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Quote from: jhare on November 19, 2005, 08:09:18 PM8001800180I am filthy!I like to think that those scores mean that I am very good at a certain type of thinking under certain circumstances. Which can be very useful. But low test scores don't mean that a person isn't incredibly good at a different type of thinking under different circumstances. My friends are all over the map in terms of their standardized test scores and their GPAS, but they're all really bright. I don't know how well they'd all do in law school, but then, I don't know how well I will do in law school either. Yeah. I get so angry that I can't write snarky comments about the multiple but equally valid ways of interpreting a question that I forget what I'm doing and score lower. (Wow, I'm wondering if I should have majored in philosophy.) Working until 2 a.m. the night before the LSAT wasn't exactly helpful, either. You know, you're making me want to retake the test, even if my apps are already in. On a more serious note, I'm told that success in law school has more to do with memory. If you're good at math, you'll be good at the LSATs, but if you're the kind of person who took the curve in orgo, you'll ace law school.
8001800180I am filthy!I like to think that those scores mean that I am very good at a certain type of thinking under certain circumstances. Which can be very useful. But low test scores don't mean that a person isn't incredibly good at a different type of thinking under different circumstances. My friends are all over the map in terms of their standardized test scores and their GPAS, but they're all really bright. I don't know how well they'd all do in law school, but then, I don't know how well I will do in law school either.
i heard if you take your verbal score, add a 1 in front of it, and divide by 10 it's a good way of predicting your LSAT score. Sort of worked for me:Verbal= 740Add 1 in front=1740divide by 10=174My LSAT score: 173I didn't exactly live up to my past, but ah well.
This formula works for me, but I studied for the SAT for about an hour... and I only took it once. The LSAT was a different story.
I think it is funny how we look at a "perfect score." A 180 just seems so much better than a 179, even though that is absurd, just because it is the best, and we like to talk about the best. Hell, a 180 doesn't even mean you necessarily got all the questions right.
According to this: http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/about/news_info/cbsenior/yr2003/pdf/table_3b.pdf1540-1600: 99+1480-1530: 991450-1470: 981420-1440: 971310: 901210: 801140: 691000: 45Funny personal note about this: Both my SAT and my LSAT are borderline 98/99 percentile (1470 & 171). Damn.
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