Scott A. Hatch, JD, and Lisa Zimmer Hatch, MA, have prepared thousands of teens and adults to excel on standardized tests, gain admission to the colleges of their choice, and secure challenging and lucrative professional careers since 1987. They’ve taught paralegals and other legal professionals on a live-lecture, online, DVD, and independent-study basis through more than 300 universities worldwide. Scott and Lisa have a special place in their hearts for the LSAT because they met when Lisa took one of Scott’s LSAT prep courses. Together they’ve authored numerous law and standardized test prep texts, including GMAT For Dummies, 2021 Edition, ACT For Dummies, 7th Edition, SAT II US History For Dummies, SAT II Biology For Dummies, SAT II Math For Dummies, Catholic High School Entrance Exams For Dummies, and Paralegal Career For Dummies, 2nd Edition (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.).
Lisa is currently an independent educational consultant and the president of College Primers, where she guides high school and college students through the undergraduate and graduate admissions process and prepares students to excel on entrance exams through individualized coaching and small group courses. She graduated with honors in English from the University of Puget Sound, received a master’s degree in humanities with a literature emphasis from California State University, and completed UCLA’s College Counseling Certificate program. Scott received his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado and his Juris Doctorate from Southwestern University School of Law. He was a contributing editor to the Judicial Profiler and The Colorado Law Annotated and has served as editor of several national award-winning publications. His most recent books include A Legal Guide to Probate and Estate Planning and A Legal Guide to Family Law, which are inaugural texts in B & B Publications’ Learn the Law series.
We dedicate LSAT For Dummies to our wonderful children and their families (Alison, Dan, Paige, and Ryan; Zachary and Miarra; and Zoe and John). Our family demonstrated patience, understanding, and assistance while we wrote this book, and we’re very blessed to have them in our lives.
This book wouldn’t be possible without the contributions of Julia Brabant, Zachary Hatch, and Zoe Hatch, who provided material for and tested practice questions. We also acknowledge the input of the thousands of students who’ve completed our test preparation courses over the last 30 years. The classroom and online contributions offered by these eager learners have provided us with valuable information about the test preparation process.
Our project organization and attempts at wit were greatly facilitated by the editing professionals at John Wiley & Sons. Our thanks go out to project editor Chad Sievers, executive editor Lindsay Lefevere, copy editor Marylouise Wiack, and technical editor Dave Lynch for their patience, guidance, wise insights, and attention to detail throughout the process.
Finally, we wish to thank our literary agent, Margo Maley Hutchinson at Waterside Productions, for her support and assistance and for introducing us to the innovative For Dummies series.
We thrive on feedback from our students and encourage our readers to provide comments and critiques at info@hatchedu.com.
Publisher’s Acknowledgments
Executive Editor: Lindsay Sandman Lefevere
Senior Project Editor: Chad Sievers
Copy Editor: Marylouise Wiack
Production editor Siddique Shaik
Technical Editor: Dave Lynch
Production Editor: Sheree Montgomery
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