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author: allyson evans

allyson evans
allyson is one of magoosh’s content creators. she writes on a variety of topics to help aspiring law students excel on the lsat, from updates on the new digital lsat to study tips for the logical reasoning section, and much, much more. a practicing attorney based in austin, texas, allyson has spent the past seven years teaching others how to prepare for the lsat. allyson earned her ba from the university of wisconsin, madison and her jd from the university of texas, austin. when she’s not helping students demystify the lsat, you can find her hiking on a trail or relaxing at a campsite in the great outdoors. linkedin

  • sat reading comprehension – the dual passage

    so here’s the skinny: there will always be two sets of dual passages, one short (35-30 lines total) and one medium to very long (60-90 lines). what exactly is a dual passage? well, just as its name implies it is a set of two passages written on a similar topic. the passages usually do not…

  • analyzing data on the act science test

    for data interpretation and research summaries questions on the act science test, you will often be presented with a set of graphs and tables and required to answer relevant questions. remember, it’s important to take the time and thoroughly analyze the data before jumping to the questions.   some tips to remember: tip #1 –…

  • sat writing – idioms

    just as idioms lack any justification for the way they are constructed so too do idiomatic phrases. for instance, i just used a common idiomatic phrase (just as…so too; see below). in other words, certain phrases contain certain words and prepositions. to give you example, let’s take the most common sat idiomatic phrase (not only…but…