LSAT Writing Sample

The LSAT Writing Sample always comes at the end of the test. Although the Writing Sample is not scored, a copy of what you write is sent to the law schools that receive your LSAT score report. In the Writing Sample, you must read a case and then argue for one of two possible scenarios.

Only law school admissions officers really know for sure whether your performance on the LSAT Writing Sample has any impact on your chances of admission. According to the LSAC, "law schools are interested in how skillfully you support the position you take and how clearly you express that position." Although this may be true, law schools are much more interested in your overall LSAT score, and the Writing Sample has absolutely no effect on that.

Be warned, however, that ignoring the Writing Sample or obviously not taking it seriously will make a very bad impression on law school admissions committees, because that's not following the rules, and law schools dislike applicants who ignore rules.

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