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LSAT, all you need to know

There are a few ways to approach this topic, I will try a couple.

First, what is the LSAT?

LSAT stands for Law School Admissions Test. All ABA accredited schools require you to take it.
It has 3 types of sections. Reading Comprehension, Logic Games, and Logical reasoning.
The tests has 5 sections on it. 2 logical reasoning, 1 Logic games, 1 reading comprehension, and 1 wild card that is not graded. This could be one of the three types of sections above.
It also has an essay quesiton, which you write by hand.

you start at 8 am and finish around 1 or 2 pm.
go to www.lsac.org for all LSAT information.

How is it graded?

The lowest possible score is a 120 and the highest is a 180. Why isnt it 1-60? I have no clue, its just they way they do it. The score you get is based on your percentile for all other test takers of the test for the past three years.

What do I need to get in?

In order to get into any law school, you are probably going to need atleast a 145, maybe 140. Now the school you get into with a 145 is not going to be pretty. It is going to be hard as hell, and very competitive.

In order to get into a second tier school (more on rankings in another post), you will need above a 158.
To get into a top 20 school you are going to need around a 165.
Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Columbia and NYU (the top 5) you will need atleast a 170 give or take.

How do you prepare for it?

I took KAPLAN, it helped a lot. At kaplan, they have an instructor who has taken the test before and has done pretty well. the instructor we had took like 40 lsats before and has done very well on all of them. They also have a library of practice exams and old LSATs to go through. They give you books and homework. If you have time for it, and are not neccesarily good at taking standardized tests, then you should look into it or something similar.

I know people who have taken only a couple practice tests and done very well on their LSATS. It depends on you. You can order practice LSATs from www.lsac.org and try a couple of them. see how you do. If it is not as well as you wish, you should probably look into a test prep class.

Anything else?

There is a lot I can say about the LSAT, but some of it I don't remember, and some of it I don't want to remember. If you have any specific questions, post a comment, I'll get back to you.

Undergrad: What should I major in?

First off, to get into law school you don't need any prerequisites. You can major in whatever you want and take what ever classes you want.
Other professional schools, like medical school or dental school, require that you take certain classes in undergrad.
Since you can major in anything, you now have a big decision to make. So, the question becomes what should I major in?

There are two courses of action here:
#1: You are 100% positive you want to go to law school and become a lawyer.
#2: You are considering law school, but if it is too hard to get into, you don't mind doing something else.

#1: If you are darn sure you want to go to law school then I say major in the easiest thing possible. There is no need to make undergrad harder than it has to be. Some people may say "you have to major in English or Political Science to do go to law school or do good on the LSAT." BOLOGNA. Anyone, with enough determination can get into law school or do good on the LSAT.

Major in whatever you want, whatever you enjoy. Basically, do whatever you will do good in, that is, whatever will get you high grades. Half of what schools look at when they decide on accepting students is your UGPA.
If you major in something hard, you probably won't fair too well. But if you major in something easy, you will probably have a high GPA. So, if you are sure you want to go to law school major in physical education, bussiness management, exercise science, basketball science, communications, community studies, sociology, OR WHATEVER, as long as it is easy and will get you high grades. I have found out the hard way that schools will not take into consideration WHAT you majored as much as HOW YOU DID. I majored in Biology.

#2: You would like to go to law school, but you are not sure yet. If you are at this stage, then I must say that you should major in something that will get you a job when you graduate. If you decide not to go to Law school, then at least you will have something to fall back on. Find out what you like, and what the job market is looking for. See what pays well and research it. Ask people what they majored in and if they would suggest it.

When I started college I always thought I wanted to go to medical school that is why I majored in Biology. Well, as you can see, that didn't work out. Luckily I had enough brains to apply to law schools. If I had tried to get a job with a Biology degree I would have had a very very hard time.


In conclusion, if you are sure you want to go law school, major in something extremely easy that will get you high grades. If you are not sure, but are considering it, then major in something that will get you a good job.