Lsat Score Calculator 2023
Ara Kistner
All you'll need is a four section LSAT Score (PTs 1-89) and the raw scale conversion chart for that preptest. When entering your scores, make sure to edit the # of questions per section to match the test you took.
The calculator uses the total number of questions in the preptest you took to generate an estimated raw score. So we need accurate totals for each section. Each preptest from 1-89 has a different number of questions.
Most LG sections have 23 questions. But a few tests differ. If your LG section had 22 or 24 questions (for example) please change the total to match. You can leave the number correct blank if you skipped the section.
Depends when you are reading this. If you have more than three months before the April 2024 LSAT, I would recommend studying with logic games. It is the easiest section to improve. So if you are bad at it now, you have a lot of potential gains. It is much harder to max out LR and RC. Taking the LSAT with LG is the easiest path to a 170+, and it is going away.
Assume the lower score didn't exist. Would the higher one be enough to get you into your desired schools? If you're shooting for a T14 school with a 167 and a 3.65, the answer is: probably not. You can gauge your odds using the LSAT/GPA calculator on LSAC's site. That calculator lets you stack up your LSAT and GPA numbers (or any hypothetical numbers) against the previous year's admissions results for almost all ABA-approved law schools. If I plug your 167 and 3.65 into that calculator and sort by likelihood, the results in the right column (on a scale of 0-100%) look like this:
What that chart tells me is that you shouldn't be worrying about how three scores would look to law schools compared to two. The more important question is: Is your second score high enough to make you competitive if you don't take the test again? Because if it's not, then there's no real point in applying with the high score you currently have.
Based on that chart, it appears that unless you have some extra special, atypical goodies besides your numbers to offer the T14 (you are a minority whom law schools aggressively recruit, you have a close relationship to a big donor whom a particular law school can't afford to alienate, you have some insanely impressive life experience, that GPA is from your major in rocket science), you'll probably need to take the test again and get a higher score.
How high does your score need to be? You can plug different hypothetical LSAT numbers into the calculator and see how the odds move up accordingly. If we plug in a 172, for example, the odds improve, but that new score might not be enough to make the difference. That's most likely because your GPA is on the low side for T14, and I assume that's not a variable you can change between now and when you submit. Here's what the odds look like for a 172 and a 3.65:
(By the way, those odds for NYU look unusually high to me with those numbers, but perhaps last year was a really good year at NYU for 172/3.65 combos for some reason... These statistical blips can and do happen.)
There's good news, though. In several application seasons, I saw some people with those kinds of numbers receive offers off of multiple T14 waitlists, so a 172 might open up some possibilities for you that you almost certainly wouldn't have with a 167. (Waitlists are where a lot of the real action happens for people whose odds are OK but not great, and for people whose numbers are mixed, e.g. high LSAT with so-so GPA.)
So if you think you there is room for improvement and you can realistically squeeze out another 5 or so points (obviously, the more the better), go for it. Ironically, you're most likely to see another big jump if that second score was also not the result of your best effort. Ideally, you wouldn't have saved up your best effort until the second or even third test, but better late than not at all.
If you end up with a great third score, explaining the jump is a nice problem to have. Whether you end up applying with two scores or three, check out my previous post about how to approach an addendum explaining LSAT score jumps.
And a reminder to people who haven't taken the LSAT yet: DO NOT take the LSAT without a lot of preparation, or "just to see how you do." DO NOT be complacent about this test, because this test is HARD. Don't believe me? Try doing this on the fly. Don't needlessly put yourself in a position where you have to explain a lower score, or even two lower scores. You'll make a better impression if you wait until you're in peak form*, and then apply with one great score that reflects the best you can do. With a test this hard, and an admissions process this competitive (and yes, even when application numbers are down overall, it's never easy to get into a T14 school), if you're not giving it your best shot, why bother?
