I believe the way they calculate it is they take the “average score of people who chose this” under the analytics. Then they average that with all questions and your answers. In short, no it’s not accurate. It really means nothing to your performance in a real test

I did that for a bit during timed test, but I found that following the test and warming up with the easier ones first yielded better results

I will say tho, for RC, I go for the reading with the most questions first (to allow myself the most amount of time). Then I move to second longest. then I do the easier one that is left (to lock in easy points). that improved my score by 4 points on average actually.

Best of luck!

Hey! Always keep in mind that the LSAT is, by its nature, a difficult test, and everyone has their own journey with it. That being said, one recommendation I have, which helped me a lot when starting, is to imagine that you are arguing with someone. However, imagine all their arguments are in bad faith; they don't want to argue to grow; they want to argue to win in any way possible. Your job then is to catch them in a flaw, or maybe in an incorrect assumption. This helped me a lot just to start getting the sense of the answers I was looking for.

Other than that, ensure you memorize the question stems and general strategies for each one. This helps you focus on one strategy. Finally, and I can't emphasize this enough, when starting to learn, highlight your questions' argument or main conclusion. This will keep you focused on what you are arguing against.

Sorry if some of this doesn't make sense, and feel free to reach out. I can't say I am a top scorer by any means yet but I did push my score up by 20 ish points.

hope this helps!

Hey! I am finding myself in a very similar situation. My GPA is 2.92 with my major being Aerospace Engineering, and my diagnostic was 155. I currently work full-time and have been for the past 4 years. When starting this journey, I felt the exact same way, "Is this even possible?", I would ask myself consistently. So I did some research, and I found the same thing these commentators have added to the discussion.

I cannot say that I am any kind of savant now or that I fully understand the LSAT, but with a few months of studyin,g I have been able to gain 15 points at my max and consistently score within the mid 160s. All this to say, I felt the way you feel, and it gets better. I will be taking my test in April, and now I am genuinely looking forward to it.

You got this!

@BT2117 I thought of the same thing and I think it works out as well. Followed along cus it seems like their point is entirely different tho.