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| Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) |
| The LSAT is required for admission into any law school accredited by the American Bar Association, and is heavily weighed along with GPA into the admissions decisions of law schools. The producers of the test claim that purpose of the LSAT is "to measure skills that are considered essential for success in law school: the reading and comprehension of complete texts with accuracy and insight; the organization and management of information and the ability to draw reasonable inferences from it; the ability to reason critically; and the analysis and evaluation of the reasoning and argument of others." The LSAT often proves to be the greatest and most daunting hurdle that pre-law students face on their path to law school admissions. However, DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED! The LSAT is not based on specific material learned from your courses, but instead evaluates the skills that you have acquired from your studies. In practice, half of the battle of tackling the test is knowing how to take the test, so it is strongly advised that you take a prep course to prepare you with strategies. |
| The LSAT is contains 5 Sections, each 35 minutes: 1 Reading Comprehension Section that consists of 4 reading passages and 26 to 28 questions 2 Sections of Logical Reasoning that consist of brief arguments and 24 to 26 questions 1 Analytical Reasoning Section with 4 logic games and 23 to 24 questions 1 Experimental Section that will not be scored, but will be akin to one of the above three types. A 30-minute Writing Sample in which you are asked to present an argument and defense is administered at the end of the last section. it is not scored, but distributed to prospective law schools. You do not lose credit for incorrect answers on the LSAT. Therefore, GUESS on questions you are unsure of or cannot complete fully. The LSAT is scored between 120 (lowest) and 180 (highest). |
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| LSAT scores have become increasingly important to law schools in their admission decisions. The following is a list from the US News and World Reports 2005 Rankings Guide on the 2004 average LSAT range for the top eleven law schools in the country. 1. Yale University 168-175 2. Harvard University 169-175 3. Stanford university 166-172 4. Columbia University 167-173 5. New York University (NYU) 6. University of Chicago 167-171 7. University of Pennsylvania 166-171 8. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 164-169 8. University of Virginia 166-171 10. Northwestern University 166-170 11. Cornell University 164-168 |
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