I am wondering if anyone knows what LSAC will report to schools that take an average of your LSAT scores. The University of Alberta takes an average of all your exams, so I'm wondering if LSAC will round it up if your score averages out to something like ___.667.
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I have chickened out twice already and the only penalty is having to carry the piano on your back for that much longer:) You're good!
Thanks @ ! Sorry, just saw this now =)
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@ I'm a Canadian applicant as well and I'm not sure how schools evaluate your application even if your record shows that you've cancelled. Index schools like UBC or U of A might not even care at all (UBC only looks at your highest and U of A averages your recorded scores). U of C and maybe TRU might since they're more holistic.
However, if you are not PT-ing in the high 150s, it would be wise to wait for a later test date in order to solidify your skills. The nice thing about waiting until June or September is that these writings fall more comfortably into the next admissions cycle and you don't feel as rushed to get a good score. Only a few Canadian schools accept February anyways and by then many applications have already been reviewed.
I also advocate for the BR calls. They really do wonders in helping you see where there is a weakness in your understanding of the material.
Somehow, I just saw this now! Thank you for your feedback! I've joined a few BR calls including one yesterday with JY, which was awesome. Are you gearing up to apply?
@ I am looking at schools in Canada so aiming for 160 -165. Thanks for the feedback. The br sessions are a great idea! Best of luck to you as well!
Thanks @! I also need to work on confidence. I haven't been able to PT higher than 152, so I'm pretty sure I should withdraw.
@ I believe cancelling means to cancel your score - so you could cancel your score before you take it, or afterwards, but within a certain timeframe. To withdraw would be to cancel your registration, but since the deadline has passed for this exam, the registration fee would not be refunded. My understanding is that when applying, schools do not know if you have withdrawn and it doesn't show on your recort, but wanted to check about that.
Could anyone confirm that it will not show up on your record even if you withdraw more than once? I withdrew from the September LSAT, and am registered for the February LSAT, but not scoring where I need to be.
Thanks!
I'm in a similar situation, as I am applying to Canadian law schools and and writing for a third time in Nov. Where are you applying to in Canada and what are your top choices? And what score do you need to get accepted there? I think it also depends on how important it is that you get into those schools. Depending on your GPA, with a 159 it seems like you have a really great shot a whole bunch of Canadian law schools. Depending on the school, most of them take your highest score anyway, so I haven't gotten the impression that it would really hurt you by writing it again.
Thanks for your reply @. I called Alberta and they said that LSAC reports the average/calculates it.