<p>When I hear people talking about scoring a 145 on the LSAT, it usually ends with,"I didn't study like at all though." And then they talk about how I shouldn't even try, yadda yadda.
I've never taken the LSAT, and am an entering Freshman this year, so I really have no idea about the LSAT, but...
For the people who have some knowledge about the LSAT, do you think that virtually anyone can get a high score on it..if he/she works their ass off studying for it?</p>
<p>The LSAT is learnable to some degree. So if you’re testing in the low 160s, sure, scoring 168+ isn’t an unreasonable goal. But if you’re scoring 145, unless you’ve never seen the test before, it’s pretty likely you’re just not good at the kind of reasoning on the test.</p>
<p>Yes.</p>
<p>I scored 150 on my diagnostic exam.</p>
<p>After 18 practice exams, my highest score has been 168 and my projected score is 159-163. I intend to take at least another 12 exams before the October LSAT, as many as I need for my PS to hit 172-175.</p>
<p>You can do it with the right materials and the proper methods.</p>
<p>My diagnostic was less than 155.</p>
<p>By my third PT I was in the 170+ range, by my fifth 175+. My last five PT’s before the June LSAT averaged out to be 177. On the June test I received a 169.</p>
<p>So, yea, one can improve a lot.</p>
<p>I mean, obviously most people you talk to will not have received a 168+ - only about 5% of test takers do. But if you study enough, there’s no reason why not.</p>
<p>I don’t, however, think that everyone can get to that range. Some people have their diagnostic in that range, and some people just can’t do it. But given that you are supposedly in college and have done well, I would be very surprised if, after quite a lot of effort, you’re not capable of hitting that range. I’m the first to confess that I’m not the sweetest M&M in the pouch (did you like that expression?) but I managed to do it.</p>
<p>Your scores will definitely improve with practice.</p>
<p>I had almost the same experience as rankinr, to tell you the truth.</p>
<p>Getting a cruddy diagnostic (155ish) and then a nice 176s on the practice tests and then getting a 168 on the actual LSAT. I remember making a major mistake in one of the logic games and <em>knowing</em> that I made a major mistake there.</p>
<p>Although in my case it was by far the worst I had ever done on any standardized test, percentile-wise, so it was a day of profound defeat, shame, and sorrow for me. :)</p>
<p>The key is to take the practice tests and make sure that you are timed when you take them. As you do more practice tests, your scores will improve.</p>
<p>The only exception to this if if you are a person who is just not good at standardized tests, which is kind of unfair, but I’m pretty sure that a certain type of person just isn’t good at these things.</p>