Can i retake lsat

What We Do. Code of Ethics. College Admissions. Law School Admissions. Speaking Engagements. Law School. July 27, Law School. Related to that anxiety: One score cancellation is fine. Newer Post 52 Weeks to College: Week Do you think I should put my all into the rest of this month and September to try and go up at least a few points to boost my application for Georgetown? I appreciate any insight.

I got a score of a which was a few points lower than my average practice tests. Right after i finished the test I came down with a pretty serious illness that night I had to go to the doctor. I am worried if i take it again I will do worse.

What advice do you have? I think I have a good shot at a or this time, but for those two in particular, would the higher score be offset by the fact that it was a retake? If you have any insights regarding submitting a higher score while on a waitlist, that would be great as well!

I am really on the fence about retaking and would appreciate any advice. Georgetown and NYU are my top two schools. I have a near perfect GPA, 3. I was in the — range for the 2.

My first quick look through of the questions I got wrong makes me feel like moving from a to just 3 more questions right is possible but would be pulling teeth and I am not sure how much of a difference it would make in my application overall anyway.

I have very strong internship and leadership experience as well as academic research. Thank you! For more context: looking back at my practice test scores in the weeks leading up, my average was actually a I am scared these practice tests might have been conflated though because I was in a less stressful environment and was using older-ish tests — I got a — which I am thrilled about — however, I truly feel as though I can do better. I ended up getting 2 questions wrong on the first game arguably the easiest , when I was not getting any wrong on the practice tests.

In the reading comprehension section I got all of the questions wrong on just one passage — knowing the issue was I didnt read closely enough but didnt have time to correct this. My reading comp and LR sections were pretty typical of my practice scoring but I know I should not have gotten those 2 LG questions wrong, which would make my score a , which in my mind is a bit more competitive. I feel as though not only should I be able to get a with just maintaining practice until Sept but I will be able to increase my score a few more points with the added months of study.

My practice average was a — however, this includes two scores I got when I first started studying. My average for the last 10 tests I took was a , which I know is not much above a My issue was the reading comprehension section and I feel as though I can vastly improve my score in this section before October with some work.

I was thinking about studying casually not as crazy as I was before and seeing if my score improves to an average of about or so before the next test and retaking it if it is around that. I already registered for the test, nervous that all the NYC locations would fill up immediately after the test release.

My dream schools are Stanford and Chicago. I am a trilingual black immigrant Cape Verde Islands and while I have been in the states for a number of years, just became a citizen last May. Due to a number of factors including work, play, lack of support and general immaturity, my UGPA is an abysmal 2.

As far as the LSAT goes, I took June , while working about 80 hours a week, in addition to covering overnights in the group homes I supervised, and scored a I screwed up a part of the scantron and was just not in the proper mental state to be sitting in the testing room lol I planned on retaking October and fortunately was unable to, as I was still not ready.

I ended up being able to work part time, and studied part time from February-April, and then continued to prep regularly from April-June, and took June and got a I took an older PT completely cold this past Saturday, and scored a I am a Political Science and French double degree hours in four years by the time I graduate and I have a 3. I want to go to KU median and only KU. I am very involved on campus and in my community. I work two jobs and pay my way with everything so I believe I have a decent chance of being able to convince them they want me, even if it means no scholarships.

Any thoughts? Thank you so much! Are there courses or study plans for four weeks? I just am unsure of how to go about making a 4 week study plan that will be effective. Please help! This is a retake after getting a a year ago. I know that I got 2! My GPA will be in the neighborhood of 3. Would you advise a retake? I am agonizing over the decision to re-take my LSAT or apply early a couple months earlier in order gain an edge in the admissions process.

I scored a on the Oct. Trying to decide whether I should roll the dice and apply or go back to the drawing board, take the Dec. I scored on the October, but my PT average for my most recent 10 was My UGPA is 4. Would you retest in this situation? That was my score on prep tests, even though I started studying months before and truly gave this test my best. Should I retest? My average test score on practice tests was around and I have a near 4.

On the games I misread a rule and answered all of the questions on that entire game incorrectly. Should I retake in December and just apply a year from now? My biggest issue is that I never timed myself when I studied so on the day of the test, I was only half way through the questions when the proctor made the 5 minute warning. So I guessed on literally half the questions. Ergo, only questions right per section. That was my first issue.

