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: Chuck Newton

How Various Majors Perform On The LSAT

By Chuck Newton

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I guess we have always known this. Certain majors do better at the LSAT than do others. Ultimately, to me anyway, I am not sure how much it matters. I do not think there is much of a correlation between LSAT scores and the achievement or joy in the practice of law. In fact, high LSAT scores might indicate a dislike for more abstract practice of law. I do not know, but as reported on Discover, a new study looks at the average LSAT scores of students with different undergraduate majors, grouping related fields together, to provide a statistically significant sample. The best scores were attained by students studying:

Physics/Math (160.0)
Economics (157.4)
Philosophy/Theology (157.4)
International Relations (156.5)
Engineering (156.2)

A bit humorous was that Prelaw with an average LSAT was 148.8 and Criminal Justice with an even lower score at 146.0.

As stated in Discover, the obvious explanation is that physics and math students get to be really good at taking tests like the LSAT.

Again, if you are a prelaw or criminal justice major, do not lose heart. The goal is the goal. Statistics are statistics. If you know what you enjoy and want to achieve it, tht is really all you need.

As for me. I was a poli sci major and prelaw. My drawback, if you can call it that, was the LSAT. If I can do it, you can.

Low LSAT majors unite!

Full post as published by Chuck Newton on September 02, 2009 (boomark / email).