WHAT IS LSAT?
The LSAT (Law School Admission Test) is a standardized test required for admission in law schools in countries such as the US, Canada, Australia etc. It is offered 6 times in a year (from 2018-19, before which it was only offered four times a year). The total duration of the exam is 3 hours and 30 minutes excluding all breaks. It is a paper-based test and contains 5 sections of 35 minutes each. The test is MCQ-based. One section is experimental and does not contribute to the final score of the candidate. A “good LSAT score” is dependent upon your target schools, and the top law schools have a steep demand in terms of the score (170+ out of 180).
WHAT ARE THE COMPONENTS OF THE LSAT?
- Logical Reasoning (2 sections): the section tests the candidate’s ability to analyze, think critically, and evaluate an argument on its objective merits.
- Reading Comprehension (1 section): the section tests the ability to derive information from complex written text, make relevant connections and glean insights.
- Analytical Reasoning (1 section): the section tests the ability to interpret the make-up of relationships and deriving logical reasoning about the structure at hand.
Another 35 minute writing section (unscored) is administered at the end of the test, which is sent to all the schools.
