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History of LSAT?
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Date: November 6th, 2005 3:16 PM Author: supple trailer park I am curious when the LSAT was introduced, the evolution of the test, etc.
Also, I have read that law school is much more competitive today than in the 1990s, 1980s, and 1970s. Each decade gets progressively more competitive, or what? |
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Date: November 7th, 2005 9:39 PM Author: zippy laughsome locus codepig I want to know this to. Specifically what the admissions process was like 20 years ago, i.e. Would a 3.7, 160 LSAT get into Harvard 20 years ago? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=293126&forum_id=2#4238150) |
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Date: November 8th, 2005 9:55 AM Author: marvelous hairless water buffalo The test was on a different scale. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=293126&forum_id=2#4241228) |
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Date: November 8th, 2005 10:16 AM Author: multi-colored erotic church building depressive i'd guess that 160 equates to around a 37 on the old 10-48 scale. and if you look back at old law school guides, the median scores for harvard, yale, and stanford were around 44 -- the 95th percentile or so, thus around a 166, i suppose. obviously, that's quite a bit easier than now. additionally, the fact of fewer applicants suggests there may have been fewer within the viable range. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=293126&forum_id=2#4241357) |
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Date: November 8th, 2005 10:18 AM Author: Swashbuckling pontificating den circlehead Then again, people study more for the LSAT now than they did then. So maybe the results today are shifted more towards smart hard workers than just pure natural intelligence. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=293126&forum_id=2#4241372) |
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Date: November 8th, 2005 10:19 AM Author: multi-colored erotic church building depressive or even dumb hard workers (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=293126&forum_id=2#4241385) |
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Date: November 8th, 2005 3:58 PM Author: Bearded goyim mood Or even people with the money to take a prep class... (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=293126&forum_id=2#4243722) |
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Date: November 8th, 2005 4:07 PM Author: talking appetizing selfie Something tells me that if you have to take a prep class for the LSAT, you aren't getting into HYS. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=293126&forum_id=2#4243770) |
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Date: November 8th, 2005 4:10 PM Author: Impertinent Scourge Upon The Earth "Something tells me that if you have to take a prep class for the LSAT, you aren't getting into HYS."
I bet plenty of HYS students wouldn't have gotten in if they hadn't done lots of LSAT prep. |
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Date: November 8th, 2005 4:11 PM Author: Burgundy school cafeteria wrinkle Right. That's like saying, "Something tells me if you have to train for the Olympics, you're not going to qualify." (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=293126&forum_id=2#4243795) |
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Date: November 8th, 2005 4:13 PM Author: Impertinent Scourge Upon The Earth Yep. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=293126&forum_id=2#4243807) |
Date: November 8th, 2005 4:07 PM Author: Burgundy school cafeteria wrinkle When Clinton took it in the 60s, I think the scale was the same as the SAT (200?-800). According to an ancient prep book I've seen, the LSAT around that time had a legal reasoning section -- to see if you were a natural lawyer. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=293126&forum_id=2#4243769) |