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Should I cancel my score?

tariqueabrar14tariqueabrar14 Core Member
in February 2021 LSAT 26 karma

Hi everybody. I just got back my results for the 2021 Feb flex. I am not happy with my score, and I have the option to cancel it as I am a first time test taker. My question is should i cancel my score?, and if I do, will it impact me negatively in any way?

thank you

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  • canihazJDcanihazJD Alum Member Sage ⭐
    8491 karma

    What was the score and what is your target score?

  • tariqueabrar14tariqueabrar14 Core Member
    26 karma

    I got a 151, my target is 170 +. I am retaking it in June.

  • dbtornell4dbtornell4 Core Member
    67 karma

    @canihazJD Related to the OP - what deviation from your target score would warrant a cancellation? Are you talking 5+ or more like 10+ deviation?

  • tariqueabrar14tariqueabrar14 Core Member
    26 karma

    Honestly if had gotten anything more than a 155 I would've kept it. But since I plan on taking it again, and my score is almost 20 points lower than my target score, I am not sure what to do.

    I just dont know if law schools will look at a cancellation and see it negatively.

  • canihazJDcanihazJD Alum Member Sage ⭐
    edited March 2021 8491 karma

    @tariqueabrar14 said:
    I got a 151, my target is 170 +. I am retaking it in June.

    I suppose if I paid for the cancellation, I'd use it here.

    I don't think there's much (if any) benefit though. We know schools use the highest score, and while you can't completely exclude the potential subjective appeal of a single high score, you'll still have a cancel on record anyway. Will your app reader see that and assume a low score anyway? Possibly. You could also say an app reader might see a low score followed by a high score, and appreciate the determination and work you put in to achieve the increase. The question is how will a cancel + 170 score be seen vs a 151 + 170. No way to really tell how it will be viewed, but if you know you won't apply with that score, I'd just go ahead and use the feature you paid for.

  • canihazJDcanihazJD Alum Member Sage ⭐
    edited March 2021 8491 karma

    @dbtornell4 said:
    @canihazJD Related to the OP - what deviation from your target score would warrant a cancellation? Are you talking 5+ or more like 10+ deviation?

    Just my opinion, but I'd say its more like "is there any chance I will use this score to apply?" If the answer is "maybe," I'd keep it.

    Obviously, this just applies to the score preview cancellations. It's never a good idea to cancel a pending score save for some catastrophe on test day.

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