What is the LSAT test?
Answer:
The LSAT (Law School Admissions Test)
is the standardized entrance test for LSAC (Law School Admissions Council) law schools.  It’s also used for most Canadian law schools and many non-ABA-approved law schools.  (ABA:  American Bar Association)

The LSAT is a half-day test with five sections.  One section isn’t scored and is used as a kind of sample section for possible future test questions.  The sections are multiple choice, along with writing samples, which are also not scored but are sent along with the student’s application and LSAT scores to the law schools of choice.  The other three sections are reading comprehension (with reading sections a student might find in law school), analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

The LSAT is offered four times a year, and students are encouraged to take it over a year in advance from the time they’d like to enter law school (which gives them another chance to take it should they fail).  Scores range from 120-180, with 151 the median.  Different law schools have different requirements for acceptance.

For those who want more information or who are interested in taking the LSAT, visit this website:  www.lsac.org.
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