Acronym | LSAT |
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Type | Standardized test |
Administrator | Law School Admission Council |
Skills tested | Reading comprehension, logical reasoning, and (unscored) writing[1] |
Purpose | Admissions to Juris Doctor programs of law schools in the US, Canada, and some other countries[citation needed] |
Year started | 1948 (1948) |
Duration | 35 minutes for each of the 4 sections, for a total of 2 hours and 20 minutes (excluding breaks) + 50 minutes for Writing section |
Score range | 120 to 180, in 1 point increments |
Score validity | Scores of up to 12 tests taken since 1 June 2008 are valid |
Offered | As of 2023, 9 times a year, with dates listed on the LSAC website. |
Restrictions on attempts | Starting August 2023, no more than 5 attempts in 5 years, no more than 7 attempts in a lifetime. Exceptions may be granted for special circumstances.[2] |
Regions | Worldwide |
Languages | English |
Annual number of test takers | 105,883 in 2013–2014[3] |
Fee | LSAT fee: US$238 CAS fee: US$207 |
Used by | Law schools in the US, Canada, Australia and some other countries[citation needed] |
Website | www |
Acronym | LSAT |
---|---|
Type | Standardized test |
Administrator | Law School Admission Council |
Skills tested | Reading comprehension, logical reasoning, and (unscored) writing[1] |
Purpose | Admissions to Juris Doctor programs of law schools in the US, Canada, and some other countries[citation needed] |
Year started | 1948 (1948) |
Duration | 35 minutes for each of the 4 sections, for a total of 2 hours and 20 minutes (excluding breaks) + 50 minutes for Writing section |
Score range | 120 to 180, in 1 point increments |
Score validity | Scores of up to 12 tests taken since 1 June 2008 are valid |
Offered | As of 2023, 9 times a year, with dates listed on the LSAC website. |
Restrictions on attempts | Starting August 2023, no more than 5 attempts in 5 years, no more than 7 attempts in a lifetime. Exceptions may be granted for special circumstances.[2] |
Regions | Worldwide |
Languages | English |
Annual number of test takers | 105,883 in 2013–2014[3] |
Fee | LSAT fee: US$238 CAS fee: US$207 |
Used by | Law schools in the US, Canada, Australia and some other countries[citation needed] |
Website | www |