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I would like to.

So, please let me know--how does the test booklet look like? How many pages do you get? I don't want to run out of space. Is there sufficient space for pre-writing??

Please don't take it seriously.

Edit: just to indulge you: theres a few short paragraphs in the prompt then like 1.5 pages of lines to write a poorly constructed essay. I think. Plenty of space.

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BrownieD wrote:I would like to.

So, please let me know--how does the test booklet look like? How many pages do you get? I don't want to run out of space. Is there sufficient space for pre-writing??

You literally don't need to know any of this in advance. When you see how much space you have and what it looks like, you just write and give it your best shot. Has zero effect so long as you can string together a few coherent sentences.

Only in very few cases does it matter...likely only for international applicants otherwise no need to worry

I've heard that some schools will either use it as grounds to reject an applicant if it is very poorly written, or compare it to your letters of recommendation, in order to make sure that you didn't write them yourself and then have a professor sign...

In any case, if you have made it through 3+ years of undergraduate exams then you are already adequately prepared for the writing sample.

Judgeasaurus_Rex wrote:In any case, if you have made it through 3+ years of undergraduate exams then you are already adequately prepared for the writing sample.

+1. But seriously don't take it seriously (beyond answering the question).

I highly doubt the writing sample can help you, even if it's beautifully written.

I imagine the only way it can hurt you is if A) it shows a clear inability to communicate in English or B) you draw a giant dick on the page and hand that in.

Seriously, don't worry about it. Even if you put in a ton of effort and craft an essay for the ages, no one is going to care. Focus your energy on the parts of the test that matter.

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There are much better ways to spend your spare time if you've totally mastered the rest of LSAT sections.

I'm curious what people have heard about the writing sample? What is it actually used for? I've only really heard speculation from prep companies and other TLS users. There must be a reason that they throw it in there.

Just doing my due diligence in case having a wonderful essay helps, even if by 0.1%. It must be there for some reason.

(I have no life. I am dedicating all my free time to the LSAT. I'd like to have no regrets for this thing.)

Clemenceau wrote:Please don't take it seriously.

Edit: just to indulge you: theres a few short paragraphs in the prompt then like 1.5 pages of lines to write a poorly constructed essay. I think. Plenty of space.

1.5 pages? Thanks for letting me know. Just wanted to know the difference between practice exam book space and the real test.

Judgeasaurus_Rex wrote:I'm curious what people have heard about the writing sample? What is it actually used for? I've only really heard speculation from prep companies and other TLS users. There must be a reason that they throw it in there.

This is speculation, but possibly 1) to confirm you wrote the rest of your application? if your PS/DS etc are glittering polished prose, and your writing sample is scarcely readable, you probably got a LOT of "help" with your application and a law school might think twice about your ability to do the work; and 2) to pretend that the application process is actually holistic.

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Please just write in what you see. It's not a huge philosophical question. You can generally answer in ~5 paragraphs. The estimate with 1.5 pages is pretty much right. They give you a problem and two possible solutions, then you pick your side and write. I think it's really only used to make sure you didn't write the LOR and it's similar in diction to your DS/PS.

There is literally no reason to fret about it.