LSAT is actually a pretty good indicator of intelligence
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Poast new message in this thread
Date: February 24th, 2012 8:29 PM
Author: .,.,...,..,.,..:,,:,...,:::,.;..,:,.,.:,.:.,:.::,
i am around the 25th percentile for my school (75% GPA though) and am top 20%
however ive had to grind my ass off to get to 20% and it's easy to tell that peeps on LR are significantly smarter than me
it really sucks to have to work so hard to beat the mean
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20046735) |
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Date: February 24th, 2012 8:33 PM
Author: ,.,...,..,.,.,:,.:,.,.,::,..,..,:,.,.:.:.,:.::,.
you're totally right
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20046766) |
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Date: February 24th, 2012 8:36 PM
Author: ....,.,....,..,,,,.....,...,,,....,,,....
I totally agree, but with the qualification that LSAT to GPA ratio is the most accurate measure of intelligence.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20046778) |
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Date: February 24th, 2012 8:41 PM
Author: .,.,...,..,.,..:,,:,...,:::,.;..,:,.,.:,.:.,:.::,
are you the columbia spammer?
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20046805) |
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Date: February 24th, 2012 8:44 PM
Author: ....,.,....,..,,,,.....,...,,,....,,,....
That's a loaded question, brother.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20046839) |
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Date: February 24th, 2012 9:17 PM
Author: ..;..,...;..,.,..;..,,;;.,.,.,.,..;.,.,.
just lol
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20047051) |
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Date: February 24th, 2012 9:18 PM
Author: ,.,...,..,.,.,:,.:,.,.,::,..,..,:,.,.:.:.,:.::,.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20047056) |
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Date: October 15th, 2012 5:23 PM
Author: ...,,.,..,,..........,,,.,.,....,,....,.........,
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#21794569) |
Date: February 24th, 2012 8:31 PM
Author: .,.,.;.,..,..,.,:,,:,..,..,::,..,:,.,.:...:,:;.:,. (5ever)
the lsat is people who thought law school might be a good idea
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20046745) |
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Date: October 15th, 2012 5:26 PM
Author: .,.,...,..,.,.,:.,:,...,:::,.,.,:,.,.:.:.,:..::,. (now, more than ever)
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#21794596) |
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Date: November 4th, 2012 9:58 PM
Author: " " '' ''
fuck i made a post like this a few weeks ago before seeing this
retiring i guess
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#21964011) |
Date: February 24th, 2012 8:31 PM
Author: ..;..,...;..,.,..;..,,;;.,.,.,.,..;.,.,.
low LSAT is a good indicator of stupidity, assuming english fluency
otherwise it's useless
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20046748) |
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Date: February 24th, 2012 8:32 PM
Author: .,.,...,..,.,..:,,:,...,:::,.;..,:,.,.:,.:.,:.::,
i agree
there is a noticeable gulf in people who score 160-165 and those who score 170+
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20046755) |
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Date: February 24th, 2012 8:33 PM
Author: ..;..,...;..,.,..;..,,;;.,.,.,.,..;.,.,.
*gets pulled into yet another thread about the LSAT on xo*
*is a huge faggot*
*kills self*
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20046764) |
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Date: February 24th, 2012 8:34 PM
Author: .,.,...,..,.,..:,,:,...,:::,.;..,:,.,.:,.:.,:.::,
lol chill out bro
at least this is somewhat related to law unlike the other 99% of poasts on XO
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20046772) |
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Date: February 24th, 2012 8:38 PM
Author: ,..,,.:....,,;,,,.,..:..,:......,;,,;,....,...:..
the difference between 165 and 170 can be 5-6 questions on some tests
anybody who scores in the high 150s plus is of average intelligence
the real idiots are the ones who study for it and still cant crack 150
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20046792) |
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Date: February 24th, 2012 8:41 PM
Author: .,.,...,..,.,..:,,:,...,:::,.;..,:,.,.:,.:.,:.::,
yes but i still maintain the avg 170 scorer is noticeably smarter than the avg 165 scorer
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20046814) |
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Date: February 24th, 2012 9:14 PM
Author: ,.,...,..,.,.,:,.:,.,.,:::,....,:,.,.:.:.,:.::,
This.
