Law School Admission Test (LSAT)

What is the Law School Admission Test?

Are you planning to join a law school? If yes, then the LSAT is surely intended for you. It is a standardized test developed by the Law School Admission Council in 1448. It is designed for prospective law school students.

LSAT is a half-day recognized test that is offered 4 times (February, June, October and December) every year and is conducted at test centres worldwide.

Significance / Major Drive

LSAT is designed to give admissions for Juris Doctor Programs of law schools mainly in the United States (US), Australia, Canada and other countries. Statistics found Canada as a high applicant range for the LSAT test.

Test Composition and Duration

MCQs are covered in the LSAT test with a duration of 35 minutes for five sections. In total, 3 hours and 30 minutes are allocated to candidates. Three sorts of skills and knowledge is evaluated in the LSAT test:

• Reading Comprehension
• Analytical Reasoning
• Logical Reasoning
• Essay Section
• Experimental section

How to Get Prepared?

For preparation, Here is the list with fixed US $ prices, do purchase any of them:

• The official LSAT Handbook – ($ 12.00)
• The official LSAT SuperPrep – ($ 24.00)
• The official LSAT Prep Tests – ($ 8.00- $16.00)
• The 10 Actual, Official LSAT Prep Test series – ($24.00)
• The Whole Test Prep Packages – ($ 38.00)
• LSAT Item Wise- Online LSAT familiarization tool – ($ 18.00)

Scoring Criteria and Validity

The scoring scale ranges from 120 (0.00%) to 180 (99.9%) points and will be used by Law schools in Canada, Australia and other countries.

Prerequisites for LSAT

There are no official requirements though. It is chiefly designed for graduates and undergraduates who intend to apply to law schools with fluency in the English Language.

How to get registered?

There are three ways in total to get yourself registered:

• Online Registration – register online at LSAC.org Account
• Telephone Registration–to register by phone call LSAC at 215.968.1001. Call on weekdays between 8:30 and 6:00 pm
• Mail-in Registration: for paper registration, email at LSAC@LSAC.org

To find a location near you, call, mail or logon to LSAC and get yourself registered soon.

Fee Criteria

LSAT’s total fee is US$ 238 and in Canada, it is CA $238. In case of late registration, $70 will be charged additionally ($238+$ 70). If a candidate changes his or her test centre $145 will be charged additionally ($238+$145). If a candidate changes the test date then $ 145 will be charged ($238+$ 145).

Those candidates with the most financial need may get fee concessions that will remain valid for 2 tests in 2 years.

LSAT Test Dates (2024)

Plenty of dates are available in year 24 and year 25 you just have to visit their official website and register yourself for the date you desire. Here is the link to directly open this desired page where you have to do nothing but open up your account and submit your fee.

For details do visit https://www.lsac.org/LSATdates

Rescheduling/ Retaking of Test

Can I reschedule the test? Yes! You can reschedule the test by checking the LSAC website for the exact deadline.

Official Website: http://www.lsac.org/jd/lsat/about-the-lsat/