Posts Tagged February LSAT
The LSAT Scores Are In!
Posted by Cory@manhattanlsat.com in Manhattan LSAT Announcements on January 10th, 2011
I NAILED the logic games!!
As I am sure all of the December LSAT takers are keenly aware of, the LSAC has recently released the scores from the December exam. Took them long enough, right?
Despite our best efforts to lobby the LSAC to present the scores to each recipient the way Olympic Figure Skating scores are shown (you know, complete with flowers, teddy bears, applause from adoring fans, etc.), the reality of getting your score back often differs from our gold medal fantasy.
Perhaps along with a standing ovation you were expecting a better score. Fear not, we are here to help. Attend our free online Review Class in which two of our 99th percentile instructors will review some of the tougher Logic Games from the exam, teach helpful strategies for solving such ridiculous questions, and go over the options available to those of you considering whether or not to re-take the LSAT exam (and here’s a discussion of whether to re-take in February to get you thinking ahead of time). If you were less than satisfied with your score, canceled your score, or are curious about a few of the harder questions from the Dec. 2010 exam (i.e. you’re a fellow geek), this online workshop is where you need to be tomorrow night.
Unlike the Olympics, the free Review Class will be held online, so it is not necessary for you to be located in a certain geography to attend. For more information, please click here. Hope to see you there!
Should I Re-Take the LSAT in February?
Posted by noah@manhattanlsat.com in Applications, LSAT Prep on January 10th, 2010
Good question! First off, we’ll be discussing this in our upcoming workshop in which we’ll review the December LSAT.
If you’re just looking to take an LSAT, it doesn’t matter which one you take — just take it after you’ve prepared! But if you already have taken the LSAT and are wondering whether to re-take, there’s a lot more to say. The question of whether you should re-take in June, Sep/Oct, or Dec has one set of answers. If you are wondering whether to re-take in one of those non-February months, take a look at some previous posts – should I re-take the LSAT & how to improve your LSAT score. But for February you get a special set of answers just for you!
In general, the answer is NO. Here’s why (and thanks to Ann Levine for some help on this one):
1. It’s hard to improve an LSAT score significantly in one month. Caveats: if you truly had a bad day on test day, and having such a day is completely out of the ordinary for you, sure, a re-test could conceivably show serious improvement. But, so you know, most people don’t improve that much. For example, the average person who re-takes the LSAT with a score between 150 and 160 improves only 2.4 points on the re-take (and the re-take improvement gets worse as you go up the score ladder). For most people, those 2.4 points are not enough to significantly alter your application — and for most folks, those 2 and almost a half points definitely do not warrant a re-take because . . .
2. To submit an application and then say you’d like them to wait until your February score arrives means that because of rolling admissions, you’ll be competing for fewer spots than if you submit with a December score. (And you’re obligated to tell a school if you’re re-taking.) Similarly . . .
3. If you’re hoping to use a new score to convince a school to pull you off its waiting list and you’re submitting an application with a December score, the June LSAT should be just fine for such purposes.
This may be the excuse you were waiting for to not get back on the LSAT bandwagon for a while. For those of you who are going to go for the Feb re-take, good luck and dig deep to beat the averages!
Is the February LSAT Harder?
Posted by noah@manhattanlsat.com in LSAT Gossip on December 11th, 2009
Chill Out
No.
Stop worrying about this sort of stuff — get back to studying for the LSAT. While you’re at it, don’t worry about:
1. When your experimental section happens (sometime in the first 3 sections)
2. Whether it’s a good testing center.
3. The curve this year.
4. Whether to start with (A) or (E).
5. All questions emanating from reality shows, unless it’s an LSAT-related show, which to my knowledge, has not yet been developed.
With love . . .
