I've talked before (notably here and here) about how the content of LSATs changes from test to test. But, there are even changes in the type of question forms you see. For example, in the early 1990s, Justify the Conclusion questions were rather rare, whereas in the 2000s they appeared relatively frequently. In Logic Games, Rule Substitution questions did not start appearing until June 2009. In Logical Reasoning, one question format that used to be very popular—the double-question stimulus—has not appeared in over 10 years. Is it gone, or will it come back?The double-question stimulus is a … [Read more...]
LSAT Test Archives: The October 2013 LSAT Post-Test Analysis
The October 2013 LSAT was given yesterday for the vast majority of test takers. A few test centers ran into weather problems (one in Louisiana closed as a result of Tropical Storm Karen, and another in South Dakota was closed. If you missed the test, LSAC will re-schedule your LSAT for one of the next few weekends, but you won't take the LSAT that was given yesterday). With most students sitting for the exam, how did they feel about the LSAT?Overall, not bad. Many students stated that they felt the Logic Games were straightforward--not easy but also not difficult. The section with the … [Read more...]
LSAT Test Archives: The October 2012 LSAT Logic Games… What Really Happened
Students who took the October 2012 LSAT (PrepTest 67) ran into a tough game at the end of the section, and for many students, that colored their test experience negatively. Let’s take a brief look at that Logic Games section, and review what occurred:Game #1: Student Speeches, a Grouping GameThis game is not that difficult, as long as you realize that the rules set up five distinct vertical blocks: GF, HF, GL, HL, and JL. Those five blocks, along with the rules that place some variables and create Not Laws for others, make the game quite manageable. The big downside is that there are … [Read more...]
LSAT Test Archives: The June 2010 Logic Games… What Really Happened
After the June 2010 LSAT concluded, in LSAT forums across the internet test takers were talking about the difficulty of the mulch/stone game and the photographer/writer travel game. Most students agreed that those two games were the most difficult, and there was much talk of how to solve those two games (in the abstract, of course, so as to not violate LSAC question posting guidelines). But were those really the two most difficult games on the test? The answer is, surprisingly, not really. Although those two games (which were presented third and fourth in the section) have elements of … [Read more...]