CHAPTER THREE 
SECTION ONE 


 

LSAT GENERAL INFORMATION

 
  • The LSAT is required of all prelaw students seeking admission to an ABA-Approved Law School. 
     
  • The LSAT is administered by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC).
     
  • The LSAT is one of two major factors in a law school's admission decision; the other is the undergraduate GPA.
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         February        June        October      December   
                         
     2006       22,240     24,879       48,171      41,033  
     2007       25,965     25,103     49,785      42,250  
     2008       25,193     28,939     50,721      43,646  
     2009       28,092     32,595     60,746      
     2010                    

                                   

 

LSAT FEES, DATES AND DEADLINES,
AND REGISTRATON

 

The LSAT is required of all prelaw students seeking admission to an ABA-Approved Law School.

The LSAT is administered by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC). The LSAT is offered four times a year with scores available three weeks later. LSAC provides information about
LSAT TEST FEES and LSAT TEST DATES AND DEADLINES, and LATE REGISTRATION.  

 

THE OPTIMUM MONTH TO TAKE THE LSAT

                           
  • JUNE is, for many, the optimum month to take the LSAT. Which JUNE? The JUNE that is fourteen or fifteen months before you plan to enter law school. In particular, for someone graduating college in four years and intending to attend law school just after graduation (in the Fall), the ideal time to take the LSAT is the JUNE at the end of the junior year. 
    JUNE LSAT  Possible Academic and Non-Academic Scheduling Conflicts. By early June, the spring semester is over and, unless you are attending the summer semester, there ares no academic conflicts although a conflict with summer employment is possible. JUNE may also be the optimum month to take the LSAT for someone at a college on the quarter system. 
    JUNE LSAT Advantage. Taking the LSAT in June allows more than enough time 
    to submit an early law school application allowing for possibly benefits from rollling admission (with rolling admission, the admission process is done on an ongoing basis).
    JUNE LSAT Advantage. If there is a problem with the June LSAT (you were unable to take the LSAT, you did poorly on the LSAT, etc.), you can take or retake the LSAT in September/October and still possibly benefit from rolling admission.
     
  • SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER LSAT
    The SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER LSAT Academic Scheduling Conflicts. Fall semester and fall quarter are both in progress.
    SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER LSAT Disadvantage. The big downside of taking the LSAT in September/October is that the next LSAT testing date would be in December, too late for rolling admission.  

     
  • DECEMBER LSAT
    The December LSAT Academic Scheduling Conflicts.  Occurs near at the end of the fall semester and fall quarter.

    The December LSAT Disadvantage. The big downside of taking the LSAT in September/October is that a retake would be in December, too late for rolling admission.

    FEBRUARY LSAT
    The February LSAT Academic Scheduling Conflicts.  Occurs during the spring semester and winter quarter.
    The FEBRUARY LSAT Disadvantage.
     Too late for admission considerattion at some law schools.



              
  • ALL TEST DATES are bad test dates if you are not prepared to obtain close to your potential.  

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LSAT LINKS

 

According to LSAC: " You'll need to know not only when and where to take the test, but how to prepare for it. Everything you need to know about the LSAT is in THE LSAT - FULL MENU."

The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) answers TWENTY-SIX FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS, MASTER THE LSAT, and ONLINE GUIDE TO THE LSAT EXAM provide useful information abou the LSAT Exam.                      


 
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