The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is unlike any test you've ever taken during your academic career. Most of the tests you've encountered in school and college have more than likely been knowledge-based. The LSAT, on the other hand, is a skills-based test. It doesn't require you to regurgitate memorized facts, nor does it ask you to apply learned formulas to specific problems. On the LSAT, you will be required to think thoroughly, quickly, and strategically.
The LSAT is designed to test the critical reading and analytical thinking skills deemed critical for success in the first year of US law school. You will have acquired these skills to some extent gradually over your academic career. What you probably haven't yet acquired is the know-how to use these skills with the goal of maximized performance in the unfamiliar atmosphere of the LSAT.
Here is the structure and format of the LSAT at a glance:
Logical Reasoning Section I
Time: 35 minutesFormat: 24-26 questions
Topics Tested: Analyzing Arguments and Evaluating Arguments
Logical Reasoning Section II
Time: 35 minutesFormat: 24-26 questions
Topics Tested: Analyzing Arguments and Evaluating Arguments
Logic Games Section
Time: 35 minutesFormat: 22-24 questions
Topics Tested: Basic Logic, Systems of Order, and Outcomes
Reading Comprehension Section
Time: 35 minutesFormat: 26-28 questions
Topics Tested: Identifying Purpose, Identifying Structure, and Ascertaining Main Idea
Experimental Section
Time: 35 minutesFormat: 22-28 unscored, experimental questions
Topics Tested: Any material tested in other LSAT sections
Question Types: Could be any from other LSAT sections
Writing Sample
Time: 35 minutesFormat: Two-page written response to a prompt
Topics Tested: Writing Ability, Ability to Argue a Position, and Ability to Analyze an Argument
