applying to any law school in the United States or Canada must take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). It is offered four times each year in North America and overseas. The annual schedule begins with a test on the second Monday afternoon in June, followed by the first Saturday mornings in October, December, and February. Students taking the LSAT in the morning must arrive by 8:30 am and are usually finished by 1:15 pm. The test is almost always offered at Calvin. The test is comprised of five 35-minute segments and a 35-minute writing requirement. Four of the five sections contribute to the test taker’s score, and the last one is being “pre-tested” for validity. The student does not know which sections are actual and which is being pre-tested. The four sections that make up the score consist of one reading comprehension component, one analytical reasoning portion, and two logical reasoning sections. The 35-minute writing sample is not scored by LSAT, but copies are sen
The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is a half-day standardized test required for admission to all ABAapproved law schools, most Canadian law schools, and many nonABAapproved law schools. It provides a standard measure of acquired reading and verbal reasoning skills that law schools can use as one of several factors in assessing applicants. The test is administered four times a year at hundreds of locations around the world. (Source: Law School Admission Council Website: www.LSAC.
The LSAT is a half-day, standardized test administered four times each year at designated testing centers throughout the world. Most law schools throughout the US and Canada use the LSAT results as part of their admission process. All ABA-approved law schools, most Canadian law schools, and many non-ABA-approved law schools require applicants to take the LSAT. The test consists of five 35-minute sections of multiple-choice questions. Four of the five sections contribute to the test taker’s score. These sections include one reading comprehension section, one analytical reasoning section, and two logical reasoning sections. The unscored section, commonly referred to as the variable section, typically is used to pretest new test questions or to preequate new test forms. The placement of this section in the LSAT will vary. The score scale for the LSAT is 120 to 180. A 35-minute writing sample is administered at the end of the test.
