<p>Is there an equivalent analogy between SAT scores
and possible future LSAT scores or GRE?</p>
<p>I have heard that the verbal SAT is a decent predictor of LSAT scores, but it is a rough guide.</p>
<p>Rough estimate:</p>
<p>take the average of your math and verbal section, knock off the zero at the end and put a one in front.</p>
<p>Ex. Someone with 700 verbal, 700 math averages 700 -> 70 -> 170 is predicted LSAT score.</p>
<p>Of course, if you prepared for the SATs, you've got to prepare for the LSAT too for this to hold up.</p>
<p>Under that theory, I should have gotten a 178....</p>
<p>My rough estimate guideline is to take the percentile of your verbal score, and, assuming you study more for the LSAT than the SAT, that will be your percentile LSAT score.</p>
<p>So, if someone, say my son, got an 800 verbal, he should expect a 180? If so, maybe law school will be his backup to med. school!</p>
<p>So I am going to score a 180 on the LSAT?</p>
<p>I am set:)</p>
<p>I like ariesathena's theory better than steveistutor's, because under the latter I would score a 174:P</p>
<p>So does the LSAT just test your verbal skills like the SAT does, not your knowledge of law? Sorry, but I don't really know what the LSAT is :) .</p>
<p>The test is focused on assessing analytic skills.</p>
<p>Okay, thanks nspeds</p>
<p>Let me elaborate...</p>
<p>My theory was developed from exactly one data point (me). I didn't study for the SAT and got a 750 verbal (first try), which is 98th percentile. I studied for the LSAT, took a bunch of practice tests, read the PR books, etc, and got the exact same percentile.</p>
<p>It is a fallacy to assume that 800 verbal = 180 LSAT, because the 99th percentile is everything 171 and above. A 180 is roughly 99.99th percentile, which, last time I checked, does not have a true corresponding SAT score (i.e. an 800 probably includes everyone from the 99.3rd or whatever percentile on up, not the 99.99th and up, which is the 180).</p>
<p>If one is to believe the data at
<a href="http://www.powerscore.com/lsat/help/scale.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.powerscore.com/lsat/help/scale.htm</a>
relative to the LSAT Percentile chart, one may
argue that there is a close correlation between
the SAT verbal score and the LSAT score.</p>
<p>Example: The 50th percentile of the SAT verbal
is around 510 and the 50th percentile of the
LSAT is around 151.</p>
<p>As previously pointed out, drop the zero
from the SAT score & add the #1 in front
of the SAT score to come up with the
LSAT score.</p>