LSAT
Pre-law school exam
The LSAT is the Law School Admission Test, a standardized exam required for admission to most American and Canadian law schools.
It tests logical reasoning, analytical thinking, and reading comprehension—skills considered essential for legal study.
LSAT scores, combined with undergraduate grades, heavily influence law school admissions decisions: She spent six months preparing for the LSAT.
Structured thought process
- reading comprehensionUnderstanding written material
- analytical reasoningStructured evaluation of information
- logic gamesProblems solved through reasoning
- stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
passage · answer choices · strengthen · weaken · diagramming
Statistical ranking threshold
- raw scoreUnmodified numerical result
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- 180Degrees in straight angle
- 170Integer following 169
median · writing sample · reportable · highest score · average score
Science of valid reasoning
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- deductionConclusion from premises
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
argumentation · comprehension · evaluation · critical thinking · validity · assumptions · premises · conclusions
Deliberate learning effort
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- prep courseTraining for standardized tests
- tutorIndividual instruction provider
- drillHole-boring device
diagnostic · blueprint · Princeton Review · Kaplan · Khan Academy · prep book · study schedule · untimed
Formal request document
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
- candidatePerson seeking selection
- GPACumulative academic score
transcript · recommendation · diversity statement · admissions committee · tuition · scholarship · financial aid · prerequisite
logical reasoning
Structured thought process
- reading comprehensionUnderstanding written material
- analytical reasoningStructured evaluation of information
- logic gamesProblems solved through reasoning
stimulus · passage · answer choices · strengthen · weaken · diagramming
percentile
Statistical ranking threshold
170 · median · writing sample · reportable · highest score · average score
logic
Science of valid reasoning
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- deductionConclusion from premises
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
reasoning · argumentation · comprehension · evaluation · critical thinking · validity · assumptions · premises · conclusions · fallacies
study
Deliberate learning effort
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- prep courseTraining for standardized tests
- tutorIndividual instruction provider
drill · diagnostic · blueprint · Princeton Review · Kaplan · Khan Academy · prep book · study schedule · untimed · timed
application
Formal request document
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
- candidatePerson seeking selection
GPA · transcript · recommendation · diversity statement · admissions committee · tuition · scholarship · financial aid · prerequisite · credential
- examsexam, quiz, final exam, midterm, finals
- teststests, exam, exams, quiz, quizzes
- assessmentsassessments, evaluation, evaluations, tests, exam
- Entrance Examsentrance exams, admission tests, SAT, ACT, GRE
- law schoollegal education, 1L, first year, JD, JD degree
- mental testsintelligence, mental ability, aptitude, cognition, verbal reasoning