Taking the LSAT

The Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) helps law schools evaluate candidates for the admissions process. Doing well on the LSAT increases an applicants potential of being admitted to the school of their choice.

It is important for applicants to prepare a course of study for the LSAT well in advance of the testing day. Keeping to a strict schedule has helped many students receive high scores.

Below, we have collected LSAT related resources and information to help you get started.

Resources below: Advice • What is the LSAT • What is LSDAS • How should I study • Training Courses • Practice Exams • Books to Buy • Workshops • Free Stuff

Law School Admissions Test
www.lsac.org

"The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is a half-day standardized test required for admission to all 201 law schools that are members of the Law School Admission Council (LSAC). It provides a standard measure of acquired reading and verbal reasoning skills that law schools can use as one of several factors in assessing applicants.  The test is administered four times a year at hundreds of locations around the world." - LSAC.org

Read more at lsac.org

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Law School Data Assembly Service
www.lsac.org

"Almost all ABA-approved law schools and several non-ABA-approved schools require that their applicants register for the Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS).
The LSDAS prepares and provides a report for each law school to which you apply. The report contains information that is important in the law school admission process. Your report will include:
* An undergraduate academic summary
* Copies of all undergraduate, graduate, and law school transcripts
* LSAT scores and writing sample copies
* Copies of Letters of Recommendation if processed by LSAC" - LSAC.org

Read more at lsac.org

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Self Study
Almost all LSAT takers could fall into this category. Students prepare for the LSAT by studying books, tutorials, practice exams etc.

Training Courses
Many students take LSAT preparation or training courses. Popular courses such as Princeton Review or Kaplan provide students with in class training and resources to help them prepare.

Workshops or Group Study
LSAT workshops are given throughout the year at different locations in the Bay Area. SFSU has developed student workshops for the LSAT during the academic year. Please contact a peer advisor to join a workshop (Previous workshops usually were held once a week in HSS 268).

Timed Practice Exams
No matter what style of preparation you prefer, almost all students take timed practice exams before test day.

Do what works for you
Students know their strengths and weaknesses for test preparation. We suggest you find a method that works best for you and stick to it. The more you prepare, the more confident you will be on test day.

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Taking a course
Students should research Training Courses to find out their services in advance. There are many factors to consider before signing up for a training course.

• KAPLAN
• PRINCETON REVIEW
• POWERSCORE
• TESTMASTERS 180
• SCOREBUSTERS
• NOW COLLEGE - LSAT NOW (online course only)

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Official LSAT Preptests
from amazon.com

There are a few free LSAT exams floating out there for students to utilize (See our free section). Students can also go to the library and see if there are free LSAT exams to utilize. If you can't find free resources, the following books are fairly reasonable. They include 10 official LSAT exams each and include bubble sheets to simulate taking the real exam.

Official LSAT Preptests: 10 Actual (LSAT Series) -- by Law School Admission Council; Paperback
Buy new: $24.00 -- Used & new from: $20.85

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10 More Actual, Official LSAT Preptests (LSAT Series) -- by Law School Admission Council; Paperback
Buy new: $30.00 -- Used & new from: $20.95

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LSAT Training Books
from amazon.com

Master the LSAT -- by Jeff Kolby, Scott Thornburg; Paperback
Buy new: $23.96 -- Used & new from: $20.85

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Cracking the LSAT 2003 (The Princeton Review)
by Adam Robinson, et al (Paperback - June 2002)
Buy new:   $24.47 -- Used & new from 11.89

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Kaplan LSAT 180
by Kaplan (Author) (Paperback - March 2002)

Buy new:   $17.50 -- Used & new from $12.25

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San Francisco State University
LSAT workshops are given throughout the year at different locations in the Bay Area. SFSU has developed student workshops for the LSAT during the academic year. Please contact a peer advisor to join a workshop (Previous workshops usually were held once a week in HSS 268).

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