The　following　LSAT　tips　are　presented　by　Thomas　O.　White,　the　author　of　Peterson’s　LSAT　Success.　White　is　former　president　of　Law　School　Admission　Services　and　a　principal　designer　of　the　LSAT.　He　draws　on　twenty-five　years　of　experience　as　a　lawyer,　a　law　professor　and　dean　at　the　University　of　Pittsburgh　Law　School,　and　Vice　President　of　Educational　Testing　Service.　White　has　monitored　the　test’s　development　and　knows　what　it　takes　to　succeed　on　this　most　difficult　of　all　standardized　tests.　 

★Can　You　Rely　Upon　Academic　Prowess? 
 
Academic　success　is　probably　a　major　contributor　to　your　interest　in　law　school　and　the　legal　profession　that　have,　in　turn,　led　you　to　the　challenge　of　the　LSAT.　You　probably　have　some　confidence　in　your　academic　ability.　You　have　learned　that　a　superior　academic　performance　depends　upon　superior　conditioning　and　study　and　test-taking　techniques.　Therefore,　you　reason　that　the　conditioning　and　techniques　that　have　produced　good　academic　results　for　you　in　the　past　should　also　produce　a　superior　LSAT　score.　For　your　reasoning　to　be　correct,　the　LSAT　should　be　a　form　of　academic　performance　--　but　this　is　not　the　case.　 

★The　LSAT　Is　Not　An　Academic　Exercise 
 
For　this　reason,　relying　upon　academic　conditioning　and　techniques　may　actually　place　barriers　that　impair　rather　than　enhance　your　LSAT　performance.　By　training　to　circumvent　these　barriers,　you　can　dramatically　improve　your　score　potential. 

★Avoiding　Effective　Academic　Techniques　Can　Actually　Improve　Your　LSAT　Score. 
 
Skeptical? 
 
Sure　you　are.　Skepticism　is　one　of　those　successful　academic　techniques.　You　have　been　conditioned　to　question,　and　you　insist　on　being　convinced.　And　unless　I　can　convince　you　that　your　academic　conditioning　must　be　put　aside,　your　test　training　and　LSAT　performance　will　suffer,　so　here　we　go.　 

★Isn’t　the　LSAT　a　Test　Like　Any　Other　Test? 
 
No,　it