Improving on the LSAT Forum

glcoupe · Post by **glcoupe** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:10 pm

What does everyone think is a reasonable amount to improve on your real LSAT from your diagnostic? i.e. if I got a 155 on my diag what should I shoot for on my actual test?

Sell Manilla · Post by **Sell Manilla** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:18 pm

I have no idea what the average or common consensus is, but I think "diagnostics" are a terrible idea, & are actually a misnomer.
Read the Powerscore bibles for games & reasoning, take un-timed tests and slowly work up your speed while answering every question. Eventually make the transition to a timed test. Count your second timed test as a "diagnostic". I don't see the utility in rushing into a number before it's even vaguely representative of where you stand.

You still have dozens of practice tests left to improve your timing & weak points.

Edit: a mod might consider moving this to LSAT prep?

Patriot1208 · Post by **Patriot1208** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:20 pm

wrong thread

SullaFelix · Post by **SullaFelix** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 8:38 pm

glcoupe wrote:What does everyone think is a reasonable amount to improve on your real LSAT from your diagnostic? i.e. if I got a 155 on my diag what should I shoot for on my actual test?

180.

There's no real sense in setting a target number on a test that doesn't penalize wrong answers. Just keep at it — there's a lot of time to go.

Sell Manilla · Post by **Sell Manilla** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 8:40 pm

SullaFelix wrote:There's no real sense in setting a target number on a test that doesn't penalize wrong answers.

...unless you get more than two-ish answers wrong...

bleu · Post by **bleu** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 8:42 pm

Patriot1208 wrote:wrong thread

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lol

SullaFelix · Post by **SullaFelix** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 8:46 pm

Sell Manilla wrote:
SullaFelix wrote:There's no real sense in setting a target number on a test that doesn't penalize wrong answers.
...unless you get more than two-ish answers wrong...

Some standardized tests — for example, the SATs, which I'm sure most of us took — penalize you for a wrong answer by docking you -.25 points. The LSAT, however, doesn't differentiate between a wrong answer and a skipped question. I think it was pretty clear that's what I was referring to.

Sell Manilla · Post by **Sell Manilla** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 8:57 pm

@bleu: I love you now

@Sulla: normally I would nitpick here, but I just finished half a glass of wine & am about to go have dinner, so let's just say I love you too.

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