Law School Admission Test (LSAT)

The Law School Admission Test 2022 or LSAT 2022 is an exam conducted internationally by the Law School Admission Council or LSAC.

LSAT is an integral part of law school admission in the United States, Canada, and several other countries, and is the only admission test accepted by ABA-accredited law schools.

The LSAT is conducted on predefined dates at various different testing centres worldwide. LSAT scores are calculated on a 120 to 180 point scale for each section and the average of these scores or the final LSAT score is also calculated on a scale of 120-140. The LSAT 2022 scores will be valid for up to five years from the date of the test. 

Eligibility

There are no specific eligibility criteria for writing the LSAT exam. However, candidates are required to meet the individual eligibility criteria for the prospective college or university of application. Additionally, as LSAT is meant for admission to postgraduate programmes in the legal domain, the candidate is generally expected to have completed his or her undergraduate education in related fields.

LSAT 2022 Exam Pattern

Mode: Till June 2022, LSAC has announced that the LSAT exam will be conducted online due to COVID 19.

The LSAT 2022 exam comprises five sections which of 35 minutes duration each comprising multiple choice questions. Of the five sections, one section is a variable section that is unscored and doesn’t contribute to the candidate’s final score. The unscored section cannot be differentiated from the four scored sections until the candidate receives his or her score report. Additionally, a 35-minute writing sample is also required. The writing sample is unscored but is sent along with the final scorecard to all the colleges/universities to which the candidate applies. There is no negative marking in any of the sections of the LSAT 2022 exam.

LSAT 2022 Application Process

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment: Credit Card | Debit Card

Registration for the April-June 2022 LSAT administrations is now open.

To apply for the LSAT 2022 exam, candidates are required to have a registered LSAC account.

• Candidate must create the LSAC account via the official registration link provided.
• Candidate must fill in the LSAT 2022 application/registration details required in order to successfully create an account.
• The candidate can then pick an LSAT 2022 test date and test centre as per the candidate’s requirement.
• The candidate must pay the registration fee in order to complete the LSAT application process.

The registration fee for LSAT 2022 is USD 200. There is no additional fee charged if you change the test date before the deadline of the test you registered for. An additional fee of USD 125 is required for rescheduling the test date or changing the test centre till ten days after the registration deadline. However, the candidate needs to pay the entire registration amount i.e., USD 200 again to make changes in the test date or centre after ten days of the registration deadline and before the test.

LSAT 2022 syllabus

LSAT is administered in two parts. The first part comprises multiple-choice questions and the second part is an unscored LSAT writing sample.

From August 2021, an additional unscored variable section has been introduced apart from the three scored sections. There will be a 10-minute break between the second and third sections. However, the unscored section can come in any order during the test.

The three scored sections consisting of MCQs are:

• Logical Reasoning
• Analytical Reasoning
• Reading Comprehension

The second part of the LSAT i.e., the writing sample is and administered separately and conducted online through secure proctoring software.

Candidates can choose the date of appearing for the writing sample as early as eight days prior to the date of the first part of the LSAT. The writing sample is used to analyse candidates’ reasoning, clarity, organisation, language usage, and writing mechanics. It is also sent to all the Law schools/colleges that the candidate applies for.

LSAT 2022 important dates