LSAT vs your SAT/ACT Forum

[HYS2017]

Hello! I'm just curious (and maybe looking for a little motivation): how did your LSAT score compare to your SAT/ACT? How much (or how little) did you study for each?

When I took the SAT a few years back, I got a 1900 (minimal studying/preparation). I'd always assumed I'd score 2100+, so needless to say I was very disappointed. Guess you can say you get what you study for. That being said, I'll be studying INTENSELY for this year's December test and aiming for a 170 or above.

So without further adoooo, what were your SAT/ACT and LSAT scores and how long did you study for each test?

[future!jd12]

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[rinkrat19]

1400 (old scale)/34, no studying at all.
171 with minimal studying.

Same ballpark, percentile-wise.

[whacka]

Did people actually study for the SAT? How?

[FloridaCoastalorbust]

169 LSAT / 26 ACT
3.92 GPA / 2.4 GPA

[Poldy]

33/172

One practice test each. I scored a 36 on the reading portion of the ACT which corresponds well to the LSAT in my opinion.

[xael]

2050 with a fair amount of studying (second take, first was ~1850, with studying)
173 with a lot of studying

[gyra15]

1380/1600 sat
166 LSAT

[lacrossebrother]

Did people actually study for the SAT? How?

same way you study for the lsat?

[RZ5646]

SAT: 22xx without studying, LSAT diagnostic was 164, got into the 170s after a couple PTs and reading the LG Bible. No official score yet but there's some data for you.

[whacka]

Did people actually study for the SAT? How?

same way you study for the lsat?

Wow, shows my mindset in high school. I was completely unaware that there were practice SATs out there. I took it cold, 1350/1600, don't remember writing because no one cares about that. Maybe I should've studied.

[RZ5646]

Did people actually study for the SAT? How?

SAT prep is an enormous industry and one of the major sources of inequality between rich and regular students.

[whacka]

Did people actually study for the SAT? How?

SAT prep is an enormous industry and one of the major sources of inequality between rich and regular students.

Huh. I see a lot of "lol how can people not study for the LSAT/know what's on it don't they do research about their future?" around here and I'm inclined to agree with them, but I never realized the irony in the fact that I was the exact same way as those people in high school. I guess UG made me into the neurotic I am today

[Hikikomorist]

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[HYS2017]

Did people actually study for the SAT? How?

SAT prep is an enormous industry and one of the major sources of inequality between rich and regular students.

It is indeed a big industry and something I wish I'd taken more advantage of.

Thanks for the plethora of responses already! Keep em coming.

[Hikikomorist]

Did people actually study for the SAT? How?

SAT prep is an enormous industry and one of the major sources of inequality between rich and regular students.

It seems like a stretch to state that so definitively.

[elterrible78]

Did people actually study for the SAT? How?

SAT prep is an enormous industry and one of the major sources of inequality between rich and regular students.

It is indeed a big industry and something I wish I'd taken more advantage of.

Thanks for the plethora of responses already! Keep em coming.

1420 SAT, no studying
178 LSAT, three months of pretty devoted studying.

[Yeezus]

2310 SAT, with some half assed studying
170 LSAT, with reasonably hard studying

[oldercoldervoice]

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[cub1014]

33 ACT, 2300 SAT with minimal studying.
Got a 164 on the Feb 2013 LSAT with moderate studying but wasn't in the right place on test day. Hoping for an improved score from this June 2015 version which I studied pretty hard for.
I'm of the opinion that the correlation between the two tests only goes so far.

[hearsay77]

2160 with a prep course & some studying on my own
168 with a prep course & some studying on my own

[landshoes]

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[chipperjones]

800 M, 710 R, 790 W (cold)
34 (1 week)
170 (6-8 weeks)

[PoopNpants]

1160- no studying at all
167- studied like my life depended on it

[everton125]

1450 (Little to no studying)
32 (28 on writing, 33+ on all other sections)
173 (Considerable studying; 2 to 3 points below my PT average)