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All about the LSAT

Not ready to dive straight into a practice test? Want to know more about what you’re getting yourself into? Start with the video below to learn more about the Law School Admission Test (LSAT).

All about PrepTests

If you’re going to take the LSAT, you’re going to need to prepare. That’s where practice tests come in. The organization behind the LSAT, known as LSAC (the Law School Admission Council), makes copies of past tests available for practice. These “PrepTests,” as they’re formally known, are a crucial resource as you prepare.

Taking a PrepTest gives you a realistic idea of three things:

1. What it feels like to take the test
2. What kind of score you could expect to get if you took the LSAT now
3. What parts of the test you have difficulty with

LSAC makes four PrepTests available at no cost, and those are the same tests you’ll get access to with a free 7Sage account. (50+ more PrepTests are available to paid users.)

You can also access PrepTests directly through LSAC’s LawHub site. Just know, though, that after you take a test on LawHub, it spits out your score with no analysis or explanation. We try to do you one better by breaking down which elements of the test gave you trouble and where you should focus your study efforts. We also give in-depth explanations for each question to show you how to think through the test like a high scorer.

Want to know what score you’d get if you took the LSAT right now, and where to focus your study efforts? Take a free PrepTest and get detailed feedback:

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Make the most of your practice test

If you’re ready to get serious about prepping for the LSAT and want to take a practice test, here are some tips to help you get the most out of it.

1. Expect the test to be hard.

This isn’t meant to discourage you. In fact, it’s meant to encourage you—to be realistic. If you’ve never taken a PrepTest before, don’t expect to sail through it and come out with a stellar score. People study for months or even years before they start scoring well. Treat this practice test more like a scouting mission: you want to see what you’re up against and where you need to reinforce your skills before taking on the LSAT for real.

2. Take the test under realistic conditions.

When you take the LSAT for real, you’ll need to be in a quiet, distraction-free space with no one else in the room. You’ll be allowed earplugs, but no headphones. Your phone will need to be turned off and kept out of reach. You can only have one monitor in front of you—no extra screens or devices. You should take your practice test under the same conditions in order to get an accurate impression of what you’re up against. Find a calm area away from roommates, coworkers, significant others, pets, parents, whatever. Set aside any devices except the computer you’re using for the test, and give yourself the space to focus.

3. Take it all in one sitting.

The LSAT is a long test. All told, it takes 2.5 hours. Here’s the breakdown:

• Section 1: 35 minutes

  (Short Break: 1 minute)

• Section 2: 35 minutes

  (Long Break: 10 minutes)

• Section 3: 35 minutes

  (Short Break: 1 minute)

• Section 4: 35 minutes

7Sage’s digital tester follows the same structure, because it’s important for your practice test to fully simulate the real thing. Yes, it can be hard to find the time for an entire practice test, but if you’re serious about taking the LSAT, you’ll have to make time sooner or later. You can’t split the test up into smaller chunks on test day, so treat your practice test the same way. Take the whole thing in one sitting. It’s a slog, no doubt about it, but that’s just the LSAT for you. Best to get used to it now.

4. Use the breaks.

You get two short breaks (1 minute each) and one long break (10 minutes) during the actual test. Take those breaks during your practice test too. It can be tempting to just skip them to get through the test a little faster, but trust us: it’s not worth it. You should especially take advantage of the 10-minute break between sections 2 and 3. Drink some water, do some jumping jacks, get psyched for round two. Your brain will thank you for the downtime.

5. Don’t waste time on the intro text for each section.

Each section on the LSAT has a little intro page that pops up when you first start it. The page explains the purpose and format of that section. Don’t waste time reading it. The clock is already ticking at that point, and the instructions basically amount to “read the question and choose the best answer.” If you’re not already familiar with the format of each section, go back and watch this video. It’ll give you a good idea of what to expect.

