Diagnostic

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  NYC12345 Alum Inactive Sage

  July 2015 edited July 2015 1654 karma

  @fuzzy228
  Well, I can tell you from my own experience that I have improved tremendously. I scored a 147 on my diagnostic and i just got a 171 on a PT yesterday. It also depends on what your diagnostic is. The higher your score, the more difficult it becomes to improve. Someone with a diagnostic in the 130s or 140s can improve over 24-30 points, while those who score in the high 160s on their diagnostic usually only see an improvement of few points. Study hard and learn the fundamentals.
• c.janson35 Free Trial Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐

  July 2015 2398 karma

  Depending on where you're beginning, you may be able to improve 8-10 points just by mastering games! For most people, logic games are quite unlike anything you've seen before and is reflected as much in your diag, but study hard and you'll see your improvement! Sounds like you're just starting out, so enjoy the journey!
• fuzzy228 Alum Member

  July 2015 107 karma

  Thanks everyone for your guidance. I am not new to the LSAT per se, but I have not really been taking practice tests. I have just been studying the material.
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  Pacifico Alum Inactive ⭐

  July 2015 8021 karma

  Your diagnostic before any studying is nothing more than a benchmark to be forgotten other than as a starting point and a motivator. People have gone from the 140s to the 170s and others have gone from the 150s to the 160s. Diagnostics have nothing to do with your potential. The only place you can learn about your true potential is during blind review of timed PTs. But even then, it is still just a measure of your potential at that moment and not your future ceiling.
• harrismegan Member

  July 2015 2074 karma

  Yes! You can do it! I don't really know what my "official" diagnostic is, but I was scoring in the 150s before the December LSAT and now I'm in the 160s it's possible!
• nicole.hopkins Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐

  July 2015 7965 karma

  @fuzzy228 said:
  Is the diagnostic an accurate predictor of your true potential, with a score increase of 8-10 points given some hard work?
  

  My average is over 17 points higher than my diagnostic, and I've done 20+ points higher on numerous occasions.

  @Pacifico said:
  Diagnostics have nothing to do with your potential.
  

  BR scores are a much better gauge of potential.