Self-study
I am in the process of going through the LSAT Writing Lessons in anticipation of completing the argumentative writing portion of the test.
However, I noticed that the introductory article "LSAT Argumentative Writing and How to Prepare" is outdated and repeatedly references an important update coming "August 2024," as well as numerous other outdated claims and predictions. Please update the article to reflect the writing portion as it exists in the 2026-27 cycle; reading it I worry that I am being misled by outdated facts and predictions.
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that article already talks about what changed from before August 2024 to then after August 2024. It talks about how the essay used to be simpler than it is now and how people had less time than we do now. It's not outdated, the article talks about the current way we're supposed to write the essay with one question given and various perspectives supplied for us to use when arguing our side.
@Elecoo "So, if you’re planning to take the test any time between now and June 2025, you can rest easy. Your writing sample won’t be scored. Beyond that point, though... we’ll just have to wait and see. The LSAT loves to keep us on our toes!"
The article is outdated because it refers to the 2024-2025 testing cycle in the future tense, when it is in fact in the past. The article suggests multiple times that there are changes coming to the argumentative writing section in the near future, and the fact that the article is at least two years old makes me wonder if it actually reflects changes that have occurred since the article was published.