# LSAT "half-day" test

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lsat-half-day-test/669849>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 28, 2013, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lsat-half-day-test/669849 "2013-09-28T01:17:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![IceQube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2013, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lsat-half-day-test/669849/1 "2013-09-28T01:17:26Z")

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Why is it that the LSAT site says it’s a “half-day” test when it actually takes about 3.5 hours to take (5 sections, 35 minutes each)?

> **[Take the LSAT - Law School Admission Test | The Law School Admission Council](https://www.lsac.org/lsat)**
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> The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is an integral part of law school admission in the United States, Canada, and a growing number of other countries.

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**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2013, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lsat-half-day-test/669849/2 "2013-09-28T01:29:45Z")

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Well, there is another 35 minutes for the essay question at the end. What would you call it 0.47 day test?

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**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2013, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lsat-half-day-test/669849/3 "2013-09-28T01:31:58Z")

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> [@IceQube](#):
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> Why is it that the LSAT site says it’s a “half-day” test when it actually takes about 3.5 hours to take (5 sections, 35 minutes each)?
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> [Take the LSAT - Law School Admission Test | The Law School Admission Council](http://www.lsac.org/jd/lsat/about-the-lsat)

I take it that you did not do too well on it.

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**Author:** ![IceQube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2013, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lsat-half-day-test/669849/4 "2013-09-28T01:37:47Z")

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> [@Procrustus](#):
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> Well, there is another 35 minutes for the essay question at the end. What would you call it 0.47 day test?

That’s a 210 minute test then. A day has 1440 minutes.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2013, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lsat-half-day-test/669849/5 "2013-09-28T01:38:58Z")

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A work day is, ordinarilly, eight hours. Half of that is four.