Former Dean of Admissions at the University of Chicago Law School and a former lawyer, Anna Ivey founded Ivey Consulting to help college, law school, and MBA applicants think through their educational and career goals, navigate the admissions process, and make smart choices along the way. Read more admissions tips in The Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions, follow Anna on Twitter (@annaivey), or come introduce yourself and join the conversation on Facebook.
The LSAT exam is administered around eight times throughout the year for students planning to attend law school. Most students will have the option to take the exam either remotely while proctored live, or in-person at a Prometric test center. It is important to know that the registration deadline for each exam is about six weeks prior to the actual LSAT test date, so if you plan on testing in-person at a test center rather than remote, be sure to register early to ensure space. This six week period is also a crucial time to solidify any prep and study needs for best results once locked into a test date. After completing the LSAT, expect to receive your scores about three weeks later.
Taking the LSAT in August 2024 or later? All LSAT administrations from August 2024 onward will no longer have a Logic Games Section. Instead, the new LSAT will include two Logical Reasoning Sections, one Reading Comprehension Section, one unscored Experimental Section, and an updated LSAT Writing prompt.
Yes! Things happen and sometimes you need to reschedule your LSAT or take it at a different test center. Rescheduling your LSAT or changing your test center costs $135, and you must do so through your LSAC account by the posted registration deadline (which is usually about four weeks before the exam date).
The LSAC-Flex was a shorter, remote LSAT exam created as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent stay-at-home orders. The LSAT-Flex was two hours long (instead of the usual fours) and was comprised of three scored 35-minute sections: 1 Logical Reasoning Section, 1 Analytical Reasoning (Logic Games) Section, and 1 Reading Comprehension Section. The LSAT Writing Section was available as a separate section to be completed within one year of the LSAT-Flex date. The LSAT-Flex was only offered through June 2021 and is no longer available.
If you take normal practice LSATs, your score will be one or two points higher than what you would get on your LSAT-Flex. You can also use this online calculator to determine what your Flex score will be. The LSAT-Flex was only offered through June 2021 and is no longer available.
1 Section of Reading Comprehension: There are four passages, each featuring between five and eight associated multiple-choice questions, which, like Logical Reasoning, also have five answer choices. Since 2007, one of the passages is split into two shorter passages that relate to one another.
Prior to August 2024, the LSAT had an additional section called Logic Games: There were four games, each featuring between five and seven associated multiple-choice questions. Each game outlines a situation and gives rules governing that situation, and you had to make deductions about the situation using the rules. You might have be asked to determine the order that runners finish a race or the kennels in which various dogs must be kept. Many students found logic games to be the toughest part of the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). Here are some free logic games examples.
Scaled Score: This is that number between 120 and 180. 120 is the lowest score on the scale, and 180 is the highest. Each number on that scale corresponds fairly closely to a certain percentile score. For instance, a score of 172 almost always means you scored in the 99th percentile, and a score of 151 almost always means you scored in the 51st percentile. However, the raw score that corresponds to a given scaled score changes a bit from test to test. LSAC decides which raw score is going to correspond to which scaled score based on a variety of factors, like the total number of questions on the test and the difficulty of the questions.
Some people can wake up one morning and decide to take the LSAT without preparing for it (if they registered, of course). However, most of us will need some amount of studying and LSAT test prep. Since we all retain information differently, LSAT prep is not one-size-fits-all. The method that works for you will likely depend on your schedule, goals, learning preference, and location. There are a few common ways LSAT courses are offered:
The Credential Assembly Service (CAS) is the reporting method that LSAC uses to send your information and LSAT scores to law schools. This is similar to the Common Application you likely used to apply to your undergrad school. After you send your transcripts to LSAC and have your recommenders send their letters to LSAC, the CAS will summarize your grades, compile your letters of recommendation, and send everything required in one big report to each law school you apply to.
Nearly all ABA-approved law schools require you to apply using the CAS. There is a cost to use the CAS ($195), plus a cost for sending a report to each law school that you apply to ($45). LSAC allows you to purchase bundled packages that include the LSAT, the CAS, and law school reports to help reduce your costs.
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