Hey y'all, title basically explains the point of this post, but for context, I've obv already taken the LSAT 5 times and I wouldn't be able to take it a 6th or 7th time until 2028 because of the 5 year time limit. I'm okay with my score of a 172 from April but I know I can do better and wouldn't mind another swing at the bat.

I'm not trying to provide a sob story or claim I deserve a 6th attempt simply because I could do better; I think I have legitimate grounds to ask for another attempt. But here's what I have written so far and I'd appreciate any advice on writing the request itself or how to go about asking for it:

"My name is [redacted] and I am writing to appeal for a 6th LSAT attempt given that I have exhausted my limit of 5 attempts within 5 years, and I am requesting this exemption be applied to the August 2026 LSAT administration. I specifically want to flag an issue with my 4th attempt, taken remotely in November 2024.

Unlike the three previous attempts that I had taken remotely—where I was allowed to power off my phone, place it outside of my room, and sit comfortably to proceed with the test—the proctor in this attempt required that I power my phone off in front of them, and then leave it somewhere in the room where it would be visible throughout the entirety of the test. I was not aware of this requirement and initially asked if I could power it off in front of them and leave it outside of the room like I had in my 3 previous attempts, but this request was denied. I initially thought complying with this requirement would not even be possible given the set up of my room, but I was able to place my phone on the edge of my bed and use a mirror in my room to show the phone's reflection while still showing my face on the camera. However, this required sitting at an awkward angle off the edge of my desk for the entire test, rather than sitting in front of it at a normal position.

This last minute change caught me off guard and disrupted my focus mentally, and I was required to stay in this position for the entirety of the test. I did not appeal or flag this as an issue because previously, I thought that even if this affected my performance, I still had a fifth attempt in the future. Now having compared the proctoring in this instance with my three previous attempts where there was no such requirement, and then more recently, my fifth attempt at an in person testing center with no proctoring issues, I can see that this arrangement highly affected my performance and impacted my scores on that test day. 

Therefore, I believe I have reasonable grounds to request a sixth attempt to make up for the inconsistent proctoring requirements from my 4th attempt during the November 2024 administration. I understand the LSAT is moving to in-person only from now on, and given the positive experience with proctoring at a test center during my 5th attempt, I intend to take any future attempts at a testing center, ensuring no such issue could arise again. Please let me know if there is any other information I could provide."