Free LSAT Mentoring From Sikhs Who Scored in the 97th Percentile

Law school is expensive before you ever set foot in a classroom. Commercial LSAT courses and private tutors can run into the thousands of dollars, and for a lot of first-generation students, that is the first wall between them and a legal career.

United Sikh Movement offers free LSAT mentoring and prep, led by Sikhs who scored in the 97th percentile and above, in partnership with the Sikh Legal Society.

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What you get

• Mentors who have done it. Your mentors scored in the 97th percentile or higher. They know what the test rewards and where people lose points.
• It is free. No course fee, no upsell.
• People who get where you are coming from. Mentors are Sikhs who have navigated the same questions you are: how to explain this path to family, how to find your place in a field with few Sikhs, and how to keep your identity front and center while doing it.
• A path forward. Through the Sikh Legal Society — a collective of Sikh students and young professionals in law — you can connect with attorneys, peers in law school, and resources for the application process.

Who it is for

• College students and recent grads thinking about law school
• Students who have started studying and want structure or accountability
• Anyone who has been priced out of commercial prep

You do not need to have decided on law school yet. Plenty of people take the LSAT to find out.

How to approach the LSAT (the short version)

Whether or not you join the program, a few principles hold for almost everyone.

1. Take a diagnostic first. Take a full, timed practice test before you study anything. Your starting score tells you how much time you need.
2. Give yourself enough runway. Most people need a few months of consistent study, not a few weeks of cramming.
3. Review beats volume. Understanding why you got a question wrong (and why the right answer is right) matters more than how many questions you do.
4. Simulate test day. Do full timed sections in one sitting, under real conditions, well before your test date.
5. Study with people. Accountability is the most underrated prep tool. This is a big part of why mentoring works.

Always check the official test format and dates on LSAC, which runs the LSAT; the format has changed in recent years.

Why USM runs this

USM's academic pillar exists because chasing excellence is its own kind of seva. Sikh students should be able to pursue law, medicine, and beyond without leaving their community or their identity at the door — and without paying thousands just to get started.

Next up: MCAT and DAT prep, built the same way. Join the list below to hear when they launch.

Paying for the rest

The LSAT is one cost. If you are looking for help with tuition too, see our guide to scholarships for Sikh students in the U.S..