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Easier to get 170?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 12:12 am
by haroldton86
Easier to get 170?
According to Mr. Weismann, the decrease in the amount of pre-law students receiving 170's and the inability of law schools to deflate medians is going to make it easier to get a 170. Is this true? *Crossing fingers*
Re: Easier to get 170?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 12:22 am
by PDX4343
That's not what the article says at all. Law schools can and already have deflated LSAT medians.
Re: Easier to get 170?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 12:32 am
by Calbears123
Lol I wish, but the LSAT seems to actually be getting harder
Re: Easier to get 170?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 12:34 am
by haroldton86
But doesn't the curve eventually have to budge if fewer and fewer people are scoring in this range/taking the LSAT?
Re: Easier to get 170?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 12:44 am
by Calbears123
haroldton86 wrote:But doesn't the curve eventually have to budge if fewer and fewer people are scoring in this range/taking the LSAT?
Does anyone honestly know 100% how the LSAT curve works. I'm doubtful even the LSAC knows how it works.
Re: Easier to get 170?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 12:50 am
by Nova
Re: Easier to get 170?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 1:12 am
by haroldton86
Isn't that all speculation though?
Re: Easier to get 170?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 1:15 am
by PDX4343
Re: Easier to get 170?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 1:15 am
by Nova
haroldton86 wrote:
Isn't that all speculation though?
no. that's how it works
Re: Easier to get 170?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 1:53 am
by ScottRiqui
haroldton86 wrote:But doesn't the curve eventually have to budge if fewer and fewer people are scoring in this range/taking the LSAT?
You're misunderstanding the article. It's not saying that a lower percentage of takers are *scoring* 170+, it's saying that fewer people with those scores are *applying to law school*.
The changes in
LSAT percentiles have actually been pretty small. There is simply a growing percentage of 170+ scorers who are saying "Nope - still not gonna go to law school".
Re: Easier to get 170?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 2:56 am
by Clyde Frog
Back in the day you also had to walk 5 miles in the snow, barefooted, to take your lsat. Us modern lsat takers have it easy,