Should I take the LSAT?

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  Cant Get Right Yearly + Live Member Sage ⭐ 🍌 7Sage Tutor

  February 2022 27899 karma

  POSTPONE!
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  evanescence Core Member

  February 2022 edited February 2022 194 karma

  I would take it. What makes you think that you're not ready? Are you not scoring consistently well? You could have imposter syndrome, and could get an easy test that day! Besides, law schools are generally understanding of a first-take, mediocre score. This is just a test, you can re-write it
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  spedersen Member

  February 2022 edited May 2022 59 karma

  Never ever take the real thing unless you're PT'ing near the score you want. This was the best decision I've made. And given that there's retake limit you're wasting your opportunities potentially
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  Determined_-1 Member

  February 2022 924 karma

  @evanescence Not to be disrespectful, but that is dangerous advice. Chance favors the prepared, and @vichinsky, I recommend you take the exam once you are prepared! Best of luck.
• LSB2021 Member

  February 2022 9 karma

  @spedersen how many times did you score above 170 before taking the actual test?
• Justin R-1-1-1-1-1 Member

  February 2022 edited February 2022 19 karma

  Would highly recommend you wait to take it.

  There is no advantage to simply "having a score" unless you have reason to believe that you're going to apply soon. If you're not ready, chances are you will not be applying soon unless you intend to go to a school that casts a very wide net regarding LSAT scores.
• spedersen Member

  February 2022 edited May 2022 59 karma

  @sekim21

  So I took sth just shy of 30 PTs over the course of a full year, and bout 70% was in the 170s range. But I didn't take the test until I was able to achieve average near my goal score across my ~7 recent PTs.
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  LivinLaVidaLSAT Alum Member

  February 2022 710 karma

  The LSAT is not a Nike "Just Do It" situation. Take it when you're ready. If anyone around is pressuring you to take it, ignore them. They don't understand the process.
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  hotranchsauce Member

  February 2022 288 karma

  I think there can be a situation where it's good for someone to register for and take the test even though they think they're not ready (you're allowed multiple attempts after all). Why? Because maybe it could produce some motivation or give you a wakeup call if you take the test and get an even lower score than you imagined. However, if you're prone to bad results giving you discouragement rather than inspiration then definitely never take the official test until you feel very ready. Feeling ready and then scoring bad is another can of worms, but we'll leave that for now because that's not what you asked about lol.
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  canihazJD Alum Member Sage ⭐

  February 2022 8491 karma

  Let your scoring determine when you test. There is very little, if anything to be gained by taking the test just for the experience.
• LegallyLSAT Live Member

  February 2022 172 karma

  Take it when you’re ready! I learned this the hard way. I retook my test when I wasn’t ready and didn’t score as well, due to outside influences pressuring me.

  This time around…no way. I’m taking it when I feel ready and if that means me taking longer, so be it. This test is not a race to the finish line, it’s a test of endurance.
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  vichinsky Live Member

  February 2022 519 karma

  Thank you for all your answers. I decided to postpone, You can't rush it. Thank you.