LSAT DATES
Official LSAT dates & Registration deadlines for the 2024-2025 Admissions Cycle can be found here
Below is a spherical representation of the 2024-2025 LSAT Administration dates & Registration Deadlines which can also be downloaded here.
2024 LSAT Dates:
September 4-7; October 1-5; November 6-9
2025 LSAT Dates:
January 15-18; February 7-8; April 10-12
** NOTE: LSAT scores remain on your record and can be used to apply to schools for up to FIVE (5) YEARS
Below is a spherical representation of the 2024-2025 LSAT Administration dates & Registration Deadlines which can also be downloaded here.
2024 LSAT Dates:
September 4-7; October 1-5; November 6-9
2025 LSAT Dates:
January 15-18; February 7-8; April 10-12
** NOTE: LSAT scores remain on your record and can be used to apply to schools for up to FIVE (5) YEARS
How LSAT Dates Correspond to Admissions Cycles
Every year, law schools accept applicants over an 11-month period (October through August) . Hence, an "admissions cycle" spans two years, while the LSAT is offered EIGHT (8) times during that cycle.
The first exam of any Admissions Cycle is offered in June. However, the most popular test dates are between September and January of an Admissions cycle.
Choosing an LSAT date in the Context of "Rolling Admissions"
Since law school admissions are rolling (i.e., students are accepted as they apply), it is best to take the LSAT early. Candidates who are seeking early admission to a specific school will have to take the test by October of the year prior to admission. All others can take the exam by January (of the year of admission), in order to apply to any rank of law school. Not all law schools accept the remaining LSAT dates (i.e., February or later ), but most law schools will accept scores from at least some of these test dates.
Generally, one must take the LSAT at least one month before the deadline to apply to any law school, since LSAT scores are released approximately 3 weeks after the exam is administered. In practice, however, even some first tier law schools (which tend to have the earliest application deadlines) make exceptions to these policies, since any law school can admit a qualified candidate at any time-- which is why every law school has a robust waitlist. Hence, a person who takes the June 2024 LSAT may be accepted by some law school in August 2024-- only two months after taking the exam. Alternatively, a candidate who applied to law school with a score from the June 2023 LSAT, may be placed on a waitlist and also be accepted in August 2024 (this last-minute admission usually happens when a member of the first year class withdraws abruptly before the semester begins). Though such acceptances demonstrate what is possible, they are atypical and relatively rare events. Consequently, all candidates are urged to take the LSAT as soon as possible, and to apply early in order to maximize the odds of admission and amount of funding they obtain (as scholarships funds can get depleted-- especially in public institutions-- before the application deadline for a given law school has expired).
For more information on how to pick an LSAT date click here.
Every year, law schools accept applicants over an 11-month period (October through August) . Hence, an "admissions cycle" spans two years, while the LSAT is offered EIGHT (8) times during that cycle.
The first exam of any Admissions Cycle is offered in June. However, the most popular test dates are between September and January of an Admissions cycle.
Choosing an LSAT date in the Context of "Rolling Admissions"
Since law school admissions are rolling (i.e., students are accepted as they apply), it is best to take the LSAT early. Candidates who are seeking early admission to a specific school will have to take the test by October of the year prior to admission. All others can take the exam by January (of the year of admission), in order to apply to any rank of law school. Not all law schools accept the remaining LSAT dates (i.e., February or later ), but most law schools will accept scores from at least some of these test dates.
Generally, one must take the LSAT at least one month before the deadline to apply to any law school, since LSAT scores are released approximately 3 weeks after the exam is administered. In practice, however, even some first tier law schools (which tend to have the earliest application deadlines) make exceptions to these policies, since any law school can admit a qualified candidate at any time-- which is why every law school has a robust waitlist. Hence, a person who takes the June 2024 LSAT may be accepted by some law school in August 2024-- only two months after taking the exam. Alternatively, a candidate who applied to law school with a score from the June 2023 LSAT, may be placed on a waitlist and also be accepted in August 2024 (this last-minute admission usually happens when a member of the first year class withdraws abruptly before the semester begins). Though such acceptances demonstrate what is possible, they are atypical and relatively rare events. Consequently, all candidates are urged to take the LSAT as soon as possible, and to apply early in order to maximize the odds of admission and amount of funding they obtain (as scholarships funds can get depleted-- especially in public institutions-- before the application deadline for a given law school has expired).
For more information on how to pick an LSAT date click here.