Thank you. I recommend that everyone only take the LSAT when they feel they can give it the full attention it is due. It certainly seems like you should be waiting until Feb or June. I am skeptical that anyone applying in spring or summer is maximizing their opportunity for scholarships. Things in the job market seem to be getting a little greener year by year, so waiting and keeping a watchful eye on things is fine.
Just make sure you are doing something meaningful with any time between undergrad and when you apply to law school. I am doing a lot of animal rescue work, activism, volunteering and I also work at an engineering firm as an intern.
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Related Posts. View 28 Comments. Ethan on February 5, pm. If I have weeks to prepare, which schedule would you recommend I purchase? Bel on December 25, pm. Kristin on June 1, pm. Cody Smith on October 23, pm.
John on September 15, pm. Hi everyone, It seems that 3. Kristie Kidd on April 26, pm. Joshua Craven on April 26, pm. Of course, you can always take the exam earlier… but waiting to take it later might delay your applications and hurt your admission chances Reply. Joshua A Craven on April 26, pm.
Your tips are very insightful and appreciated. How long before planing to enter law school should you take your LSAT? It all depends on how dedicated you are an how many hours you can put into your studies Reply. Possible: Yes. Easy: No. Aliu Bookworms Ciss on April 26, pm. Omar on April 26, pm.
Evan Jones on April 27, am. Sarah on September 7, pm. Sarah on September 6, pm. These qualities and abilities are what law school admissions departments are after. In addition to planning out your law school application timeline , you should look into how to study for the LSAT , in terms of the best techniques and strategies.
Because the LSAT is about abilities, rather than just knowledge, the time it takes to prepare is different for each person. Where you start out, your particular strengths, weaknesses, and your other life commitments will all affect how long you should study for the LSAT. That said, there are some general recommendations that can help you think this through and create the LSAT study schedule that will work best for you.
Most experts break down the projected study time for the LSAT into a total number of study hours. You can translate this into how much time you can realistically dedicate to study per day or week. Breaking it down this way grounds you in reality, giving you some perspective on how to allocate your time efficiently.
For example, if you follow the common recommendation of dedicating between hours of study to the LSAT, it will take you months to prepare. That means, if you can set aside 15 hours a week to study equivalent to a part-time job , it will take you a little more than 13 weeks to prepare. Be realistic about how much time you can give and will give to studying per week and per day. This commitment will directly impact your test performance.
The least amount of time any expert would recommend that you study for the LSAT is hours, over the course of about two months. It takes time to build up the skills and abilities you need to do well. With this truncated timeline, you will have to be very focused to get an optimal score. While you may not get a super low score, even a middle-ground score could take you out of the running at a desired law school.
Too little study time might be a risk for you. A longer timeline will give you more opportunity to drill and practice. Knowing what to expect for each section is crucial for proper studying and can calm the nerves on exam day. The sections in each LSAT exam are organized randomly, so you won't know until you get in what you will be presented with first. The Logical Reasoning section is also called Arguments. It consists of two minute sections and has about 25 multiple-choice questions for each section.
Sometimes the sections are together on the exam, and other times they're not. The purpose of these questions is to test your ability to analyze arguments and display your use of logic in a given situation. There's only one section of Analytical Reasoning and it has four logic games with about six questions for each one.
You get 35 minutes to complete the section. These games are meant to make you use logic for difficult situations and test you to see if you understand how logic affects a decision's outcome. This section is 35 minutes long and has four passages to read. There are about 27 multiple-choice questions about the passages.
The point of this section is to test your ability to quickly decipher between the important and unnecessary information in a text and if you're able to understand an academic text that's dense to read while being able to glean the important information. Every LSAT exam has an unscored experimental section. This section contains new questions that will appear on future exams. However, there's no way of knowing which questions those are or which section is the experimental section.
But, it's possible to guess which section might be the experimental one on your exam. Remember that each exam has a specific number of each section:. If you have two Analytical Reasoning sections, you can assume that one of those was the experimental section. You won't be able to determine which one that was, however. This section is unscored, but you should treat every section as if it is scored since you can't know which is which. Guessing all the answers because you think the section doesn't matter will greatly affect your score and is advised against.
You'll have 35 minutes to write an essay to show your ability to make an argument based on facts and support the argument throughout the essay.
This section is also unscored.
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