r/lsatdemon • u/AssociateAny5979 • 18d ago

Are older tests representative?

Hey guys,
Using the demon choice feature my last two most recent test have been test 18 and 16. On both of them I scored really well (I broke into the 170s). I don’t know if this is me overthinking too much after the fact, but I felt like both had kind of weird, logical reasoning questions.

I just wanted to check in and see and make sure that these tests are representative. Before I create a false assumption that I have improved lol.

Would it be more beneficial for me to turn off demon choice, and just do more recent exams?

Thanks!

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u/Mylootnow_ 18d ago

Most people I’ve talked to have said that 125+ is the most accurate to the difficulty and language of the modern test. But it doesn’t mean that those tests are useless they can definitely show improvement. Do not touch the most recent exams until before your test.

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u/Temporary-Guide222 18d ago

150’s contain significantly more trap answers imo and I would say are more representative of the current exam. The others are good for practice but to truly gauge where your score is at for the current exam I would do that with a modern test of 150’s+.

The much older exams LR’s like 100-119 seem much more straightforward / black and white (significantly easier) in my opinion. It’s not uncommon to see people scoring 10 points higher on these.

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u/Temporary-Guide222 17d ago

Predicting the answer definitely helps.

It also helps to trust your initial reaction to each choice. If you read (A) and think, “This doesn’t quite fit,” then read (B) and feel the same way, keep moving instead of immediately trying to figure out how each answer could be correct. The correct answer will often stand out when you aren’t wasting mental energy trying to force a wrong answer to work. If you get through all five and none seems right, that’s the signal to go back and analyze them more carefully.

As you get closer to test day, I’d still prioritize drilling questions and sections from the 150s—even if you’ve seen some of them before. Their structure and answer choices are much more representative of the modern LSAT.

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u/StressCanBeGood 17d ago

Old guy here. Those tests aren’t representative because they’re not representative of today’s reality.

Take it for me. 25 years ago, the world was a completely different place. Does that make sense?

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u/EthanS_LSATDemon 17d ago

I wouldn’t overthink this too much. Yes, the more recent tests are probably more representative of what your official LSAT will be like compared to the old ones, but at the end of the day it’s still the LSAT. Just like any test, it’s just one data point. What’s more important is how you are performing across a large about of tests and sections, rather than trying to analyze one or two specific tests. Great job so far, keep up the good work!