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Thinking LSAT · August 17 · 1 hr 22 min

175 Is the New 173 (Ep. 572)

LSAC has released its annual LSAT percentile table, showing how score distributions have changed over the past three testing cycles. Ben and Nathan explain that while more test takers are earning higher scores, small changes in percentiles matter far less than the score improvement students can make. Also in this episode: - The difference between necessary vs. sufficient questions - Why applying early without your best score will hurt your application - A tip from a student in the LSAT Demon Discord ​You’re Never Early with a Bad Score, Thinking LSAT (Ep. 521) Study with our Free Plan⁠ ⁠Download our iOS app⁠ Watch Episode 572 on YouTube Check out all of our “What’s the Deal With” segments Get caught up with our ⁠Word of the Week⁠⁠ library 0:00 Test D Question — Agamemnon's pride 10:31 Necessary vs. Sufficient Assumption 24:05 LSAT Percentile Changes 30:16 Applying Early or with the Best LSAT Score 38:24 Pearls v. Turds 51:07 Tips from Departing Demons 59:34 Attending a Regional Law School 1:12:39 Word of the week — casuistry 1:18:38 Email of the week

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LSAC has released its annual LSAT percentile table, showing how  score distributions have changed over the past three testing cycles. Ben and Nathan explain that while more test takers are earning higher scores, small changes in percentiles matter far less than the score improvement students can make. 


Also in this episode:

- The difference between necessary vs. sufficient questions

- Why applying early without your best score will hurt your application

- A tip from a student in the LSAT Demon Discord 


​You’re Never Early with a Bad Score, Thinking LSAT (Ep. 521)

Study with our Free Plan⁠

⁠Download our iOS app⁠

Watch Episode 572 on YouTube

Check out all of our “What’s the Deal With” segments

Get caught up with our ⁠Word of the Week⁠⁠ library


0:00 Test D Question — Agamemnon's pride

10:31 Necessary vs. Sufficient Assumption

24:05 LSAT Percentile Changes

30:16 Applying Early or with the Best LSAT Score

38:24 Pearls v. Turds

51:07 Tips from Departing Demons

59:34 Attending a Regional Law School

1:12:39 Word of the week — casuistry

1:18:38 Email of the week

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