LSAT Scores - Practice vs. Actual Forum

[Adjudicator]

I'm interested to see what peoples' experiences are. How different was your actual LSAT score from what you were averaging in practice on full-length, timed practice tests?

[Knock]

I'm interested to see what peoples' experiences are. How different was your actual LSAT score from what you were averaging in practice on full-length, timed practice tests?

This has been discussed many times. The general consensus is that it is extremely common to drop 2-3 points or more from your PT average, and that most people experience at least some form of this test day drop. As for me, I dropped 5 points from my PT average on the real deal .

[094320]

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[Adjudicator]

As for me, I dropped 5 points from my PT average on the real deal .

Any theory as to the cause of this?

[Knock]

As for me, I dropped 5 points from my PT average on the real deal .

Any theory as to the cause of this?

Nerves and adrenaline.

[Ford Prefect]

I dropped one point from my PT norm - I took six tests, 5=159, 1=165.

I was hoping for something closer to the aberration. My initial PT's this time around started at 164, which is better.

[StrictlyLiable]

Well one must keep in mind that this is TOP law schools.com, that typically means that they have high scores. High scores = every question is a point but the lower the scaled score the more variance it takes to make such a difference.

[StrictlyLiable]

I dropped one point from my PT norm - I took six tests, 5=159, 1=165.

I was hoping for something closer to the aberration. My initial PT's this time around started at 164, which is better.

So you got a 159 on the real thing?

[Ford Prefect]

158

[3|ink]

I scored 11 below my best.

[kazu]

What about retakers?

[3|ink]

What about retakers?

That was my retake.

[kazu]

What about retakers?

That was my retake.

So.. we should answer based on my retake (or higher) score as well?

[Bill Cosby]

Five points lower.

[StrictlyLiable]

I scored 11 below my best.

How many PTs did you take before? I feel a lot more confident then when I took my first LSAT (the real deal) cold. I feel that if you do 20+ PTs with experimentals, in timed conditions you can probably count on getting pretty close to you average. I'm just saying if you never get below a 160 in the majority of all of those timed tests I don't see how you can freak out sooooo badly to be even -5 from that average.

[CapHillLove]

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