My question is, should I retake in October, or wait until December? Do I risk sending my applications in later for a better score? Or do I wait to apply to my preferred school entirely? Thank you!! I also believe I fall into the underprepared categoryeven though I completed two next ten books untimed. I got a and have a 3. Would you recommend I go through all of that, retake, hopefully get a better score, and apply with a 3.

Also, do you recommend applying and see what happens? Meanwhile I can continue to improve both scores and reapply if not accepted? Is applying this year even worth it with those numbers? I was scoring closer to prior to the test tho.

Should I retake?? I also got into a car accident the morning of the test…. Attend a Tier 2 school with little-no scholarship 3. I only studied for 2 months while in school, and feel that with proper study I can reach my potential and really raise my score, perhaps even higher than my previous testing average.

Any advice? Prior to my exam, my practice scores were in chronological order : , , , , , But just before those two s, I started getting extremely anxious and could feel myself struggling emotionally, having difficulty sleeping, etc.

The day before my text I actually had a full-on panic attack because a lot of my carefully laid plans were blowing up. My hotel room was right next to a train that was going to run every 20 minutes all night.

Obviously none of these pre-test problems are that huge on their own, but I wonder if I could do better on another try. My GPA is pretty low — 3.

Does it make sense for me to retake in June? I was recently placed on the waitlist at UTexas, which is my dream school. At that point I will have heard from everywhere else and may have even been taken off the waitlist. My practice average was I want to be a lawyer. Taking another year off just feels like a waste of time, even though I know it might be the smarter decision. I graduated from undergrad in and took the LSATs twice in , which was a huge mistake.

The night before the second exam, I begrudgingly stayed in and I ended up scoring a The other thing is that my GPA was horrendous but from a good school because as I said, I was an a hole. I scored a on the December LSAT after typically scoring between on all my practice tests. I failed to pay attention to the time in my best section and lost 3 points I would have gotten, and got 6 points wrong in the reading comp section which had never happened to me before.

What do you think? I feel if I took it again, the best I could do is only improve a point or two. Disregard GPA and target schools, I am only curious about schools where you would apply with those types of scores and if they make such a big deal in admissions with a versus a I got a on the September LSAT — the last 10 preptests that I had taken had me averaging a , the last 5 of those being a every time.

Will the delay in my applications be hurtful to me? I was wondering if you could give me so advice regarding retaking the LSAT. I have a gpa of 3. Some of the advisors have told to me apply and give it a shot to see what offers I get, but I am wondering if I should start studying to take the LSAT in June. The highest score in my prep tests was a , but I believe I can do better since a lot of the stresses that I was going through are no longer present.

Do you think it is possible to study my way up to a and even a ? I scored a Yikes! I was beyond surprised at scoring points below my practice scores. Is a 16 point jump up likely? I ended up scoring a rather disappointing but not surprising My goal is to be a public interest attorney, and my work experience and volunteer activities are highly relevant to my planned career.

My college GPA was a 3. I was averaging on practice tests, but I got a on the actual test bummer. My undergrad GPA was 3. I just graduated with my undergraduate degree in May with an overall 3. I studied at a community college for 3 semesters where I earned a 3.

I had taken an LSAT prep course months before but did not follow up with studying prior to the exam. I decided to wait and had intended on applying for Fall I am incredibly disappointed with this score. I had practiced extensively before the exam and had hoped to attend a top 25 school. If I were to wait, I intend on doing something productive with that time such as teaching English abroad. If I were to wait and retest for acceptance in Fall , I intend on hiring a private tutor prior to the exam.

I know I studied extensively on my own but I wonder if I missed something or would substantially benefit from waiting another year and hiring a tutor to help improve my score. I do have substantial work experience and a congressional internship working in my favor, but I know that will not get me into a top 25 school with a 3. Any advice would be appreciated! I studied hard, but not has hard as I could have. If I retake in December, that would push back my turn-in date for George Washington where I had planned to apply early decision.

The rest of my application is almost done. Would I be in a better position to apply in the next couple of weeks with my current stats, or should I try to gain a few more points while pushing back my application until the deadline? I scored a but I have a 3. I am in my senior year and am considering retaking in December. I have a full course load this semester so I am concerned that I might not have a lot of time to dedicate to prepping for December.

