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- Thu Sep 24, 2020 6:09 am
#79234
I'm well into my studying now and have put together a spreadsheet of practice tests that are still "fresh". There are many PTs that I have (1) already taken as full length PTs, (2) drilled as individual sections early on in my prep before I really knew the importance of having pristine PTs, or (3) drilled as part of the PowerScore books.
I've taken all of the 70s and some of the PTs in the late 60s now. At this point, it looks like I still have all of the 80s untouched to take. Beyond that, I have the following PT ranges still completely untouched:
- Late 50s and early 60s
- Late 30s and some in the 40s
- A, B, C, D, C2
I know that PTs in the 80s will be most indicative of the questions I might actually get on test day, and I intend on taking those. However, how good are the remaining PTs that I have as actual, full-length PTs to take? For example, if I get a score in the high 170s on a PT in the late 30s and 40s or PT C, for example, how seriously can I take that result? Do I need to do any discounting of the result given that, to my knowledge, LR was quite different and there was no comparative RC back then? What about the 50s and 60s?
I do know that there's a lot of value in drilling these as sections, but I'm specifically curious about using them as actual tests to measure my progress. Thank you!
I've taken all of the 70s and some of the PTs in the late 60s now. At this point, it looks like I still have all of the 80s untouched to take. Beyond that, I have the following PT ranges still completely untouched:
- Late 50s and early 60s
- Late 30s and some in the 40s
- A, B, C, D, C2
I know that PTs in the 80s will be most indicative of the questions I might actually get on test day, and I intend on taking those. However, how good are the remaining PTs that I have as actual, full-length PTs to take? For example, if I get a score in the high 170s on a PT in the late 30s and 40s or PT C, for example, how seriously can I take that result? Do I need to do any discounting of the result given that, to my knowledge, LR was quite different and there was no comparative RC back then? What about the 50s and 60s?
I do know that there's a lot of value in drilling these as sections, but I'm specifically curious about using them as actual tests to measure my progress. Thank you!
While there have been some changes over the years (and in the case of RC, the introduction of Comparative Reading) older LSATs are still extremely useful and worthwhile. The LSAT is based on foundational principles of logic, and logic itself has not changed. These posts should help answer your question: