Taking the LSAT with Zero Preparation
The LSAT is what&#x27;s known as a &quot;learnable&quot; exam, which means that taking it without preparation is 100% not indicative of the final score one could get. This is well-reported all over law school forums where people took it cold and got a 140 and after months of study ended up with a 177. Or started with a 155 and ended with a 165.<p>The LSAT (especially the logic games) is mostly pattern-recognition and understanding the &quot;type&quot; of problem you&#x27;re being asked to solve. Getting a high score (e.g. over 170) the first time around is probably impossible because the questions are formulated so weirdly (in other words, you&#x27;d need to be familiar with the format to do well). Further, you&#x27;d probably not be used to the time constraint and end up guessing on whatever you didn&#x27;t have time to answer. This article is just stupid bravado, but then again, it&#x27;s Vice and they&#x27;re not exactly known for hard-hitting journalism.<p>NB: 158 going in cold is <i>very</i> high (which is why the article seems like humblebragging to me). A 20 point increase is doable with an intense studying regimen. And with a 178, you can write your ticket to basically any law school (given a 3.5+ undergrad GPA).