It doesn't mean that the avg 170 scorer will do better in law school or at a law firm than the average 165 scorer, but there's a noticeable difference in terms of general intelligence.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20047033) |
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Date: February 24th, 2012 9:16 PM
Author: ,.,...,..,.,.,:,.:,.,.,::,..,..,:,.,.:.:.,:.::,.
the avg 170 scorer will do better in school than the avg 165. of course, any random 165 could do better than any random 170
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20047042) |
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Date: July 19th, 2012 8:16 PM
Author: .,.,,..,.,,.,.,:,,:,...,:::,...,:,.,.:...:.,:.::,.
Even on the most learnable section, people top out.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#21125655) |
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Date: February 25th, 2012 10:42 AM
Author: ~~(>' ' )>
"anybody who scores in the high 150s plus is of average intelligence"
What do you mean by "average"?
Statistically, they'd likely be far above an IQ of 100. For example, the universities that have high-150s LSAT averages are far above average universities, and college students are above the population's average.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20049536) |
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Date: February 25th, 2012 3:57 AM
Author: ..,.,.,.,.,.,::.,.,.,:...::,..,.:.::...:.:.
muppets, terrorists, intellectuals, call them what you will.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20049147) |
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Date: February 25th, 2012 9:49 AM
Author: ,..,,.:....,,;,,,.,..:..,:......,;,,;,....,...:..
that would be impossible
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20049417) |
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Date: February 25th, 2012 10:11 AM
Author: ,..,,.:....,,;,,,.,..:..,:......,;,,;,....,...:..
i misread that and thought you only got 6 wrong on the whole test
logic games?
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20049448) |
Date: February 24th, 2012 8:41 PM
Author: ,.,...,..,.,.,:,.:,.,.,:::,....,:,.,.:.:.,:.::,
Generally credited, although I knew a few bros who scored in the high 150s/low 160s who ended up Coif or Law Review at my T14. Maybe they just sucked massively at standardized tests and knew how to game law school exams, or something.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20046812) |
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Date: February 24th, 2012 8:45 PM
Author: .,.,...,..,.,..:,,:,...,:::,.;..,:,.,.:,.:.,:.::,
i do acknowledge some bros only take the LSAT once and so w/o prep courses + study at home while working full-time (ME)
i think if i studied full-time + took prep course + took test twice i could have performed 3-7 pts better
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20046847) |
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Date: February 24th, 2012 8:50 PM
Author: ,.,...,..,.,.,:,.:,.,.,:::,....,:,.,.:.:.,:.::,
This. All of those people that I know who did poorly on the LSAT took the test once. Some of them took prep courses, some of them didn't. But all of them have some story about test day like "I had to take a massive shit and they wouldn't let me out of the room and that messed up my focus". One girl showed up hung over (or claimed to) and got in the low 160s, but somehow she still got into my law school. She graduated with honors and scored Vault 20 biglaw, too.
LOL.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20046887) |
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Date: February 24th, 2012 8:51 PM
Author: ,.,...,..,.,.,:,;....,.,:,:,.,.,:,.,.:.:.,:.::,.
If coach would've put me in fourth quarter we would have won state.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20046900) |
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Date: February 24th, 2012 9:02 PM
Author: ..;..,...;..,.,..;..,,;;.,.,.,.,..;.,.,.
