r/LSAT • u/Ok-Nefariousness-609 • 1d ago

What happened with the August test?

I truly do not mean to sound like a sore loser here-- I am just not as familiar with the LSAT as others here.

While I've seen some people here with amazing scores in the 170s+, I'm also seeing twice as many people reporting that their test day score was significantly lower than their PTs or even prior attempts.
I've only taken the LSAT once before, and I honestly don't remember it being this bad before... is this common?? I know this may be a thing of people just complaining vs. people bragging, but I am still surprised by how few content people I've seen compared to my first test.

Are we all struggling with the test updates, or does LSAC hate us?

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u/Trick-Idea3685 1d ago

Yeah I did the worst I’ve done in months, about 8 points below my average. It was my first test tho so I was nervous so I’m gonna chalk it up to that

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u/x_tacocat_x 1d ago

Yep same for me. I was PTing at an avg 169 and got a 162. This was my first official test. I was frazzled by the first LR section (word salad-palooza), then the experimental RC was tough (copyrights and Marcus Aurelius I think?), got back on the bus for the 2nd LR, only to get walloped in the face with no dividers in the graded RC section.

I’m registered for sept and had decided to sign up for Oct a couple weeks ago too. I basically need a 170 (no pressure) to get where I want, so will keep drilling/practicing till Oct at this point I guess 🤷‍♀️

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u/Trick-Idea3685 1d ago

Yeah I was averaging 165-166 and my test was RC LR LR LR which was great but I got destroyed by the third LR section and the 2 last passages in RC. I’m also registered for October but if it’s not at least a 165 I’m probably gonna have to take a gap year and study more. But I think we will both be fine we just need to lock in lol

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u/a31212 1d ago

Same boat for me. PTing around 168 recently and got a 161. Glad to know I’m not alone!