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National Education => Admissions tests => LSAT => Topic started by: Hancock on January 24, 2013, 08:40:42 pm

Title: Anyone going for the LSAT this year?
Post by: Hancock on January 24, 2013, 08:40:42 pm
I've just bought the PowerScore books and gonna take either the June LSAT or the October one overseas. Anyone else considering taking it?
Title: Re: Anyone going for the LSAT this year?
Post by: Dedicated on February 20, 2013, 11:41:58 pm
I ordered the same LSAT books. :) Using them for GAMSAT and the skills they develop help for like every subject. Also did some official LSAT papers for UMAT prep. Maybe I'll take the LSAT for a challenge.
Title: Re: Anyone going for the LSAT this year?
Post by: Hancock on February 22, 2013, 12:37:41 pm
Which books did you get? Best of luck to your studies, I'm beginning in a couple of hours on logic games!
Title: Re: Anyone going for the LSAT this year?
Post by: Dedicated on February 23, 2013, 06:16:20 pm
Books I actually brought are all the LSAT powerscore bibles and examcrackers LSAT pack. Got tests through torrents. Should have been studying more :( but really been lazy since I came back from overseas. Hope things go back on track when uni starts.
Title: Re: Anyone going for the LSAT this year?
Post by: Hancock on July 07, 2013, 06:54:11 pm
Is anyone taking the LSAT that wants to meet up for a study session sometime?
Title: Re: Anyone going for the LSAT this year?
Post by: erum on December 11, 2013, 04:29:36 pm
In the US, universities receive all of the scores that you have and take the average. I'm not sure if it's the same for Melbourne, but they recommend to only re-sit the test if your performance didn't reflect your abilities (e.g. you were sick).
Title: Re: Anyone going for the LSAT this year?
Post by: Zagreus on April 04, 2014, 03:20:09 am
Erum,

In the US, the erstwhile policy of averaging the LSAT scores has changed. The ABA, the organization which accredits law schools in the states, now only requires that schools report the highest score, not the average. Accordingly, most schools use just the highest score in making admissions decisions.

I have tutored students who had previous scores in the low 160's and went on to score in the 170's and gain admission to Columbia and other top 10 programs where the median scores are in the top 98th percentile. Under averaging, they would almost certainly have been rejected.

As to Melbourne, I have no idea what their policy is regarding multiple LSAT scores. Nor, based on my research do they make public median LSAT scores of accepted applicants.