<p>......are they cousins or somethin?</p>
<p>and whose meaner?</p>
<h2>**this just in::</h2>
<p>does one's choice of major impact her or his LSAT performance (score).</p>
<p>if a physics or math major were to take the lsat VS. a history or sociology major.......</p>
<p>is it valid to say then that the math major will score higher regardless of all the diligent efforts of the easier majors to prepare for the LSAT.</p>
<p>Psychometricians would probably the LSAT weighs verbal abilities somewhat more heavily than other kinds of intelligence, but like all such tests, correlates pretty well with "g" (their shorthand for the "general intelligence factor").</p>
<p>It would be hard to test your hypothesis on majors and the LSAT, given that most people take into account their interests and abilities when choosing a major.</p>
<p>"does one's choice of major impact her or his LSAT performance (score)?"</p>
<p>I would say that if you take a major like philosophy, that requires logical thinking, it will probably help you do somewhat better on the LSAT. (Not a good enough reason to study it if you hate philosophy, though.) </p>
<p>"if a physics or math major were to take the lsat VS. a history or sociology major.......</p>
<p>is it valid to say then that the math major will score higher regardless of all the diligent efforts of the easier majors to prepare for the LSAT?"</p>
<p>Not at all. I know plenty of "easy majors" who aced the LSAT, and plenty of math majors who don't do all that well. Specific LSAT prep is more important than your major, because you also have to become familiar with the test itself, and know how to approach it.</p>
<p>I also think that the LSAT focuses a lot more on a person's ability to read, write, and argue. Therefore, a major in mathematics doesn't really involve the intensive reading that's required for majors based in the social sciences. It's true that upper level mathematics involves the writing of proofs, which involves a great deal of logic, but I don't know if it's the same kind of logic used when making arguments in words.</p>
<p>Good point about the reading. Many engineers and math majors may end up struggling with the RC, even if they have skills in other areas. </p>
<p>Also, I think there probably are at least some transferability issues between math logic and argument logic.</p>