LSAC has just made a major announcement covering everything from the next 16-months’ worth of test dates to the future of the LSAT’s format. In episode 79 of the PodCast, Jon and Dave give a rundown of everything they’ve learned so far, as well as their take on these breaking developments! … [Read more...]
LSAC Announces Tests Through June 2022 & More
LSAC has just made a major announcement covering everything from the next 16-months’ worth of test dates to the future format of the LSAT. What follows is a rundown of everything we’ve learned so far, as well as PowerScore’s take on these developments! The Next Nine Test Dates First, we now know the official test dates for every LSAT through June 2022. These dates represent the first day of each test week, with exams offered over several days … [Read more...]
LSAT Podcast Episode 78: What’s the Deal With Addenda?
As we move deeper into this year’s admissions cycle, applicants naturally wonder what, if anything, they can still do to improve their acceptance odds. In this week’s episode, Dave and Jon offer advice on a critical decision: how and when to submit law school addenda, informing admissions committees of the circumstances behind less-than-stellar application elements and allowing them to better interpret blemishes on your record. If you’re on the … [Read more...]
Admissions Mental Health: One Student’s Story
In the first part of this blog, PowerScore CEO and LSAT Bibles author Dave Killoran discussed the stresses of applying to law school. The following story is from a student applying to Top 14 law schools this cycle.I write to you on a Wednesday afternoon. In the law school admissions world, Wednesday is typically the day when a few selected applicants are lifted from their depths of despair into the utopia that is being an admitted student. … [Read more...]
Retaking the LSAT When You’ve Seen All of the Practice Questions
If you are thinking about retaking the LSAT and you’ve practiced so much that you’ve seen most of the questions (or at least all of the problems of one type, such as Logic Games), what should you do? This can be pretty tricky question, because once you’ve seen a question, you are more likely remember the correct answer, and that takes away the originality, surprise, and challenge of the question. The Teaching Test While I can’t produce a time … [Read more...]
LSAT Podcast Episode 77: The January 2021 LSAT-Flex Review
With the January 2021 LSAT-Flex week coming to an end, Jon and Dave are finally free to tell you all about it! Join them as they break down all of the content used this week—including the international LSATs—and offer their take on everything from overall difficulty, unusual moments, and scale predictions for every possible test configuration. … [Read more...]
LSAT-Flex Prep Resources, Tips, and Predictions
Ever since the LSAT transitioned to the at-home LSAT-Flex format (at least temporarily) in the spring of 2020, we’ve been in constant touch with LSAC to receive the most-up-to-date information, developments, and tweaks to the new format. Since the LSAT-Flex’s genesis, there’ve been a lot of articles, podcasts, and webinars on the topic. It can be tough to track it all down! Keeping that in mind, here’s a compilation of all of those LSAT-Flex … [Read more...]
LSAT Podcast Episode 76: How to Resolve Resolve Questions
The first episode of the new year sees Dave and Jon tackle one of their all-time favorite Logical Reasoning question types: Resolve the Paradox! Tune in as they explain exactly how these questions work, outline the best approach for solving them, and reveal a comprehensive series of specific categories highlighting the test makers’ favorite Paradox scenarios. … [Read more...]
Free LSAT Prep
PowerScore gives away more free LSAT resources than any other LSAT company. You can attend a free webinar, read informative articles on the Blog, listen to a podcast, and more. Let’s take a look!All the Free ResourcesFree Webinars — PowerScore regularly runs free LSAT and Admissions webinars, and we cover important topics such as Conditional Reasoning, Causal Reasoning, Common Flaws, Basic Linear Games, Admissions 101, and many … [Read more...]
Update: The 2021 LSAT Bibles
One of the most common questions I receive right now is: when are the 2021 LSAT Bibles coming out? Usually the answer is an easy one, and by January they are typically out. But 2020 was obviously one of the strangest years in history. And so the answer this year isn’t as easy as usual. The LSAT Bibles Usually Come Out in the Fall I typically make changes to the books in the fall of each year, after I wait to see what has happened with the LSATs … [Read more...]
Will There Be More 2021 LSAT Dates?
Update! On 2.17.21, LSAC announced tests through June 2022. Currently, the LSAC website has tests scheduled in January, February, and April of 2021. But where are the test dates for later in the year? Will there be more 2021 LSAT dates posted soon? We’ve had a lot of questions lately from students who are anxiously waiting to see if there will be more dates, so let’s talk about what we will see. What Did LSAC Do In 2019 and 2020? In 2019, the … [Read more...]
LSAT Score Release Dates: Scheduled vs. Actual Comparison 2004-2021
This article was last updated May 27th, 2022 As the score release date for each LSAT administration nears, tensions run high among test takers. The moment of truth is at hand, and you're days or even hours from knowing exactly how you did. In the past, LSAC confused things further by nearly always releasing scores days in advance of their "official score release date." Because of this, there was uncertainty and anxiety about the process. … [Read more...]
The LSAT Scoring Scale and Your Percentile
Let me preface this post with an explanation of my intent. I think when almost everyone approaches their LSAT administration there are moments when scores occasionally plateau, and performance feels stagnant. As a result, and understandably, motivation can quickly vanish. This is apparent in the mid-ranges as students creep their way through the 140s and 150s, grinding for every point. People starting out and generally scoring lower find that … [Read more...]
LSAT Podcast Episode 75: State of the LSAT Union – 2020 Recap & 2021 Preview
2020 was a year of unprecedented change, from test cancellations amid quarantine orders to the introduction of the LSAT Flex. In this strange year's final PodCast, Jon and Dave recap the past twelve months—highlighting the pivotal LSAT developments, good and bad—before previewing what 2021 has in store. Be sure to stick around until the episode's end, as they also offer a first-ever glimpse at several new prep projects currently in the works! … [Read more...]