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Free Explanations for Preptests 101-158
Legacy Format LSAT Explanations
These preptests are some of the 22 preptests which LSAC did not convert to the new format. You can find these tests via licensees for additional practice. The full list of unconverted preptests is as follows: PTs 1-18, 21, 23, PT A, Feb 1997 LSAT
LSAT Explanations FAQ
How should I use the explanations
Ideally you should review the questions on your own first. Then, have a look at explanations for questions you had trouble with. You can also use them in a few other ways:
- Do a drillset of a certain question type, then read the explanation for every question. This will
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There’s a few ways to get around the preptests:
- Each explanation has a link back to the preptest at the bottom.
- You can use the quickjump tool at the bottom of an explanation to reach a specific explanation
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Also if you google “LSATHacks preptest 101” or “LSATHacks [first few words of the question]” you’ll easily find the preptest or question.
Why are some explanations numbered PT 101-158 and others numbered 2-23
Pts 101-158 are the numbers for the current format of the LSAT, which has 2 LR, 1 RC and one unscored section. Back when the LSAT had logic games, the preptests were instead numbered from 1-94.
When LSAC converted its tests to the current format, it left 22 preptest unconverted. These are valuable sources of extra questions you can use if you run out of material. You can access them via licensees, and we have explanations for many of these preptests in the legacy explanations section at the bottom of this page. The full list of unconverted PTs is as follows:
- Preptests 1-18
- Preptests 21 and 23
- Preptest A
- February 1997 LSAT
I’ve been using preptests in the legacy format. Do you have explanations for those?
You can find all the legacy format explanations on this page. They still have the logic games explanations.
Why are some explanations members’ only, and how do I access them?
A small number of questions are members’ only, as we don’t have the rights to display them publicly. You can get them as part the LSATHacks Ultimate Bundle or as part of LSATHacks Extra Explanations.
Why do some preptests only have explanations for a few sections?
Blank sections mean we didn’t write explanations for that section yet. There are currently about 7500 LSAT questions. We have explanations for around 4700 questions, which is well over a million words of writing.
We’re working on writing the remainder. Please leave comment on the page for a preptest if there’s a particular question you’d like to see explained.
Thank you!
Hi. I had a question. Any update on when 19-28 explanations will be out?
Thanks :)
Will you have the explanations for 74 soon?
Hi Jessica – Yes, explanations for PT 74 will be up soon. Graeme started working on them the moment the December LSAT was officially released!
Hi Graeme, great job! I hope you don’t mind, but I featured you on the site @thehatchling.net
Awesome, thanks! Do you run that site?
Hi. I had a question, the 29-38 explanations will be up by end of November right?
Thanks!!!
Hi Boris,
The explanations for Prep Tests 29-38 are almost ready – they should be up within the next couple of weeks!
Hi! Any update on when 29-38 will be up?
Also, thanks so much for working to make this type of crucial information accessible across class lines!
They’re up now. Glad you like them :)
Hi Graeme,
Are you planning to put up any more explanations before the December 2014 lsat?
Hi Carol,
Graeme is currently working on explanations for the rest of the PTs, but they won’t all be up before the December 2014 LSAT (as you can see in the comments above,19-38 are almost ready).
Thank you for uploading these! I have also bought your books, and already see the progress. I was also wondering how long you were planning on keeping these explanations online for. thanks.
Forever. They’ll always be free. I’m planning to put more up soon too.
You are an excellent human being. Thanks for the prose and guaranteed freedom.
Hello,
Just out of curiousity, how ofter do you add a new prep test explanation to this page? Im sure its quite an undertaking, but are you going to continue to move backwards?
Thanks,
It varies. I’ve written 19-38. But I’m proofreading 19-28 right now, and am in the process of posting 29-38. Those should all hopefully be up before December.
After that I’ll write new ones, which takes a while.
You are the best.
I am new to this. I bought LSAT prep material that included all the old LSAT exams. But there are no answer explanations…just the answer key with correct letter answer. Then I found this site, and I think “great”. Currently I am working on LSAT 7. Do you have explanations for the early exams like 7?
Yes, I have explanations for 8 early exams. They’re currently available through the LSATHacks Mastery Bundle.
Note: This is an old comment but I wanted to clarify the point.
Great Job Buddy… TLS Represent!