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 dfruit
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-  Wed Aug 04, 2021 9:00 pm #89356
I took the LSAT in 1981 and then again in 1993, and I wish to compare it to my most recent exam scores. I have the respective percentiles. Sorry i have 1993. The 1981 test was 618, 78th percentile. Is it fair to call that a 161?
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-  Thu Aug 05, 2021 12:05 pm #89372
dfruit wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 9:00 pm I took the LSAT in 1981 and then again in 1993, and I wish to compare it to my most recent exam scores. I have the respective percentiles. Sorry i have 1993. The 1981 test was 618, 78th percentile. Is it fair to call that a 161?
Hi dfruit,

Thanks for the post. Based on a percentile comparison, the 78th percentile would fall at a 160 on today's exam.

However, please be aware that the pre-1982 LSAT is markedly different than today's test. So different, in fact, that I’d say a direct comparison is actually impossible.

I hope this helps!
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