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It describes a prediction approach that estimates an applicant’s LSAT Total using GRE Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning, while excluding GRE Analytical Writing because the LSAT Writing Sample is unscored. It also clarifies why percentile comparisons are not directly comparable and outlines how statistical modeling and equating convert predicted values into interpretable LSAT score ranges.","Frequently Asked Questions About the GRE® Comparison Tool for Law Schools  \n(March 2018)  \nWhy use the GRE® Comparison Tool for Law Schools?  \nMany law schools now accept both the Graduate Record Examinations® (GRE®) General Test and the Law School Admission Test® (LSAT®) exam as part of the admissions process. The purpose of the Comparison Tool is to provide a way for institutions to appropriately compare results from the two exams.  \nThe GRE Comparison Tool for Law Schools allows score users to predict a test taker’s LSAT score using the test taker’s GRE Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning scores from the GRE General Test. The GRE Analytical Writing score is not used in the prediction because the LSAT Writing Sample is unscored and does not contribute to the LSAT score.  \nWhy use a prediction model to compare GRE and LSAT scores?  \nThe GRE General Test provides separate GRE Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning scores while the LSAT exam provides a total score, making direct comparisons difficult. Since a one-to-one linking of scores is not possible, a prediction model found in the GRE Comparison Tool for Law Schools provides an LSAT score that is derived from the optimal statistical weighting of the separate GRE Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning scores. This predicted score effectively allows the two GRE scores to be compared to the single LSAT score appropriately. While the GRE and LSAT exams use many similar question types and cover similar skills, each uses a unique framework that specifies the sub-skills covered in the test content, as well as the difficulty level and proportion of question types used on the test.  \nWhy not compare the reported percentiles for the GRE and LSAT?  \nPercentiles represent how a test taker performed relative to other test takers who recently took the same test. The current test taker populations for the GRE General Test and LSAT exam are likely different in terms of background and ability, so the percentiles calculated for each test based on those different populations are not directly comparable. Additionally, reported percentiles for any test vary over time as the test taking population changes. Both GRE and LSAT scores are meant to be consistent across time and changes in test taking populations, so the most consistent and accurate comparisons are based on the statistical relationship between the reported scores, as provided by the Comparison Tool.  \nCopyright © 2018 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, MEASURING THE POWER OF LEARNING, GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATIONS and GRE are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. Law School Admission Test, LSAC and LSAT are registered trademarks ofthe Law School Admission Council (LSAC) .  \nThe GRE Comparison Tool is not endorsed or approved by LSAC.  \nHow are the predicted LSAT scores calculated?  \nThe Comparison Tool’s predicted LSAT scores were calculated using statistical analyses of the test scores of 1,587 admitted law school students from 21 law schools who took both the GRE General Test and the LSAT exam 1.  \nThere were two steps in the process to produce the predicted LSAT scores.  \nThe first step used the statistical procedure of multiple linear regression. With this procedure, the sample’s GRE Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning scores were statistically weighted to optimize the prediction of their LSAT scores. The resulting prediction equation, which summarizes the empirical relationship of the GRE and LSAT scores into a simple algebraic equation, was used to create predicted LSAT scores for all records. 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