Self-study
Hi everyone. I did the LSAT in September and got the results back. I want to know if I should keep or cancel the score.
I have only been studying since mid-July and wasn't expecting a high score considering I got a 136 in my first PT I ever did, and my last PT before the official exam was 147. I got a 147 in the official exam as well and planning to write the Nov LSAT again. My goal is 160(+).
Do you think I should keep the score or delete it? Does anyone know if the cancellation usually tends to have a negative effect on the application, or the schools look at the bright side and see improvement if I score higher in the Nov test?
I am also asking because I have only written the exam once, and the applications are due Nov 1. So is it better to have a low mark on file, or no mark at all before the application deadline?
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The advice I have heard that may be applicable here is that if your score can get you into any law school then you should keep it. So if a 147 cannot get you into any school (That you would be willing to attend) then it might be better to cancel. There is always a chance you do worse on your next exam and if you canceled the first score that leaves you with nothing
Have sort of a related question - not sure if you are also asking this in relation to "written" - if you cancel an exam that you have already done the argumentative writing portion for does that argumentative writing get cancelled too or does it carry through to your next exam? Thanks!
@Defense88 I think they are two totally different things. Cancelling a score doesn't affect your writing at all. As long as you have a writing on your application, it is going to carry over to other LSATs that you write as well. That is why you don't have to write another writing portion if you decide to take the LSAT a couple of times. Considering that, I would assume that cancelling your score won't also cancel your writing.
@MelikaGholami Yes that's true. I canceled my first score and my writing is still there
Im sorry that I cant help im writing the october LSAT in like 3 days I am just wondering if you have done your written portion of it and if so how long did it take to get approved?
@MattWola Hey. Yeah so I wrote my writing portion literally right after my test (I know kind of stupid! lol), but I just wanted to be done with it all in one day. The writing itself opens up to you I believe a week before your exam, and you can write it any time even after your LSAT, though if you write it so much later, your score release might take longer, or you may not be able to see your score if you still haven't done it until your score release date.
It took about 48 hours for my writing to be approved. (though, I actually wrote my LSAT and writing on a Saturday, and received the approval for writing on Monday, so that might have affected the approval date, maybe if you write it on a weekday day, you even get the approval sooner).
Following, got the exact same numbers