<p>My kid took the LSAT today, and said that it actually was easier than the tests in the Kaplan/Princeton review books. Kid's practice test scores have been increasing from 154 to 164 and he'd be happy if he was in the 160s. Actually, his confidence worries me. I always did better on the tests that I thought I screwed up.</p>
<p>Did you come out of the LSAT thinking you did ok, or not?
And did you get the score that you predicted for yourself when you came out of the test?</p>
<p>I certainly don't want to discourage your kid, but he should keep in mind that Princeton Review and Kaplan write a lot of their own material when it comes to practice problems/tests. To accurately gauge his performance on the test in general, he should really only use official, previously administered tests. </p>
<p>That said, during the course of my own preparation, I developed a knack for predicting my practice scores even before I scored them. On the day I actually took the test, I walked out very confident that I'd scored in the 175+ range, which I did. Of course, my case may not be representative.</p>
<p>Oh man, it feels so good to finally be done with it.</p>
<p>I think today's LSAT was not bad, certainly a lot easier than some of the previous LSATs I'd practiced on. A lot of people after the test were talking about how much easier they thought it was compared to their practice exams too.</p>
<p>Also keep in mind that if the test was universally perceived to be "easier than average", then that likely portends a relatively harsh scale.</p>
<p>I've heard from several people who took the exam yesterday that they thought it was much easier than the officially released practice exams they have taken. That said, though, these people telling me that the exam was easy were all highly prepared and practiced, so their preparation may have made the exam easier for them.</p>
<p>To answer the OP's question, I had been scoring 168-172 on my practice tests before I took the Sept 07 test. I came out thinking I had gotten mid 160's as there were a few questions I felt a bit uncomfortable about, but ended up scoring a 170 which was my goal. In short, my prediction for my lsat score based on how I "felt" after the test was about 5 points too low.</p>