The Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) is the required standardized test
all prospective law school students must take to be eligible for law
school. The LSAT is rather lenghthy and is administered four
times a year world wide. The LSAT is designed to test and measure
your skills that are considered essential for a successful law school
career.
The LSAT consists of five multiple choice sections, each 35 minutes
long. Each section focuses on a particular skill and there may be
more than one section for a skill. The skills tested are reading
comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning. There
is also a 35 minute writing sample at the end of the test which is
unscored. The writing sample consists of two story
problems. You must choose a side of the story presented and argue
for that outcome and against the other possible outcome.
Here is a copy of a LSAT writing sample for you to try on your
own. Although this section is unscored, copies are sent to law
schools so
that they can get a feel of your writing style. Beware, however,
the writing sample may soon become a scored section of the LSAT, so
keep an eye out for this possibility.
Click on the Important Links section to the left to find helpful websites regarding the LSAT.