January 2024 LSAT Discussion and Information

[Administrator]

As January's LSATs conclude, test takers throughout the US and Canada naturally wonder what to make of their experience, and are eager to hear more about the experiences of others. To aid in that, this thread allows you to provide general feedback about your test, and will serve as a one-stop repository for all of the details that PowerScore users submit.

This information can then help you better predict your own scoring outcomes, and determine whether to keep or cancel your score (although these days you rarely should cancel since only your highest score matters). For more assistance on making that decision, please visit: The Ultimate LSAT Scoring Guide: Should You Keep or Cancel?

Here is LSAC's note regarding test discussion:

• REMINDER: Under your Candidate Agreement, you may not discuss the details of any specific LSAT questions at any time. For the January LSAT, general discussion of what sections you had, or how difficult you found a given section, or speculation about which sections were scored or unscored, is prohibited until after 7pm ET, Friday, January 13th. Posts that violate these rules will be taken down and may result in disciplinary action from LSAC. Let’s work together to ensure the test is fair to everyone, and not share information before everyone has taken the test.
  
  Some examples of typical comments:
  
  Okay: the section on Cambodian woodworking really had me second guessing everything.
  Over the line: the passage on Cambodian woodworking didn’t count.
  
  Okay: a few of the games had me confused but think I was okay.
  Over the line: I had Cambodian woodworking, Fireflies, and rice farming in Iowa so Lithuanian Lithograph Libraries was experimental.
  
  Okay: overall fair test, struggled on a couple of RC passages (damn you polymorphic molecules) but think I was okay hoping for a -2 or -3
  Over the line: fair test but struggled on a couple RC passages (polymorphic molecules anyone? Thankfully it didn’t count). Don’t want to take again in April
  
  Over the line: Anyone know if Polygamist Societies in the 1880s was real or experimental?
  
  Over the line: Please tell me that polygon dice game didn’t count
  
  Good luck on the January test!

Note: This thread will continue to update and grow over the coming days, and thus is neither official nor complete while the discussion is ongoing. If you are considering canceling based on the details provided here, give the conversation a day or two as we work to confirm all of the information is accurate.

We're wishing everyone the very best on their LSAT, and can't wait to hear how it went!

Accommodated LSAT discussion: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=39187
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[Dave Killoran]

I thought this test way pretty balanced overall. I had two LR sections, and I thought the first was much harder than the second. The games section seemed pretty average. I finished with a minute to spare which is rare for me. RC skewed a little harder in my opinion.

FYI, this level of vagueness is completely fine to disclose at this point...there's nothing in this that reveals the experimental, which is their biggest concern.

[soupynoodles14]

I found the test really challenging. I don't know why it is but all my practice tests the past three weeks (and the real deal) entailed a story about over-fishing. It feels like a strange obsession they always want to talk about, and it is an unpleasant read.

I found the LG manageable. It helped a ton to assign numerical possibilities in each game before solving. I would note the change in difficulty between the first and last game appears to be lessening.

[16nponce]

@Dave, for those of us who had proctor issues, etc. and will now need to do a retest on the 23rd, does the crystal ball still apply? Or should we be looking elsewhere in terms of prep? Are there any general trends to know with regard to retakes. Thanks in advance!

[Dave Killoran]

@Dave, for those of us who had proctor issues, etc. and will now need to do a retest on the 23rd, does the crystal ball still apply? Or should we be looking elsewhere in terms of prep? Are there any general trends to know with regard to retakes. Thanks in advance!

It's not pointed at or designed around the retest. So while it may apply (it has before), it's not what we consider whens electing tests, nor could we really--there are so many options for there test.

Thanks!