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LSAT Questions – Not necessarily SHOULD I retake, but do I HAVE to retake it…?

Hey all…so here is the deal…

I took the LSAT when I graduated college about 9 years ago. I scored a 150. I wasn’t happy with the score (I was scoring 160+ on the Kaplan practice tests for the course I was taking), and didn’t get into the law schools I wanted to, so I decided to just enter the workforce. Now, I’m kicking around the idea of re-applying to law schools. Since my LSAT score is quite old, do I need to retake it? I would prefer to retake since I think I can do better this time around, but would the scores still be averaged?

Any information regarding this topic would be greatly appreciated….thanks…

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Generally, if your scores are more than 5 years old, you’ll need new ones. Double-check with the admissions offices of the places you’re looking at to be sure.
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Anonymous
You need to retake it. The LSAT is really an indication of your current thinking style, so you want law schools to see that you can score well right now. The test has changed a little, so you’ll want to look at new information on the test and study hard. LSAC and the ABA are also treating multiple LSAT scores much more favorably.

The LSAT is the most critical piece of your admission. A high score doesn’t get you in, necessarily, but it gets your file read. The rest is up to your essays, letters, history, etc.

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Anonymous
Scores are good for 3 years, so you will need to re-take the LSAT. It’s a *****, I know!

www.lsat.org will give you all the info you need!

Your score wont be averaged, since there’s a 9 year difference.

I took the LSAT twice and I had a crappy score and I canceled on the second time (wont get into it, but that day was a nightmare for me)! :o\

I still applied for Fall 2007 though….as of today, I have 22 rejections and I’m still waiting for 3 wait list schools, only 2 of which I care about.

I see you decided to work instead, which is something I have been thinking about. Ok, I’m gonna try to email you, but if I cant, could you please contact me?! I would greatlyyyyy appreciate your advice, since we’re in similar situations!

[email protected]

Hope to hear from you soon!

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bunnygrl43
LSAT scores are good for 5 years. if its over 5 years you’ll have to retake it. if you retake the LSAT they’ll just average your score from the previous one if its not expired yet.
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Anonymous
Don’t go.

After three F^&*ing years of law school and an intensive bar review class you sit for the bar.

However, the idiots who developed the software don’t bother to test it and it randomly deletes answers.

And like hundreds of other bar applicants you are screwed because of idiot software engineering.

It is not worth it.

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