I believe my biggest mistake was not simulating testing conditions enough but I am worried I might not be able to properly do so enough before December. Yes haha. Unless you plan on founding an LSAT and want the for sales purposes, there is no rational reason to retake a Schools would likely think you need a hobby, badly. Would that prevent them from accepting you? Almost certainly not. But still, they likely would find it strange. I scored a but was PTing in the range, hitting everything in between on over 30 PTs.

If you have any advice, it would me much appreciated. That score was tough :s. I was scoring moderately higher on my PT about I studied my butt of for June and came up from to Then, three weeks before September I started studying again and hit on a older prep test the Saturday before.

I guess my main concern is — what if my test scores went down? Do you still feel that schools will only really look at my higher score? Also, on another note — how do schools view traffic tickets?

They really will only look at the higher score. I was scoring in most of my practice tests. Hi there. Kind of a unique situation and generally bummed about all prospects. Sat for the February exam and pulled a and was devastated. GPA is 3. That said, I feel like the remainder of my application materials 4.

A big part of me wants to focus on the personal statement in the hopes that it and other elements of my application will carry me past the finish line despite a below-average LSAT score particularly because I do not have a clear schedule to devote entirely to test prep in the next two months.

Very frustrating. Any advice is appreciated! I just took the June and got a My last PT scores leading up to the exam were , , , , and before the last couple weeks I was averaging about I thought I was going to do better — nothing went wrong during the test, I thought I scored around a actually. The general consensus from most forums and such is that I should retake, but I have a hard time with that… I have a strong GPA at least 3.

I will be able to get good letters of recommendation. My dream school is Stanford, just behind that would be Harvard , Columbia , Berkeley , and Georgetown. My initial diagnostic was like a , and I prepped for 8 months to get a , worked with a tutor and did a lot of PTs.

Help me out! I started out at a , so I know that I can improve. I applied to about 10 schools and now I am waiting responses. I dont know if I should retake the test, if I am not cut out for law school because of my LSAT score, or if I should just go anywhere that will accept me and try to transfer.

If I were you, I would retake. Hopefully anxiety will be lower the second time through, and you will be able to bump up a few percentile ranges. Even if you could get up to a , you could likely get into a few of the top ranked programs.

Hi, I would love some advice! I have a relatively low GPA, 3. I put in a solid two months of studying I studied longer than 2 months, but it was initially very relaxed and am wondering if re-taking makes sense. Any advice would be SO helpful! I got a and was practicing at Everyone is telling me to retake just for scholarships, but I think with my GPA I still have enough of a shot at Stanford. I averaged around a on most of the practice tests that I took and am wondering if I should retake the test this fall.

But I have heard that schools prefer for applicants to only take the lsat once. What do you recommend? I was also wondering if law schools take into account where you went for undergrad when looking at your GPA. I averaged a on practice tests and studied pretty extensively 2 months prior using an online Kaplan course. I was confident coming out of the test that I at least got my average.

Do you recommend I retake in the fall? Do I have a chance? A is my average practice score but I have scored up to a in the past. Thanks so much! I took lsat in December and have been waitlisted at a lot of schools now. I am taking the June test now.

Should I email the schools I am waist listed at an addendum regarding why I am retaking I have an honestly very good reason why I scored points lower on my first test than what I was scoring otherwise, and what I believe I will score on my 2nd test since the chances of the trauma happening again are at a.

Mike, I would definitely wait until you get your new score back. Just do everything you can to improve in June and let your new score do the talking. The five main schools I wanted to attend were in Washington and Oregon. I wanted to stay on the West Coast so that my wife and I could be close to her family. I will make my question simple: do you think I should try to retake the June LSAT or just try to build my applications and spread out across the country to see what the least expensive route is?

I finished all the sections on time except for that little bitch of a game that the test makers threw in for the 5th section. But the last thing I want is to be lazy and miss out on a chance to provide for my family and get good scholarships. I think you should definitely give it another try. Keep us updated are what you are doing to prep. Thank you for the great advice. I will keep you updated and let you know how the June test goes.

I did Powerscore material the entire way. Also, if you have a retake study schedule available that would be great! Thanks Evan! My practice test scores for the last few tests before I took the LSAT were all between and maybe even I had a really demanding range of extracurriculars that could explain some of the grades on my transcript my GPA for my first two years of college was 3.

I was averaging high s and got a I put the drop down to test day pressure and convinced myself not to retake. Harvard and Yale are the only schools that really do seem to consider your lower score, so even an improved score might not put you in a significantly better position.

