Free LSAT Diagnostic
Try five real LSAT questions to get a score estimate and see how you compare to other test takers. It takes about five minutes.
Question 1 of 5
Ethicist: The most advanced kind of moral motivation is based solely on abstract principles. This form of motivation is in contrast with calculated self-interest or the desire to adhere to societal norms and conventions.
The actions of which one of the following individuals exhibit the most advanced kind of moral motivation, as described by the ethicist?
How five questions can estimate an LSAT score
Every question here has been answered by thousands of 7Sage students in timed practice, so we know how likely a 145 scorer, a 155 scorer, or a 170 scorer is to get each one right. Your pattern of answers across all five — which ones you got, and how hard they were — lets us estimate the scores most consistent with that pattern. It's the same model that powers the diagnostic inside our free study plan.
Five questions is a genuine estimate, not a parlor trick, but it's still five questions. Treat the result as a starting range, and when you're ready for a precise baseline, take a full-length practice test.
Frequently asked questions
A diagnostic is a first measurement of where you stand before you start studying. Knowing your starting score helps you build a study plan that fits the distance you need to cover.
Each of these questions has been answered by thousands of students, so we know how often test takers at every score level get it right, and we fit your five answers against that data. The result is a real estimate with honest error bars: the likely range we report runs about six or seven points to either side of your score. A full-length practice test pins your score down much more tightly.
Cold diagnostics usually land in the low-to-mid 140s. The average official LSAT score is about 151 — and that average includes people who studied for months — so scoring near 150 before you've studied is a strong start, and 155 or above puts you well ahead of the pack. The number that matters, though, is the gap between your diagnostic and your target school's median. See law school medians, or see how long it takes to improve.