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I'm curious about this inflation since I thought they would calibrate around getting the percentiles to map to the same LSAT scores as before. Is the Flex exam decently easier to score high in than the old format? If so is it reasonable to retake the LSAT post flex hoping for a better result? Sounds like this is very bad news for me as my LSAT was the only good part of my profilelawstudent0070 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 19, 2022 6:02 pmBear in mind that LSAT scores were significantly inflated by the FLEX exam and will likely remain that way for some time. Though you have a strong profile (and could probably develop a strong narrative if you focus on something like IP lit) a 164 is no guarantee of getting into a T20.
Yes, people generally did better on the FLEX exam (IIRC part of it was the shift to one fewer section). You certainly could retake to see if you can improve. But your score is still in the 99th percentile, so not sure there's much of a return on retaking. I don't think that more people breaking into the 170s translates to ease in improving on a 177.VicariouslyAdmitted wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 5:18 pmI'm curious about this inflation since I thought they would calibrate around getting the percentiles to map to the same LSAT scores as before. Is the Flex exam decently easier to score high in than the old format? If so is it reasonable to retake the LSAT post flex hoping for a better result? Sounds like this is very bad news for me as my LSAT was the only good part of my profilelawstudent0070 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 19, 2022 6:02 pmBear in mind that LSAT scores were significantly inflated by the FLEX exam and will likely remain that way for some time. Though you have a strong profile (and could probably develop a strong narrative if you focus on something like IP lit) a 164 is no guarantee of getting into a T20.