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Hi everyone, I took my first LSAT exam literally an hour ago, and I feel as if I did HORRIBLE, like as if I would be lucky to score in the 150s
This is because the proctering center did not tell me they were starting me the moment I arrived at the center (I had arrived 45 minutes before the exam started, planning on going to the bathroom, taking a moment to relax, etc.). Instead, they immediately rushed me into the room, without telling me, and sat me down. I had just finished a yerba, and it hit my bladder 15 questions into my first section....
Long story short, I spent the whole first half trying not to pee my pants, and it completely took me away from an exam I otherwise think I would've done quite well in!! I unfortunately couldn't focus with my bladder hurting so much.
To add onto it, I was sitting next to someone with a cough and a kid who was muttering the whole time... :(
Should I give in to LSAC's fear-mongering and cancel my score? I would hate for outside circumstances to affect how future law schools view me as an applicant.
Thanks!
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From what I have seen almost all schools only really care about your highest LSAT. And if they don't they will just assume a canceled score is a low score anyway. It also still counts as an LSAT take. Also then you will have to go on never knowing what you got.
Unless you are 100% sure it is going to be drastically worse. But considering it won't change how it effects any schools stats, and you will probably write a addendum on your application that you had issues with proctor on your first LSAT whether it is a low score or a cancel. it probably doesn't really matter if that is because of a low score or a cancelation. Because if you have a cancelation, they will assume it would have been a worse score.
Also like, if you got a 145, and then later get a 170. It is very obvious that the 145 does not reflect your abilities. a 25 point swing is not variance. Lots of people literally take an LSAT as a diagnostic, which is foolish, but from what I have seen it is foolish because it wastes $245, and an LSAT chance, not because schools care about the first low score.
Why are you considering canceling your score before you’ve seen it?
Something to consider, law schools will assume a canceled score is a low one. Keeping the low one and retaking later on can show a lot of growth as well, especially if you're scoring much higher the next time around when you're more prepared.