No problem - good luck!

Ann Levine - chief law school admission consultant at Law School Expert

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A few weeks before the December LSAT, I still couldn't get above a 160 and I really just didn't feel like the scores I were getting on preptests really reflected how much blood, sweat and tears I had put into studying. A couple nights before the exam I decided that instead of withdrawing (I had already done before) I would actually write the exam this time and if it was an absolute nightmare, I could always cancel my score. (I've been told that its much easier to explain away a cancelled score than a low score on applications). I wrote the exam and it went okay but I still felt that I wouldn't get the score I really deserved, and I didn't want a low score to overshadow four years of slave labor to get a high GPA. At the end of the exam, you have the option of going up to the administrator and cancelling your score right then. You just have to fill out a few forms to be send off to LSAC. Cancelling your score means that you don't get to see it and the score doesn't go on your LSAC report so no law school will ever see it, but schools will see that you cancelled it. Alternatively, you can, like I did, go home and think about it for a few days. From the time you write the exam, you have only six days to go the LSAC website, print off and fill out the cancellation form and send it to LSAC via fax or express post. Once you cancel your score, its irreversible, so make sure before you do that it's exactly what you want. I don't want to make excuses for myself, but half my battle with the LSAT is struggling with pretty severe test anxiety, so I'm been working on overcoming that and I'm finally starting to improve. I'm gonna keep kicking ass till February 8, but now I'm at peace knowing that I've put in 100% effort, and I will let my score stand. If it goes well, then I'm off to law school in September, and if not, then I'll re-evaluate and continue kicking ass till June! I have come to realize that its not the end of the world if things don't go according to plan, we just have to adjust our plans and keep working hard and not get discouraged :) If you think about it we are pretty lucky to have the opportunity to work hard and pursue our dreams and whatever career path we choose - and one difficult test shouldn't get in the way of that. I encourage you to think of everything you have accomplished so far, and let the image of you sitting in your first 1L class drive you to keep going strong!

Hi Chloe, I totally understand where you are coming from because I am in the same situation (except that I have been studying far longer, which is even more depressing). Just yesterday, I decided just to write the damn thing in February (after putting it off for months then writing in December and cancelling the score) and let the score stand, which has taken the pressure off a little bit. After I made that decision, I wrote a preptest and scored a 163 (I know that's not that impressive, but its my highest score yet). Perhaps getting out of the "February or bust" frame of mind might help you relax like it seems to have done for me. Is it really such a disaster if you write and cancel, or wait and write again when you feel more ready? Whatever you choose, I wish you the best of luck. I can say with certainty that I truly understand how discouraged you are, but keep your chin up, champion!