Law School Admission Test
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The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is a standardized exam used primarily in the United States and Canada to assess reading comprehension, logical reasoning, and analytical thinking skills for law school applicants.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| LSAT | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
law school admission test
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standardized test ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Law School Admission Test
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surface form:
LSAT
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| administeredBy | Law School Admission Council ⓘ |
| alternativeTo | GRE for some law schools ⓘ |
| assesses |
analytical reasoning
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critical thinking ⓘ logical reasoning ⓘ reading comprehension ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| deliveryMode | digital ⓘ |
| feeRequired | yes ⓘ |
| field | legal education ⓘ |
| frequency | multiple times per year ⓘ |
| governingBody | Law School Admission Council ⓘ |
| hasPrerequisite | none ⓘ |
| introduced | 1948 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableChange |
removal of scored logic games section (Analytical Reasoning) announced
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transition to digital format ⓘ |
| primaryUse | law school admissions ⓘ |
| proctoring |
in-person test centers
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remote proctoring ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| registrationRequired | yes ⓘ |
| requiredFor | Juris Doctor programs at many law schools ⓘ |
| scoreRange | 120–180 ⓘ |
| scoreType | scaled score ⓘ |
| scoreUse |
admissions decisions
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scholarship consideration ⓘ |
| section |
Analytical Reasoning
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Logical Reasoning ⓘ Reading Comprehension ⓘ Writing Sample ⓘ unscored experimental section ⓘ |
| targetAudience | prospective law students ⓘ |
| testFormat |
multiple choice questions
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unscored writing sample ⓘ |
| testLength | approximately 3 hours ⓘ |
| testType | aptitude test ⓘ |
| usedBy |
American Bar Association–approved law schools
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Canadian law schools ⓘ |
| website | https://www.lsac.org/lsat ⓘ |
| writingSampleRequired | yes ⓘ |
| writingSampleScored | no ⓘ |
| writingSampleSentTo | law schools ⓘ |
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LSAT