LSAT

Sources

Everything this course cites. Every source is on an official site: lsac.org.

About the 10-Minute IntermissionLaw School Admission Council (LSAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · The intermission follows Section 2; what is and is not allowed during it.
FAQs about LSAT AccommodationsLaw School Admission Council (LSAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Kinds of accommodation, additional breaks for 100% or more extra time, accommodated scores reported the same as others and schools not told, deadlines, Argumentative Writing accommodations.
Frequently Asked Questions about LSAT Argumentative WritingLaw School Admission Council (LSAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Interface (digital scratch paper, highlighting, browser spell-check underlining without suggestions), no word limit, not scored, one sample needed, no generative AI or grammar tools, accommodations.
Frequently Asked Questions about the LSATLaw School Admission Council (LSAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Length (about 3 hours for standard test takers), the intermission, scratch paper rules, limits on repeating the test, score release, how schools use scores.
Getting Ready for LSAT Argumentative WritingLaw School Admission Council (LSAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Remote delivery requirements, availability eight days before the LSAT administration, automatic submission when time runs out, processing time of up to three weeks.
Getting Ready for Your LSATLaw School Admission Council (LSAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Test-center delivery through LawHub with Prometric proctoring for most 2026–2027 test takers; check-in; Argumentative Writing administered separately by ProctorU.
How to Request Accommodations on the LSATLaw School Admission Council (LSAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Requests through JD Services by the accommodation request deadline for the chosen test date.
Logical ReasoningLaw School Admission Council (LSAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · What the section measures, where its arguments come from, one (occasionally two) questions per passage, the ten skills LSAC lists, and that no specialized vocabulary of formal logic is needed.
Logical Reasoning Sample QuestionsLaw School Admission Council (LSAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Cited only for the section directions (choose the best answer; do not make implausible, superfluous or incompatible assumptions) and the five answer choices per question. No sample question is reproduced or adapted in this course.
LSAT & CAS FeesLaw School Admission Council (LSAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · The LSAT fee for the August 2026–June 2027 testing year, which includes LSAT Argumentative Writing.
LSAT Argumentative WritingLaw School Admission Council (LSAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Purpose and format (one debatable issue, three or four perspectives, guided prewriting analysis questions), timing, remote delivery through LawHub with secure proctoring software, unscored but required before a score is released, shared with law schools.
LSAT Dates, Deadlines, and Score Release DatesLaw School Admission Council (LSAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Test dates, registration and accommodation deadlines, and score release dates for each administration.
LSAT PercentilesLaw School Admission Council (LSAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Percentile table for the 2023–24, 2024–25 and 2025–26 testing years.
LSAT Remote Testing and Distance ExceptionsLaw School Admission Council (LSAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · From the August 2026 LSAT the multiple-choice portion moves toward in-center testing for almost all test takers; the exceptions for 2026–2027 (disability-related accommodations, active-duty military abroad, distance of more than 180 miles or three hours' drive, center closures).
LSAT Score BandsLaw School Admission Council (LSAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Why scores are reported with a band, based on the standard error of measurement. The page does not state the band's width.
LSAT ScoringLaw School Admission Council (LSAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Raw score is the number answered correctly, all questions weighted equally, no deduction for wrong answers; conversion to the 120–180 scale; score report contents (score band, percentile rank against the previous three testing years, reportable results).
Official LSAT Practice TestsLaw School Admission Council (LSAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Four full four-section Official LSAT PrepTests free on LawHub, in the test-day interface; LawHub Advantage as a paid upgrade.
Prepare for the LSATLaw School Admission Council (LSAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · LSAC's preparation advice: learn the interface on LawHub, take timed official practice tests, plan for the intermission.
Reading ComprehensionLaw School Admission Council (LSAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Four sets per section, each a passage (or comparative pair) with five to eight questions; three or four single passages and one or no comparative pair; subject areas; the ten kinds of question LSAC names.
Reading Comprehension Sample QuestionsLaw School Admission Council (LSAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Cited only for the directions (answer on the basis of what is stated or implied; choose the best answer) and the five answer choices per question. No sample passage or question is reproduced or adapted in this course.
Specifications of the LSAT and LSAT Argumentative WritingLaw School Admission Council (LSAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · The standard LSAT: four 35-minute multiple-choice sections (Reading Comprehension, two Logical Reasoning, one unscored variable section), a 10-minute intermission between the second and third sections; Argumentative Writing timing (15 minutes of prewriting analysis, which may be left after 5 minutes, and 35 minutes of writing).
Starting August 2027, the LSAT Will Look a Little Different but Still Test the Same Skills in the Same WaysLaw School Admission Council (LSAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Announcement of 26 October 2026: scores will continue to rest on 27 scored Reading Comprehension questions and two sections of 25 scored Logical Reasoning questions; no change to the existing four-section format for tests through June 2027; new-format LawHub materials from February 2027.
Suggested Approach for Logical ReasoningLaw School Admission Council (LSAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · LSAC's advice: read the question and every choice carefully, a true statement is not necessarily a correct answer, accept the passage's information, and expect no tricks.
The LSAT Will Look a Little Different Starting August 2027Law School Admission Council (LSAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · From August 2027: three sections with embedded unscored questions (Reading Comprehension 52 minutes, 40 questions of which 27 scored; each Logical Reasoning section 45 minutes, 32 questions of which 25 scored), two 10-minute breaks; question types, scored counts, time per question and the 120–180 scale unchanged.
Types of LSAT QuestionsLaw School Admission Council (LSAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Three scored sections and one unscored section of either Reading Comprehension or Logical Reasoning, which can appear at any point; Argumentative Writing described: a debatable issue with three or four perspectives, no right or wrong position, remote delivery for all test takers.
What to Expect Starting With the August 2024 LSATLaw School Admission Council (LSAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Post of 18 October 2023: from August 2024 a second scored Logical Reasoning section replaces the Analytical Reasoning (logic games) section; the unscored section is either Logical Reasoning or Reading Comprehension.