With the 2009-2010 application season quickly approaching, it’s time for law school candidates to begin signing up and preparing for the LSAT. The first official test date, is today, June 8th. It marks the start of this year’s LSAT schedule.
The official test dates and locations can be found on the LSAC website. Below is a list of the LSAT test dates for the 2009-2010 application season:
Monday, June 8, 2009
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
The majority of applicants are expected to attend the Saturday test days, as the Monday and Tuesday tests are generally reserved for Sabbath observers. All scheduled LSAT tests will begin at 8:30 a.m. – the exception being the June 8th test, which will begin a 12:30 p.m.
Generally, it is recommended that applicants take the LSAT before the February test dates, as many of the top schools, including Harvard, Stanford and NYU, require that candidates take the LSAT no later than the December proceeding the year they hope to matriculate. If this is at the case at your target schools, you may want to consider signing up for the September test to ensure that you have a fallback date in the event that you do not perform up to your expectations the first time around.
Once you’ve decided on a test date, it will be time to start preparing – it’s never too early to begin taking practice exams and reading through review books. Doing so will help you get a sense of your current weaknesses, allowing you to devote adequate time addressing them before you sit for the exam. To find sample questions or to purchase practice tests, you may want to visit the LSAC website.
We wish you the best of luck as you begin preparing for this important element of the application process!