it took me about two weeks to add 8-10 points and about four more to add another 3-4
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20046975) |
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Date: February 24th, 2012 9:13 PM
Author: ...,,.,..,,..........,,,.,.,....,,....,.........,
I studied on my own for 3 weeks while working full time. Got a 178. I don't think classes or massive amounts of studying do much for the LSAT.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20047023) |
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Date: February 24th, 2012 8:54 PM
Author: .,.,,..,..,.,..,:,,:,;.,,:::,...,:,.,.:...:.,:.::,
(guy who goes to Cornell)
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20046912) |
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Date: February 24th, 2012 9:12 PM
Author: ...,,.,..,,..........,,,.,.,....,,....,.........,
That's because law school grades are all about efficient grinding. Intelligence will introduce gradations among those who did the same amount of efficient grinding.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20047016) |
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Date: February 24th, 2012 9:14 PM
Author: ,.,...,..,.,.,:,.:,.,.,::,..,..,:,.,.:.:.,:.::,.
sorry, I'm at the top of my class and do zero grinding
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20047026) |
Date: February 24th, 2012 9:08 PM
Author: ...,,.,..,,..........,,,.,.,....,,....,.........,
Assuming a minimal floor of preparation, LSAT is an extremely good indicator of general intelligence.
I loved the LSAT. I wouldn't mind taking it 20 times. Too bad everything after that is absolutely horrible by comparison, such as law school, the bar exam, and working. I loved just being a whiz kid. Grinding sucks.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20047005) |
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Date: February 24th, 2012 9:09 PM
Author: ,.,...,..,.,.,:,.:,.,.,::,..,..,:,.,.:.:.,:.::,.
the lsat is fun
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20047009) |
Date: February 24th, 2012 9:10 PM
Author: NihilismSuperTroll
Agreed.
If you take the thing and plan to go to LS in this legal market, you're probably retarded.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20047014) |
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Date: February 24th, 2012 9:12 PM
Author: ,.,...,..,.,.,:,.:,.,.,::,..,..,:,.,.:.:.,:.::,.
not at all. if you score a 175 or above, you'll probably go to a ls, and/or do well enough at the ls you attend, where/to the point that biglaw is assured
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20047020) |
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Date: February 24th, 2012 9:46 PM
Author: ,.,...,..,.,.,:,.:,.,.,::,..,..,:,.,.:.:.,:.::,.
so you're not so sure because you know of an exception to the claimed correlation between LSAT and intelligence
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20047223) |
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Date: February 24th, 2012 9:49 PM
Author: ,.,...,..,.,.,:,.:,.,.,::,..,..,:,.,.:.:.,:.::,.
oh
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20047241) |
Date: February 25th, 2012 3:40 AM
Author: CapTTTainFalcon
*enrolls at premiere LAC with 98th percentile SAT score (750/700/700).
*double majors in the Humanities, grinds out 3.8+ LSDAS GPA.
*scores 150 on LSAT diagnostic.
*is currently fighting overwhelming desire to kill self.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20049116) |
Date: February 25th, 2012 9:37 AM
Author: .,,.....,.,.,.,.,...,...,..,.,.,.....,..
I am probably one of the highest LSAT scores in my school (7 points above the 75th %) and still only slightly above median.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#20049409) |
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Date: July 19th, 2012 8:25 PM
Author: " " '' ''
"I know people who are great at math and scored horrible on the LSAT."
no you don't
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#21125731) |
Date: October 15th, 2012 5:24 PM
Author: ;;;.;;;.;,,,,;;.;;;;..;.;.;..;......;;;;.;.;..;.;
I would agree that it tests intelligence to an extent
However, for the last few months I had been counseling a friend who was preparing to take the LSAT, and I began to realize that my strategy toward taking the test was kinda perverse. For the most part, I helped him with reading comp and occasionally logical reasoning.
I kept telling him that, for any given problem, you eliminate the two or three (I forget if it's usually 4 or 5 possible answers) that are obviously wrong, and then when you're left with the right answer and the plausible wrong answer, you try to think of the ways in which the makers of the test are trying to trick you. Then once you've detected their stratagem, you eliminate the last wrong answer.
Somehow I feel that this is not the best way to test for intelligence. At a certain point with test prep, you're basically just reverse engineering the damn test to arrive at answers.
Note however that this may not apply to the logic games.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1882566&forum_id=2#21794579) |
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