Discussion of Scores

[question1]

Why is it so taboo to discuss your score?  You share it with law schools, but I've never heard anyone share their score with friends/classmates/whoever, regardless of whether that other person has taken or plans to take the LSAT. . .

[LSAT Eliminator]

I don't think its taboo, because I see plenty of people saying what score they have. I think in some circles people are hesitant at times to disclose their results if they are very high or very low, but I've definitely seen frank talk about results here and elsewhere.

[LawSchoolGuy]

 

I never have a problem disclosing that I got a 183. 

[Joe SoCal]

I think it's like telling a friend how much you make. Some people just don't feel comfortable.

I'm amazed that absolutely everyone on these boards talks about 160s and 170s. I'll admit it, I was practicing with Testmasters in the mid to high 150's toward the end of the class. I started at 146. I feel like I got a 155 or 156 on the test depending on logic games and the curve for this test. I thought that the Logical Reasoning was reasonable (pun intended, really lame, I know) and the reading comp was OK although I would have rather had it as the fourth than the fifth section.

BTW, I took the test at Pepperdine and the room was freezing.

[Duncanjp]

I'm amazed that absolutely everyone on these boards talks about 160s and 170s. I'll admit it, I was practicing with Testmasters in the mid to high 150's toward the end of the class. I started at 146. I feel like I got a 155 or 156 on the test depending on logic games and the curve for this test. I thought that the Logical Reasoning was reasonable (pun intended, really lame, I know) and the reading comp was OK although I would have rather had it as the fourth than the fifth section.

BTW, I took the test at Pepperdine and the room was freezing.

At last somebody says something reasonable. I was scoring in the high 150s on practice tests, and a couple of times I got into the low 160s. It can be done. But I took the LSAT with about 100 other people in the Lecture Hall at McGeorge, where the seats are on swivels and not a single one of which has been oiled since Taft was President. The din of squeaking chairs drove me nuts. But no excuses here. I don't doubt those who claim to have scored a 177. It's not going be my score, but if it were, I'd probably say so, too. It would be nice to see more people admitting to more realistic scores. As I looked around the hall at the people there for the test, some of whom were in my prep class, I couldn't help thinking that anyone who scored 170+ would be an anomaly.

[LSAT Eliminator]

At last somebody says something reasonable. I was scoring in the high 150s on practice tests, and a couple of times I got into the low 160s. It can be done. But I took the LSAT with about 100 other people in the Lecture Hall at McGeorge, where the seats are on swivels and not a single one of which has been oiled since Taft was President. The din of squeaking chairs drove me nuts. But no excuses here. I don't doubt those who claim to have scored a 177. It's not going be my score, but if it were, I'd probably say so, too. It would be nice to see more people admitting to more realistic scores. As I looked around the hall at the people there for the test, some of whom were in my prep class, I couldn't help thinking that anyone who scored 170+ would be an anomaly.

There's no doubt that people with high scores tend to want to talk about them a lot. And then there are also some people who probably exaggerate their score just a bit I know for a fact there are aplenty of people on this board who are looking to break out of the 140s and 150s, and get into the 160s or above.

Sorry about McGeorge--those test halls suck, and you'd think LSAC would place a little more importance on making sure the test site is reasonably comfortable given the importance on the LSAT.

As far as seeing other people in the test room with 170s, if you think about the percentiles on scores in the 170s, in a room of 100 test takers, only 2 would have scores in that range, so you are right, they are not the norm.

[Duncanjp]

As far as seeing other people in the test room with 170s, if you think about the percentiles on scores in the 170s, in a room of 100 test takers, only 2 would have scores in that range, so you are right, they are not the norm.

Wow! Only two out of 100 get into the 170s? I would not have guessed such a low percentage. That's almost encouraging, from a competitive perspective.

[Anne]

As far as seeing other people in the test room with 170s, if you think about the percentiles on scores in the 170s, in a room of 100 test takers, only 2 would have scores in that range, so you are right, they are not the norm.

Wow! Only two out of 100 get into the 170s? I would not have guessed such a low percentage. That's almost encouraging, from a competitive perspective.

A score of 170 puts you in the 98th percentile, so yup, you're only looking at 2 out of every 100 test takers scoring at least a 170. A score of 172+ is the 99th percentile--at best, only 1 out of every 100 test takers gets that.

[JakeC]

I think it's like telling a friend how much you make. Some people just don't feel comfortable.

This. Although I don't think it's taboo at all, especially here on an online LSAT message board. I was still a little embarrassed mentioning my early practice scores, but only because they were so low. Whatever, if I can get help here to raise my score, then I'll give any info you guys want!

[EmmyM]

I'll never tell...  

EDIT: Deleted the pic of Brittany Murphy from whatever movie that was ...I totally forgot she recently passed away!!!

[LawSchoolGuy]

I'll never tell...  

EDIT: Deleted the pic of Brittany Murphy from whatever movie that was ...I totally forgot she recently passed away!!!

It was six months ago. I think you're okay to post pictures.

[EmmyM]

Eww, no...not the pics from that movie. She was totally morbid looking.
Sorry for going 

[JurisDad]

BUMP

Looks like most of the June test takers don't seem afraid to share, at least those who scored well. I don't think it's taboo at all. Hopefully I'll be here bragging to you guys when I take it in October.

Congrats to all the June'rs!

[Anne]

Congrats to all the June'rs!

I second the congrats--you guys all survived what appears to have been one of the hardest LSATs in recent memory. Kudos!