San Beda's Admissions Test

I took the entrance exam for San Beda College of Law yesterday (February 9)
The test was scheduled at 8am, but the applicants needed to fill out personal information that time. So basically, the real
exam started at about 8:15.
There were four parts in the exam. All parts were 60 items, and the time ranged from 35-50mins for each part.
The first part was about verbal reasoning and reading comprehension. Their passages were rally easy. Not much to think
about, most of the answers were a given as long as you read the passage carefully.
The second part was critical thinking. This part was LSAT based. You have to determine from the choices which were the
right conclusion, assumption, etc. And the last 20 items were all logic games. I think the time given was sufficient, the
examiner simply shouldn't dwell too long on an item.
The third part was all about math. Yep, MATH! Calculators weren't allowed, as if you'd need them. This part was pretty
easy. Basic algebra, geometry, radicals and other HS stuff. It's funny because these were the things I've been teaching my
sister w/ regards to their topic in school. (Take note: She's only on her 2nd year in HS)
The fourth part was about abstract reasoning. The difficulty ranged from easy to average. But you need to have a good
eyesight to answer this quickly. LOL
After the time alloted for the exam was done, we were given another answer sheet for the essay which was needed to be
answered for 35mins. The topic on our exam was
"Do you agree that a lawyer should undergo one year of Governement supervised OJT in the Philippines before he can
practice in the country, why or why not?"
Sorry, I'm not gonna tell you my answer.

Hello Russell. For the logic part, I highly recommend for you to study LSAT reviewers. You can download it online. I
downloaded mine on torrent sites.
I don't think you should worry too much about the Math part. It only consists of basic Algebra and geometry BUT if you
really want to study, I'll recommend GMAT reviewers. It could also be found online.
Just get a good grasp of basic logic.
Study conditional statements such as "If A then B", and its contrapositive "If not B then not A" Usually, law school exams
test your knowledge on conditional statements. Also take a look through the logic behind the words "or" and "and". Many
statements you encounter in law school exams will require sentence by sentence translation of sentences into logical
statements.
You should also study cause and effect logic. Know the differences between cause and effect and a correlation between 2
events.
Entrance exams for law school test your ability to spot holes in logical arguments. Thus, you also need to be skilled at
identifying an arguments Premise(s) and conclusion. YOu also need to be skilled at strengthening and weakening any
statement's conclusion.
You als must demonstrate an ability to identify unstated assumptions bridging the premises and a conclusion to an
argument. You must also be able to spotting issues. Some law school exams will your grasp of principles: does a principle
apply to a situation..or what principle is X adhering to based on his argument?
Then, you should practice at reading passages of about 5-6 paragraphs in length. Practice in outlining the structure,
identifying the purpose, and themes. You will need to absorb dense material and outline in a mater of 3-4 minutes.
Otherwise you spend too much time on one passage, you run out of time.
Practice Logic puzzles.
Review on basic math.
Some test you on grammar. So review a book by Strunk & White or Hacker.
Most law school entrance exams will be different versions testing pretty much all of the above.

For practice, I suggest you purchase the american LSAT practice tests for practice with arguments...and getting a snes of
how difficult law entrance exams are. You can order them online. Also, I found them to be much are harder than the UP
and Ateneo Law entrance tests.