Practice essay?

machlaw4

I'm taking the LSAT this month (Feb 2021) and was wondering if I should do anything before the test to prepare for the essay (I haven't done any essay prep yet). Advice would be very much appreciated!

TheMommaBear

I personally didn’t do any prep and felt good about my submissions (I had to redo it because my first was flagged for security issues). Stick to the basic formula: 1) intro where you identify which position you plan to take 2) a paragraph where you introduce three arguments for your position 3) another paragraph where you introduce counter arguments that you ultimate defend against, 4) a paragraph where you discuss the merits of the option you didn’t choose, and why it’s not the best choice and, 5) conclusion where you reiterate your choice.

canihazJD

Powerscore has a good writeup to familiarize yourself with the format. There are a bunch more online as well.

https://blog.powerscore.com/lsat/the-ultimate-guide-to-the-lsat-writing-sample/

You can practice with the prompts on the pdf versions of the PTs... hit me up if you want some of the past prompts.

machlaw4

@TheMommaBear Wow that is super detailed! Thank you so much for the advice

machlaw4

@canihazJD thank you! I will definitely go check that out