Yale Law School

If you want to enter the USA top law school, pass the LSAT can say is the key in the key. As mentioned earlier, applying to law school is a mathematical game, while the LSAT score is the half the game! The 3 and a half hours long multiple-choice exams with your 4 years of undergraduate grade are as like as two peas! Say a bit simple, a good test of LSAT allows you to apply to a good school; say a little more understandable, the three digital LSAT score will determine your future life.

LSAT and graduate starting salary

The following is the comparison from the famous LSAT test preparation company Powerscore LSAT scores and graduation starting salary:
　　　　
The highest average starting salary of LSAT average minimum salary after graduation employment rate
145    36558      55417    91%
150    38111      61550    94%
155    40971      66142    94.4%
160    64000      110962   97.2%
165    98909      125000   99.5%
170    119167     125833   99.7%
　　
From this list we can see, even if can only improve LSAT scores 5 points, after graduation starting salary may be a difference of up to 30000 yuan. To be able to enter the legal profession of the Wall Street (Big Law), LSAT performance is also very important.

Basic introduction to LSAT

The LSAT exam is divided into 3 categories: logical analysis (Analytical Reasoning), reading comprehension (Reading Comprehension) and logical reasoning (Logical Reasoning).
The examination is divided into 5 parts: the logical analysis, reading comprehension two parts, each part of logical reasoning, and an experimental part.
Test scores at the first 4 parts of the total, part of the experiment was used to test the new topic, for later examination, not points. Logical analysis will usually have a 21-24 problem, 26-28 reading comprehension questions, logical reasoning, usually 24-26, LSAT a total of 99 to 101.
Every 35 minutes. The first 3 parts without any rest, the completion of the first 3 parts will have 15 minute break, and then is the 2 part, the last 35 minutes of writing. The exam is 3 hours and 45 minutes.
　　
Modern LSAT examination was started in 1992, in addition to reading comprehension in 2007 added a comparing reading (comparative reading) without any changes.
　　
There are altogether 4 times: February, June LSAT year examination, September (or October) and December. Examination of the use of scanner, is that 90's coated with a pencil box test. The exam admission test is very strict, must press the fingerprint, and your fingerprints will be archived. Future after you graduate to take the bar exam should also press the fingerprint, if the two fingerprint is not on the number, you will not be able to obtain a license.
　　
As a result of a number of questions between test and examination is not the same, the difficulty is not the same, so the transformation formulas of each are not the same. The following is a typical LSAT score conversion table:

Score score points
90  172 99%
80 166 95%
74 163  90%
65 157 75%
54 151 50%
43 145 25%
0-15 120 0%
　　
Here to explain is, percent refers to your score (adjusted by difficulty) more than how many percent of students in the past 3 years. We can see from the table, the average fraction of LSAT in about 54 minutes, that is to say, as long as the right half of the test, performance on the average. 25% and 75% in 145 and 157. That is to say, half of the candidates are between 145 to 157. To be able to get more than 170 points, can say, your performance would be better than the past 3 years, 99% of the candidates. Note, the conversion formula is not linear growth, on average around, must answer several questions can increase, but more and upwards, to around 170, as long as the correct answer, and even more.
　　
In addition, score conversion table since 1992 a slight change, may be due to the examinee can get more exercise, or test preparation company found the trick more, today to get the same result may be more than 10 years ago 4 correct answers to question 5.

A top law school LSAT threshold

USA top 14 law school's annual 2009-2010 admission LSAT score of 25% and 75%.
　　
The school ranked the school name LSAT-25% LSAT-75%
1      Yale   169    177
2      Harvard   170    176
3      Standford  168    172
4      Columbia 170    175
5      New York University 169    173
6 California University Berkeley 164 170
6   University of Chicago169    173
8 University of Pennsylvania166     171
9 University of Michigan Ann Arbor 166170
10     Duke University 165    170
10     Northwestern University 166     172
10University of Virginia166    171
13Cornell University   166    168
14Georgetown University  166     170

If you want to enter the American top Top 14 University, at least 165 minutes (equal to 95%); if you want to enter Harvard, Yale, Standford portal, more than 170 points is almost a must. In other words, your error number can only between 9 to 11 (according to each exam difficulty may be), and you must score more than 99% candidates.

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