<p>Hello! I'm pretty frustrated at this moment. I started out a few weeks ago with a diagnostic score of 160. I retook the test again yesterday and I have the exact same score! What I find peculiar is that my Logic Games section has gone up to an average of only 2 questions missed, whereas my Logical Reasoning section went from 4 wrong per section to an average of 7 wrong! What can I do? Those extra 6 questions would really help my score. Do you think people have a natural max-out point? It certainly seems that way given the data! What would be a realistic point gain to reach for? I'm studying about 30 hours per week with both PowerScore books and practice LSATs and Kaplan 180 (haha)</p>
<p>You are basing your progress on a single test. That seems like a flawed technique. By the time you are done studying you should have taken 30 tests.</p>
<p>I agree Mr. Payne, that using one test as a gauge is not a great methodology. The averages of my scores are from practice sections of the test, taken under timed conditions but separately according to the section I've been working on. I've taken about 6-7 of the tests in that way, and then a full timed test which is where I got the same score as my diagnostic.</p>
<p>I've gone up 20 points since my first diagnostic...anything is possible given enough dedication.</p>
<p>Spend a reasonable number of hours preparing, so that you'll achieve your personal best. There's no point in worrying now over much your score might increase. No one knows the answer to that question, so why speculate?</p>
<p>On my first test I scored a wonderful 140... I'm up to a 160(ish) now and am hoping to bump my score up a bit more.</p>
<p>allena, I am trying to send you a message but your inbox is full.</p>
<p>Try again now, I cleared some space.</p>
<p>Columbia2007 and allena, over what period of time did your scores increase by that much?</p>
<p>Well I took my first LSAT at a free event back right after the start of my Freshmen year. I've been studying a large amount this past summer and am now typically getting around a 157. My last practice test I took was a 162, but I've yet to determin if that was just a fluke.</p>
<p>Great that you've improved that much! </p>
<p>I have another question: How much would reading through dense material (as in law books found in a university bookstore) on a daily basis help, especially with the reading comprehension section? Do you wish you had read more over the years?</p>
<p>As the current Nobel Laureate of the US, Donald Hall says, "You have to read 10 poems for every poem you write."</p>
<p>In the same way, to be able to analyze a passage effectively, you will need to read many more passages beforehand.</p>
<p>I wouldn't suggest reading law books; LSAT passages aren't that dense. The simplest way is just to study previous LSAT's.</p>
<p>Thats great! I also scored around 140 on my Diagnosis and hope to improve towards a 165- I am glad to hear that you are so close- so its possible!!! Good luck!</p>
<p>I think the best way to tackle the reading comp is to keep practicing. That is one section that practice really does make perfect. I find that if I don't do reading comp for a while, my score on that section begins to drop.</p>