Also, a is really great, and should give you good chances at both schools and great chances at any other school. What I would do is apply and only retake if needed to try to get off a waitlist. Consider this LSAT a fresh start.

You have plenty of time to study and learn a new system of attacking the problems. The other thing to do is make sure that you are getting the extra benefits of intense prep. I say this often because I truly felt it worked for me: say you are practicing logic games on a given day, then practice them so much that when you go to sleep that night you are seeing variables flying around in your head. This is how you really know that you hit that section hard enough that day.

You probably want to study this hard at least a couple times a week. Is it exhausting to do this? Yes, but you have to do some things different this time around if you really want to see improvements.

This means adding days where you do LSAT questions five or more hours. Listen to people who train any skill- guitar playing, golf, etc. The benefits of this intense study is greater than the cumulative benefits of a lot of days of half-hearted study. Again, seek out every single prep question you have not done and make sure it is done before you take the test again.

If your logic games score needs improvements, redo nearly every game as they are still very helpful on your second time around. Develop a rigorous schedule and stick with it. Refer back to our recommended schedule to give you an idea of what we consider sufficient. Remember that no matter what your circumstances, you have to make sure you have built up proper test taking endurance again before the test arrives.

As usual, we are here as a free resource if you have questions about what to do in your specific situation. Best of luck and keep us updated on your progress by tweeting onlawschool. University of Chicago, J. I studied my butt off for the Feb LSAT and went from a for my last practice exam to a on test day. I had just about the worst set of nerves I have ever experienced. I am now surprisingly waitlisted at two schools that I like. I am considering a June retake with the mentality of not having to be worried about getting a specific score this haunted me my first time studying and probably prevented me from getting past a which was my highest PT score.

Is 49 days not enough time to study? I recently took a PT and despite not doing to whole test in one day, but rather a section at a time managed a I feel confident with the material but just have problems with the nerves and mental aspect. Please advise, thanks! I studied for 6 weeks and my last practice tests over the 2 weeks before the actual test were , , , and I ended up scoring on the actual test but clearly this was below my average practice test.

Is this a large enough practice sample to accurately say that I could do better on the test and scored below my potential? I am considering writing again I September but want it to be worth it. I used all the Powerscore books for self-study prep in the library and I finished them all too and used about 15 previously administered LSAC practice tests, which I was consistently scoring in the s and lower s. I have a 4. I really want to retake the LSAT despite the naysayers, but the question is when.

Do you guys think that I should apply with my dismal score to these two schools this year, or is it a waste of money and time? Further, do you concur with my assessment that a December LSAT retake would change little in this amount of time, despite my previous practice test scores? Lastly, what should I do to better prepare for the June LSAT lack of effort and time was not the issue , if you guys think this is a good option? I studied off and on for a couple months before the test on my own using the Powerscore bibles.

I know my issue was not being consistent enough in my studying I had just started a new job in October so my schedule was a little erratic and not doing nearly enough timed practice tests I may have done one. So my question is how should I study this time around?

Or a possible third option could just be committing to a rigorous study plan and doing that on my own. Thanks in advance for any advice!

Thanks for all the insight. My practice tests averaged , scored on Oct test;. I think the practicing without a 5th section affected me on test day section 5 LG was rough in addition to some major nerves, which I think caused Section 1 to be my worst… For me, practicing with an analog watch made a big difference too. So the recommendations on any more high-quality unofficial questions and materials are much appreciated.

Any other practice-worthy unofficial books of games and other things? My point is, that I never gave myself the chance to develop speed on my first attempt and so I never truly realized my test average. I studied for 6 months and was testing in the range. Do you think my score will be higher in December? I bombed the LR sections in September but I barely slept the two nights before. Not sure how much that impacted me.

I only have two more months until the December exam. Would it hurt my acceptance and scholarship chances? I have a 3. The logic games have me completely confused; this is the section I did most poorly in last time. Do you have any suggestions? Good night. I took the lsat in June. I completely messed up the games but did ok on the other sections.

My GPA is 3. I plan to apply for law school for September Do you advise retaking the test in trying to secure a scholarship or to apply as is. I studied for about 2 months. I got a on test day and want to retake it. How much prep do you think I should plan? I was just wondering, I was waitlisted, then now accepted, but in the interim I signed up to take the June lsat before finding out I was admitted. Is it pointless to take the lsat now to try and boost scholarship money — or is the scholarship money now set in stone and taking the lsat wont help anything?

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