LSAT and GRE Preparation Courses
The KU School of Law and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are partnered with Educational Testing Consultants (ETC), a leader in higher education test preparation. Each year, Educational Testing Consultants helps thousands of students at major colleges and universities across the U.S. prepare for standardized testing. Educational Testing Consultants provides a proven program with a record of success and highly trained, top-quality instructors. Learn more about Educational Testing Consultants at the ETC Website.
Students in the LEAD Program qualify for a discounted rate and should contact Chally Lytle for more information. Students in the University Honors Program may be eligible to use the Honors Opportunity Awards (HOA) to cover the cost of this graduate preparation program.
Frequently Asked Questions
Many KU students study for the LSAT without a tutor or preparation course. However, some use LSAT resources created by tutoring or test preparation companies. Preparation courses may be helpful for students who know they study better with more structure or with classmate accountability. This can also help pre-law students find community and support along the way.
We recommend that students thinking about law school take a free, practice LSAT through LawHub or a free, practice GRE through ETS POWERPREP. This can help you understand more of what you already know and get an idea of where you might need to focus more.
Jayhawk Pre-Law Advising can meet with current students about LSAT or GRE preparation and their law school application timeline. Students should take a practice LSAT or GRE prior to meeting if they wish to discuss preparing for either.
One of the easiest ways to prepare is to take reading and writing-intensive courses and other courses that focus on developing your critical thinking, argumentation, and rhetoric and reasoning skills.
Both the LSAT and the GRE are designed to measure your skills and predict your law school GPA. Both tests have some predictive reliability. This is why law schools use them. Because both the LSAT and GRE "test" your skills, your study approach will look different. It's not like a college midterm, and you can't just memorize some key terms to be ready. One of the easiest ways to prepare is to take reading and writing-intensive courses. It can be helpful to take college courses that require you to:
- Read and interpret large amounts of information
- Critically evaluate a text and consider the strengths and weaknesses of its claims
- Write clearly and persuasively on a topic in a short period of time
- Consider differing viewpoints and present a well-reasoned argument
- Identify flaws in an argument, claim, or research study
Your academic major advisor is an excellent resource, and many KU Core 34 courses can help you start to practice these skills. Jayhawk Pre-Law Advising usually does not recommend taking the LSAT or GRE until your junior or senior year.