Austin LSAT Prep

The LSAT exam will be undergoing major changes in August 2024. Whether you excel at Logic Games may play a part in your decision to take the exam early next year or next fall. Read more about the LSAT's requirements, both now and in the future: https://www.austinlsat.com/about-the-lsat

Although we understand the purpose behind the Logic Games, we support in the LSAC in its decision to end the Games as being heavy on visual presentation and therefore disadvantaging to unsighted test-takers.

Big news: The analytical reasoning on the LSAT exam will be gone in 2024. Better known as the "logic games," that section will be replaced with an additional logical reasoning section in August 2024.

https://www.lsac.org/lsat/lsat-changes-coming-august-2024

From the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) press release:

"The August 2024 update is backed by rigorous research, including analysis of over 200,000 test sessions, ensuring the test's reliability and validity. The research confirms that the revised approach would have virtually no impact on overall scores. The research also confirms that the revised approach will have virtually no impact on the strong correlation between LSAT test scores and first-year law school success."

Read more on the change: https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/law-school-admission-test-drop-logic-games-questions-exam-2023-10-18/

From the article:

"Kirstin Theis-Alvarez, dean of admissions at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, said that some people may be tempted to wait until next year to take the LSAT because they think the new version will be easier. 'I've seen the data—it won't,' she said."

Law School Admission Test to drop 'logic games' questions from exam The Law School Admission Test will ditch the so-called “logic games” section of the exam in 2024, according to the organization that creates the test, marking a major change to the exam's content.

Recommendation: If you have the option, choose a test center to take your LSAT exam, in preference to the online version.

> September LSAT exam: "At least several hundred" remote test takers were disconnected from their exams due to an 10-15 minute outage - "nearly all" but not all were to complete their exams. No word on if these test-takers were allowed extended testing times to make up for the time lost.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/law-school-admission-test-takers-hit-with-tech-problems-again-2023-09-08/

> August LSAT exam: ~5,000 remote LSAT takers were locked out of the test or faced hours-long delays while connecting with proctors, because not enough proctors being available.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/demand-in-person-lsat-swells-after-remote-exam-misfires-2023-08-17/

Be aware that if more people choose in-person testing, fewer testing center slots will be available. Register as soon as you believe that you are prepared to take the exam - and take your preparation very, very seriously, because you may have less flexibility to register for a later date.

Law School Admission Test takers hit with tech problems, again Law School Admission Test takers encountered technical glitches on Friday—the second time in two months that examinees have faced such problems.

With law school applications opening up soon, now is a good time to focus on getting a good LSAT score. But what is a good LSAT score? For the following schools, the median LSAT score is 172.

175 LSAT score
Yale Law School
174 LSAT score
Harvard Law School
173 LSAT score
The University of Chicago Law School
Stanford Law School
Columbia Law School
172 LSAT score
Washu Law
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
NYU School of Law
Cornell Law School
171 LSAT score
University of Virginia School of Law
University of Michigan Law School
UCLA School of Law
Northwestern Law
Georgetown Law

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/the-short-list-grad-school/articles/law-schools-where-students-had-the-highest-lsat-scores

If you are ready to get serious about preparing for the LSAT exam in Austin, Texas, our next LSAT course begins September 12: https://www.austinlsat.com/lsat-prep/lsat-course - Tutoring is also available.

US News provided a list of the law schools with the lowest acceptance rates (under 12%):

Yale Law School - 6% acceptance

Stanford Law School - 7% acceptance

Boston College Law School - 10% acceptance

Harvard Law School - 10% acceptance

University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School - 10% acceptance

Duke University School of Law - 11%

Columbia Law School - 12%

University of California, Berkeley - School of Law - 12%

These schools have median LSAT scores ranging from 175 to 166.

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/the-short-list-grad-school/articles/law-schools-that-are-hardest-to-get-into

12 Law Schools That Are Hardest to Get Into The average acceptance rate at these schools was around 30 percentage points below the national average, per U.S. News data.

What law schools look for can differ from what employers are most interested in. Recruiters tend to grab the resume that jumps out at them from the pile, and then move on quickly. In contrast, law school admissions committee members take the time to carefully review each resume. The resume that you provide with your law school application should provide a summary of your relevant experiences....emphasis on RELEVANT to law school.

https://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/law-admissions-lowdown/articles/how-to-write-a-resume-for-law-school-applications

How to Write a Resume for Law School Applications Law schools look for tailored resumes that communicate professionally and concisely – like lawyers. Here are six tips.

With the widespread discussion on new uses of artificial intelligence in the legal world, the news story of a Texas lawyer who relied heavily on AI to create a legal brief - and accidentally included "bogus judicial decisions with bogus quotes and bogus internal citations" - has made waves.

Lawyer cites fake cases generated by ChatGPT in legal brief The high-profile incident in a federal case highlights the need for lawyers to verify the legal insights generated by AI-powered tools.

The US News & World Report law school rankings have been released. The rankings were delayed, and a large number of law schools declined to participate this year. The methodology of the ranking has also changed: the outcomes of employment and successful bar exam passage were more heavily weighted, while LSAT scores and undergraduate GPAs of incoming students were still included but less heavily weighted.

The Top 10 ranked law schools were:

No. 1 (tie) - Stanford Law School & Yale Law School
No. 2 - The University of Chicago Law School
No. 3 - University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
No. 4 (tie) - Harvard Law School & NYU School of Law & Duke Law School
No. 5 (tie) - Columbia Law School & University of Virginia School of Law
No. 6 (tie) - UC Berkeley School of Law & Northwestern Law & University of Michigan Law School
No. 7 - Cornell Law School
No. 8 - UCLA School of Law
No. 9 - Georgetown Law
No. 10 (tie) - USC Gould School of Law & University of Minnesota Law School & Vanderbilt University Law School

Read more about this year's law school rankings: https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/revamped-us-news-law-school-rankings-yield-major-shifts-2023-05-11/

Revamped US News law school rankings yield major shifts U.S. News & World Report on Thursday released its new law school rankings, capping off unprecedented tumult over the annual list that included a boycott by nearly a third of law schools and a more than three-week delay caused by data problems.

LSAT test-takers will have the option to take the exam in a test center, starting in August 2023! (The online LSAT exam will also remain as an option.)

https://www.lsac.org/lsat/about/test-center-modality

The LSAT at a Test Center | The Law School Admission Council Taking the LSAT at a Test Center Find out if this option is the right one for you A New Option for the 2023-2024 Testing Year As a precautionary measure during the COVID-19 pandemic, LSAC ceased administering the LSAT at test centers. Although the remotely proctored LSAT has been highly successful,....