![]() ![]() In other words, there were too many cases where there was no raw score that converted to one of those scores out of 180.) (I didn't examine any data points between 173 and 179 because each exam lacked at least one of these scores. In case you can't see the image, here's that data in text form: The following is the average number of questions you could answer incorrectly (by month) and still achieve scaled scores of 160, 165, 170, 172, and 180, respectively, over the past 8 years: I analyzed the June, September/October, and December exams on 5 data points. Even an average difference of a point or two is significant.Īnalyzing the Past 8 Years (aka how do you know I'm not making this up?)įirst, I did a month-by-month comparison of the raw score conversion charts for the past 8 years of exams: PrepTest 37=June 2002 through PrepTest 59=Dec 2009 (present). However, the differences covered in this blog post are consistent for the past 8 years (and in some cases, beyond that). Additionally, I still think that the June exam is the best for admissions purposes (see February vs. I should mention right off the bat that the differences we're talking about are only a point or two out of 180. include my lengthy email conversation with the blog reader who brought this to my attention. include my analysis of the raw score conversion charts, which supports the claim that December exams consistently have the easiest "curve" and June exams consistently have the hardest "curve."Ģ. Using that data, you'll find that the December exam consistently has the easiest "curve," and the June exam consistently has the hardest.ġ. You'll look at my LSAT PrepTest Raw Score Conversion Charts and calculations of what it takes to get an LSAT score of 160 or 170. If you're especially savvy, you won't be satisfied with that. You then ask, "But what about the curve?"Īnswer: " It's not actually curved. No month's LSAT is particularly easy or difficult." One of the most common questions I get from you guys new to the LSAT is: "Which LSAT's month is the easiest/hardest?"Īnyone who knows anything will tell you, "They're all the same.
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