<p>Well, my curiosity finally got to me. I decided I was done speculating about my future lsat score and I took a practice test. I had been up till 3:30 in the morning the night before doing homework and I was dead tired. I couldn't wait though, so after school I bought the test book, went home, and started on the test. I could barely keep my eyes open during some parts and finished in 2 hours, not even finishing the games section because it was too tedious in my tired state.</p>
<p>Anyway, I got a 145. I figure I can raise that some but I was disappointed overall. I mean, I was tired but I should have done better than that. I did try. I am worried that even after practice, and rest, that I won't score high enough to go to the school I want. So does this mean I should stop my top 20 dreaming and realize I am destined for [insert 4th tier institution]?</p>
<p>Learn the format of the test first. Practice, practice, practice. Then, start working on speed.</p>
<p>Make sure, if your schedule permits, to take a formal logic course.</p>
<p>First untimed practice LSAT I took was in the high 120s -- pretty disheartening. Recently, after getting familiar with the format, taking a logic course, etc, I scored close to 170 on my second take (practice and untimed). This is just anecdotal evidence of improvement on untimed practice tests; but I guess my point is: Let your score be the best it can be and make an educated decision then. Until then, why stop dreaming?</p>
<p>Seriously, there's now ay to tell for sure. LSAT is approximately correlated to a variety of factors. 170 is 98.5 percentile. If you think you are a 98.5 percentiel student than you will most likely make a 98.5 percentile score.</p>
<p>With the Logic Games Bible, you can certainly improve, but the top 20 will be out of reach unless you think you can bring that score up by 20 or more points.</p>
<p>I wouldn't view your test as being that indicative at all. You emphasize that you were extremely tired. I do not think that is a poor excuse for your performance at all. I would simply chaulk this up to fatigue (even though you tried), and give it another shot when you are not exhausted. If you still score poorly, then you can have your reality check.</p>
<p>I got a 154 on my first every practice LSAT scored slightly better on games and slightly worse on reading. </p>
<p>540 On my first GMAT... Huge difference between verbal and math though 39-24 or something, Im concerned because I moved to the US at the age of 7 and then moved to Canada until 8th grade. Sometimes I read and then forget the material after Im done reading and other times I read too fast and skip over words. I'm very worried</p>
<p>However on the bright side the first time I ever took the SAT in 8th grade I only got a 1100 (500 V 600M) but my final SAT score turned out to be 1410 (700 V 710M) which makes me very happy because my math and verbal scores were very close. Nevertheless I am still very concerned about grammar and reading comprehension.</p>