THE LSAT: A COMPLETE BEGINNER'S GUIDE

If you've decided to go to law school, the LSAT is the first serious obstacle you'll face. You don't need to know anything about law to take it, but you do need to understand what it demands and how to prepare.

This intro page gives you a general overview of all of it, it's a condensation of the rest of the 14-post series. You can use the menu on the left to skip to whatever topic is most relevant to you.

Here I give you the basic info on what the test is and what's at stake, the core analytical skills the test is built on, how the two scored sections work, how to structure your preparation, and the logistics from registration through post-test decisions. As mentioned, each section links to posts that cover those topics in a lot more detail and that make up the rest of this complete beginner's guide to the LSAT.