With the goal to find out how they will score on the LSAT, the Law School Admission Test, 37 SHSU students arrived on the Huntsville campus at 9:30 am on Saturday, October 21 to take a Mock LSAT. Assessing skills that are needed in law school and in the practice of law, the LSAT tests reading comprehension, analytical reasoning (sometimes called the Logic Games section), and logical reasoning (often termed the argumentative section). The LEAP Center offers a Mock LSAT at no charge in fall and spring semesters. In spring semesters, the Mock LSAT is limited to members of the SHSU Pre-Law Society.
Beginning with the August 2024 LSAT, the scored portion of the LSAT will consist of one Reading Comprehension section and two Logical Reasoning sections. Although the LSAT will continue to assess the analytical reasoning skills of LSAT takers, the LSAT will no longer use the format of Logic Games. Glen Stohr, lead instructional designer for prelaw programs at the education company Kaplan, opined that the second Logical Reasoning section “will include a heightened focus on word problems.”
There is no change in the structure of the LSAT between now and the June 2024 LSAT. The rigorous research conducted by lsac.org on the updating of the LSAT structural change as of August 2024 confirms that the new approach will not impact the overall LSAT scores. In addition, there will be no impact on the high correlation between LSAT scores and first-year law school success.
For more information or questions on the LSAT, the SHSU Pre-Law Society, or pre-law and law school advising, please contact Jean Loveall at jal072@shsu.edu.
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