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murrdah · Joined: 04 Mar 2007 Location: Yeosu, Korea

Has anyone taken the LSATs or is planning to take the LSATs here in Korea? I am looking for information. At the moment I have scowered the LSAC website for relevant information and have come up with little to none about the availability in Korea. I know that it must be possible to take them judging from previous posts. However I am unsure as to: Where is it possible? How to register? etc. I am planning to take the test in Dec 2007.

Currently I am located in Yeosu, so taking the test in Seoul would be second choice, and first choice would be a place like Gwangu or Busan which are closer.

Any help would be appreciated. Also anyone out here with info about cramming and studying for the test would be helpful too.

Sine qua non · Joined: 18 Feb 2007

Their website seems to show a couple of testing locations in China, several in Japan, one in Taiwan, but none in Korea.

tarheelinkorea · Joined: 25 Oct 2006

I took the test last year. The only thing I did was buy study books and take lots of tests. There are lots of brands you can buy and they all have good tips and practice tests. One book that was really helpful was called something like how to get a 170 or getting a perfect LSAT. It was only hard questions. After working on those it made normal questions seem much easier. The test sucks, good luck with it.

caniff · Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Location: All over the map

The LSAT, as you probably know, isn't a test of what you know, but how you think. Basically, the ability to see a fact-pattern from all sides and come to the best available conclusion.

I finished 1 year of law school and hated it (it was interesting, but the environment annoyed me). I came here to get away for awhile. Worked a hagwon first year, then did a high school gig the second.

Went back for another year. Completed that, but it was really unfulfilling being back in Boston with the same crap (except for the many friends who ended up in bad marriages, heavy drug use, etc). I was depressed, and missing my girl (we started calling each other more and more).

I said to myself 'f-it", came back, and got married.

Many people might think that is stupid, but I can go back and finish whenever I want (according to my school - still in good standing). But as time goes on, I care less and less about it.

Probably because I worked in law offices since I was 14 (family's and later other firms), the legal profession was no longer a calling for me.

Still, nice to know its waiting if I change my mind.

Okay, doc. Wow, these 50 minutes went so fast. Should I just pay your secretary when I'm leaving?

ChinaBoy · Joined: 17 Feb 2007

umm.. yeah, I'm not sure where that last post was going, but yes, it's a test of how you think, and I don't think studying for it is necessary

If you're smart and you're analytical, you'll do fine, no problem

might have changed since I took it though, who knows?

FXAdam · Joined: 07 Feb 2007 Location: Seoul-si, ROK

davai! · Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Location: Kuwait

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=50669&highlight=

You're right, no mention of ROK in the location pdf. I'd really like to know what happened, as there were hundreds of test takers there. (As a comparison, I took the test last December in Moscow and there were 8, yet it still appears.) Maybe everyone (but me!) got a 180?????

Anyway, it was in Seoul only. I took it 2x while living in Masan. Ouch.

Rteacher · Joined: 23 May 2005 Location: Western MA, USA

I took the LSAT around ten years ago in Orlando. It's recommended to spend considerable time doing practice tests (that can be downloaded) and to brush up on vocabulary. I think knowledge of formal logic and statistics helps a lot too. What hurt me (I got a 160 or 161 ...) was sitting down for over three hours - my lower back starting getting muscle spasms from a chronic disc problem, and I couldn't concentrate on the last part of the exam, which included an essay question...

As a Florida resident who had given up the idea of working as an independent and/or freelance paralegal, I thought I'd give it one shot to see if I could get in the University of Florida law school. I got their median LSAT score, but I needed to do much better than that, apparently, to compensate for the fact that my bachelor's degree (in paralegal studies, 4.0 GPA...) came from a less than stellar business college. I could have gotten into University of Miami and several other decent schools, but they were all prohibitively expensive...

Of course, there are several websites that offer advice on how to prepare for the LSAT, including this one: http://www.ehow.com/how_5704_study-lsat.html

murrdah · Joined: 04 Mar 2007 Location: Yeosu, Korea

Thanks for everyone's advice about the lsat's, but the info I was looking for was more about registering and signing up for the test in Korea if it is in fact possible.

yashi · Joined: 19 Jan 2007

I suggest checking the ETS website. If you don't even know how to register to take the test and don't know where the test is administered, I doubt you are even slightly prepared for the test. No offense intended.

yashi · Joined: 19 Jan 2007

Also, there is an excellent LSAT teacher in Seoul who works at Kaplan.

murrdah · Joined: 04 Mar 2007 Location: Yeosu, Korea

I suggest checking the ETS website. If you don't even know how to register to take the test and don't know where the test is administered, I doubt you are even slightly prepared for the test. No offense intended.

This thread was about preparing for the test. Clearly you missed the point and felt everyone needed your two cents.. thanks. Next time, hesitate before you submit useless info.

HaleyShaw · Joined: 08 Nov 2006

I called LSAC and they said that the LSAT is not offered in Korea at all this year. It has been offered here in the past but not this year...
Someone told me about registering for an independent testing location but I don't know how that works- maybe worth a call to LSAC.

murrdah · Joined: 04 Mar 2007 Location: Yeosu, Korea

I called LSAC and they said that the LSAT is not offered in Korea at all this year. It has been offered here in the past but not this year...
Someone told me about registering for an independent testing location but I don't know how that works- maybe worth a call to LSAC.

Thats really unfortunate, is anyone else interested in taking the test this year. I guess we are all in the same boat. Any more info would be helpful.

jmbran11 · Joined: 19 Jan 2006 Location: U.S.

My colleague's sister took it in Seoul last year, at Yonsei University. I am very suprised to hear that it isn't being offered at all.

Consider heading back to the U.S. for a vacation/combined with a test. That's how I took the bar exam (though it does take something out of the vacation part). Or, maybe a weekend trip to China or Japan? If I remember correctly, it's given on Saturdays.

You might consider taking an earlier test than December if you are planning to apply for admission next fall.