I took the LSAT in my final year of college and got a pretty good score (169). Right now, I'm studying for June or August to see if I can improve on that for when I apply next fall. If my PT's aren't trending well by test time and it seems like I may not improve, I plan on not taking the test and going with my old score just to avoid scoring lower.

Would I be negatively affected by applying with a 2 year old LSAT score? I've seen some schools, Notre Dame, for one, say that they recommend taking the LSAT within a year of applying.