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- Wed Sep 30, 2015 3:10 pm
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Hello,
I had a question about LSAT percentiles and admissions.
To what extent do the LSAT percentiles matter compared to the actual number itself?
I found this chart interesting seeing how there was a general decrease in percentiles https://www.cambridgelsat.com/resources ... les-table/
As an example if you had two hypothetical applicants with equal LSATs ( and a solid GPA 3.7+ in both cases) with a 165 was in the 92.0 percentile for 2007-2010, but the most recent batch of data for 2011-2014 had a 165 as a 91.4.....In my opinion the percentile difference would be negligible because between 2007 and 2010 the number of applicants was far greater than the number of applicants in the 2011 through 2014 cycles.
As an aside, what factors do you think of contributed to the decreased percentiles? I wonder if people are either subconsciously or consciously possibly studying harder now compared to the past years given the recent bad news about the legal market the past few years so applicants are trying to either maximize their acceptance possibilities and scholarships/financial aid slightly more so than they may have in the past I also wonder if it's not solely the preparation methods themselves that have been improving, but having a greater number of PrepTest available to study from has contributed to this decrease.
I'm interested to see how these trends progress and how LSAC will respond. I have noticed LSAC is trying to curb this trend a little bit by throwing in some rare logic games that many test takers do not really study ( such as Feb, 2014, June 2014, June 2015)
I had a question about LSAT percentiles and admissions.
To what extent do the LSAT percentiles matter compared to the actual number itself?
I found this chart interesting seeing how there was a general decrease in percentiles https://www.cambridgelsat.com/resources ... les-table/
As an example if you had two hypothetical applicants with equal LSATs ( and a solid GPA 3.7+ in both cases) with a 165 was in the 92.0 percentile for 2007-2010, but the most recent batch of data for 2011-2014 had a 165 as a 91.4.....In my opinion the percentile difference would be negligible because between 2007 and 2010 the number of applicants was far greater than the number of applicants in the 2011 through 2014 cycles.
As an aside, what factors do you think of contributed to the decreased percentiles? I wonder if people are either subconsciously or consciously possibly studying harder now compared to the past years given the recent bad news about the legal market the past few years so applicants are trying to either maximize their acceptance possibilities and scholarships/financial aid slightly more so than they may have in the past I also wonder if it's not solely the preparation methods themselves that have been improving, but having a greater number of PrepTest available to study from has contributed to this decrease.
I'm interested to see how these trends progress and how LSAC will respond. I have noticed LSAC is trying to curb this trend a little bit by throwing in some rare logic games that many test takers do not really study ( such as Feb, 2014, June 2014, June 2015)
