Help: Should I retake the LSAT? Forum

[nedae]

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[PoopNpants]

Absolutely re-take you got a great GPA. A 165 would make way more difference than a 160. if you've only done PTs from 2010 than you got a long way to go. A lot of people end up using all the available LSAT material whether it's be drilling questions using cambridge packets or taking PTs. Why don't you use the other PTs released from 1991 to 2009?

[nedae]

Absolutely re-take you got a great GPA. A 165 would make way more difference than a 160. if you've only done PTs from 2010 than you got a long way to go. A lot of people end up using all the available LSAT material whether it's be drilling questions using cambridge packets or taking PTs. Why don't you use the other PTs released from 1991 to 2009?

Thank you for replying! And I'm not sure if its just me but the old PTs seem much easier when I do them in both LR/RC, where I get between 3 - 5 wrong, and in more recent LR sections I range anywhere from 3- 9 wrong.

[PoopNpants]

Absolutely re-take you got a great GPA. A 165 would make way more difference than a 160. if you've only done PTs from 2010 than you got a long way to go. A lot of people end up using all the available LSAT material whether it's be drilling questions using cambridge packets or taking PTs. Why don't you use the other PTs released from 1991 to 2009?

Thank you for replying! And I'm not sure if its just me but the old PTs seem much easier when I do them in both LR/RC, where I get between 3 - 5 wrong, and in more recent LR sections I range anywhere from 3- 9 wrong.

The test is pretty consistent over the years, besides those weird logic games in the 90s. Some people say LR has gotten tougher but I haven't noticed much, it's definitely not a good reason to disregard them as valuable for prep. LR IMO is as learnable as logic games. What prepbooks did you use for LR? I'd highly recommend the LSAT trainer, Powerscore LR bible, and the cambridge packets by type for drilling purposes

[hearsay77]

I just took the June lsat and got a 160. I have a 4.0 GPA at a good state school, double majoring in Arabic and Political Science. I would like to get into a top 14 school, preferably Georgetown because I live in the area.

One, do you think I have a decent shot of getting into Georgetown with my 160 if I apply early decision?

Two, how can I improve my LSAT score if I do retake? My worst section is definitely Logical Reasoning (for the June LSAT I went -6 on one section, -9 on the other). I honestly think that the highest I'd be able to score on the LSAT is between a 165 - 170. If I only raise my score to a 165, would a 5 point increase really make a big difference? I'm also worried I exhausted all useful LSAT materials because I've taken almost all of the recent exams from the last 5ish years.

Definitely retake and don't apply ED. Good luck!