how hard is the LSAT?

[McShove]

With the recent changes in online poker, I've decided to apply to law school. Yesterday was the last day to register for the February exam, and I did so, but I don't really know much about the LSAT or law school. I'm a senior in college who will graduate in the spring. I have a few friends who aren't as intelligent as I am and studied very hard for the LSAT, and they scored in the mid 150s.

Anyway, any tips from anybody on what to study?, or getting into law school in general? I know I have a couple stressful weeks ahead of me, but any tips would be appreciated.

[burningyen]

Taking a prep course like Kaplan will probably help. The LSAT score is the biggest component of a law school application. It's worth spending a few extra bucks to do it right. It's harder than the GMAT but easier than the MCAT.

[miajag]

Why do you want to go if you admittedly know nothing about it? Do you want to be a lawyer? The #1 rule IMO is to be sure you want to be an attorney or do something else that requires a JD before you decide to go to law school.

[Cornell Fiji]

(this probably should get moved to 'the dorm')

You have to take a LSAT class. It will help emmensely.

I think taking the test in Feb will be a mistake unless you want to commit yourself to test prep as a full time job for the next month.

I have several schoolmates who have taken the test. All are brilliant. They all studied for the test and their scores ranged from 160-179 but it was not easy. Everyone except for the guy with the 179 said that the test prep classes improved their score by up to 10 points.

A lot of very smart kids with great grades got 165s and eliminated their chance of getting into a top flight school.

Look at the test ranges for the schools that you might want to apply to. If you want to go to a top school it is worthwhile to put off your test and bust your balls with test prep and try to get a 170.

Good luck,
Steve

[Shadowrun]

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With the recent changes in online poker, I've decided to apply to law school. Yesterday was the last day to register for the February exam, and I did so, but I don't really know much about the LSAT or law school. I'm a senior in college who will graduate in the spring. I have a few friends who aren't as intelligent as I am and studied very hard for the LSAT, and they scored in the mid 150s.

Anyway, any tips from anybody on what to study?, or getting into law school in general? I know I have a couple stressful weeks ahead of me, but any tips would be appreciated.

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Not that great of scores, actually pretty medicore to be honest.

A 152 is 50th percentile and you only need to get ~61 out of 101.

(note how each point is a huge jump)

A 157 is 75th percentile and you need ~71 out of 101

If i were you my goal would be:

164, 90th percentile ~82 correct out of 101

[McShove]

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With the recent changes in online poker, I've decided to apply to law school. Yesterday was the last day to register for the February exam, and I did so, but I don't really know much about the LSAT or law school. I'm a senior in college who will graduate in the spring. I have a few friends who aren't as intelligent as I am and studied very hard for the LSAT, and they scored in the mid 150s.

Anyway, any tips from anybody on what to study?, or getting into law school in general? I know I have a couple stressful weeks ahead of me, but any tips would be appreciated.

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Not that great of scores, actually pretty medicore to be honest.

A 152 is 50th percentile and you only need to get ~61 out of 101.

(note how each point is a huge jump)

A 157 is 75th percentile and you need ~71 out of 101

If i were you my goal would be:

164, 90th percentile ~82 correct out of 101

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thanks for the responses.

by 164 and 82 of 101, you mean raw score of
81/101 converts to 164, correct?

[Howard Treesong]

My knowledge isn't current, as I took the LSAT 21 years ago. I took a course, which was useful only for the course materials -- the classes themselves were taught to the lowest common denominator, which was very low.

My advice: get the materials and work on solving problems continuously between now and the exam. The quality of law school that you attend really matters.

[LionelHutz00]

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You have to take a LSAT class. It will help emmensely.



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We're getting leveled here, right?

Taking a course will help a lot. If you don't take a course, at least take a ton of practice tests.

[Shadowrun]

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With the recent changes in online poker, I've decided to apply to law school. Yesterday was the last day to register for the February exam, and I did so, but I don't really know much about the LSAT or law school. I'm a senior in college who will graduate in the spring. I have a few friends who aren't as intelligent as I am and studied very hard for the LSAT, and they scored in the mid 150s.

Anyway, any tips from anybody on what to study?, or getting into law school in general? I know I have a couple stressful weeks ahead of me, but any tips would be appreciated.

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Not that great of scores, actually pretty medicore to be honest.

A 152 is 50th percentile and you only need to get ~61 out of 101.

(note how each point is a huge jump)

A 157 is 75th percentile and you need ~71 out of 101

If i were you my goal would be:

164, 90th percentile ~82 correct out of 101

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thanks for the responses.

by 164 and 82 of 101, you mean raw score of
81/101 converts to 164, correct?

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Yes, also unlike the SAT's you dont get points taken off, so if you are out of time and have questions left just guess since it can only help.

[THAY3R]

Just take a bunch of practice tests to see how it works. If you are smart, LSAT will be easy.