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The '''LSAT''' is the ''Law School Admission Test'', a multiple-choice test for assessing candidates for entry into [[law school]]. The test is graded on a scale from 120 to 180, with 180 being a perfect score.
==The Test==
Composed of four sections - 1 of reading comprehension, 1 "logic games" section, and 2 logical reasoning sections - the LSAT seeks to test a candidate's capabilities of logical reasoning.
Since the test is composed of a known quantity of sections, and a known set of questions, it is a test which may - and must - be "studied for." Law school candidates are advised to take a preparatory course in addition to studying rigorously on their own, as not all of the reasoning skills tested will be natural to the candidate.
==Benchmarks==
Typically, a 170 is enough to, coupled with a positive undergraduate grade point average, guarantee admission to the top-10 American law schools. A 172 is generally enough to guarantee admission to at least one of the top-5 American law schools.<ref>In order, Yale, Stanford, Harvard, NYU, Columbia.</ref> Each individual point, then, is very valuable.
==References==
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[[category:Law]]
==The Test==
Composed of four sections - 1 of reading comprehension, 1 "logic games" section, and 2 logical reasoning sections - the LSAT seeks to test a candidate's capabilities of logical reasoning.
Since the test is composed of a known quantity of sections, and a known set of questions, it is a test which may - and must - be "studied for." Law school candidates are advised to take a preparatory course in addition to studying rigorously on their own, as not all of the reasoning skills tested will be natural to the candidate.
==Benchmarks==
Typically, a 170 is enough to, coupled with a positive undergraduate grade point average, guarantee admission to the top-10 American law schools. A 172 is generally enough to guarantee admission to at least one of the top-5 American law schools.<ref>In order, Yale, Stanford, Harvard, NYU, Columbia.</ref> Each individual point, then, is very valuable.
==References==
<references/>
[[category:Law]]