6. Be ready to skip questions.

On most tests you’ve taken, you probably started at the beginning and finished at the end. First question 1, then question 2, and so on. Makes perfect sense, right? Not so on the LSAT. It’s completely normal to skip questions and come back to them later. In fact, it’s pretty much necessary if you want a good score. The LSAT throws some curve-ball questions into the mix to try to derail you, suck up time, and sap your motivation. Don’t fall for it. If a question seems especially hard or confusing, don’t waste time getting bogged down by it. Skip it and come back at the end of the section.

7. There’s no such thing as a close call between answer choices.

On the subject of hard questions, know this: the test-maker is infuriatingly good at creating trap answer choices that seem like they could be right in a certain light. You’re very likely to find yourself stuck between two attractive options on a number of questions. But there’s always a good reason why each wrong answer is actually wrong. (Trust us—we’ve dissected every single question out there.) So you’ll never run into a question where one answer is just a teensy bit more right than the others. One answer choice is definitely right, and the other four are definitely wrong. When you think two answers look equally right, skip the question for now and come back later. Sometimes, a fresh perspective is all you need.

Now that you’re prepared to take a practice test, sign up for free and dive in:

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After you’ve finished a PrepTest

Step 1: Blind review

When you take the test for real, there’s nothing to do after the timer hits zero (besides celebrating). Your test is submitted and you’re done.

But at 7Sage, we think reviewing your practice test is critical to the learning process, so we always let you check back over your answers. In fact, we recommend that you take a second look at certain questions, and let you change your answer if you think you got one wrong.

We call this process “blind review” because you’re reviewing your work while still blind to the right answers. We even score your test twice: once based on how you did under timed conditions, and again based on how you did after changing any answers during blind review. Your blind review score reveals what you could get at your current skill level if you weren’t limited by time.

That said, you don’t need to do your review immediately after finishing the test. In fact, we recommend you don’t. You just took a 2.5-hour test! Go relax, hydrate, touch grass and all that. But you should come back when you’re ready and blind review your answers.

Once you’ve got both scores—your realistic timed score and your untimed blind review score—it’s time to get down to the business of improving.

Step 2: Compare your blind review score to your goal score

How you prepare for the LSAT will depend on how your blind review score compares to your goal score. Think about your goal score this way: it’s the minimum score you’ll be happy with. If you don’t reach that score on test day, you already know you’ll sign up for a retake if at all possible. And if you hit that score, you’ll be partying (or at least content).

Don’t have a goal score in mind yet? Need help figuring out what it should be? Here’s some advice.

Once you have your goal score, you can start making sense of how you scored on your practice test. If your blind review score is at or above your goal score, congrats! It means you already know how to get enough answers right in theory, and your main worry at this point is speed. You just need to get those same answers right under time pressure. You’ll want to get strategic about your timing on each question, learning where to make quick calls and where to slow down.

If your blind review score is below your goal score, don’t panic—this is the situation most people find themselves in. It means that you’d benefit from learning more of the theory of LSAT logic and argumentation. You’ll want to improve how you dissect arguments, identify assumptions, and recognize logical patterns in ways that the LSAT rewards.

For a detailed overview of how to study once you’ve got your PrepTest results, see this discussion.

Practice tests aren’t the only way to practice

PrepTests are great at telling you how you’re performing and where you need to improve, but they’re less great at telling you how to improve. For example, maybe you had a rough time on the questions about describing argumentative flaws. You need to get better at those before test day. Good to know. So what next?

You’ll want lessons that can point you in the right direction and show you how to mend your mistakes. And you’ll want to practice what you’ve learned in those lessons by doing customized drills that let you apply what you’re learning to your weakest areas.

We’ve got you covered. 7Sage’s curriculum is famous (notorious, even) for leaving no stone unturned. We’re the biggest LSAT nerds in the world, and we get this test. We want you to get it too. That’s what our curriculum is for.

And you’ll know exactly when you get it—and how much you get it—thanks to personalized analytics. Every PrepTest and every drill you take is automatically analyzed to highlight what you should focus on next to get the most out of your study time and attain the highest score possible.