I know LSAT is the most important part of the admissions decision, in most cases.
For pretty much all of the schools I want to apply to, I am in the 25th or just below the 50th percentile for the LSAT. My GPA is usually at the 75th or above though. I plan to apply ASAP, most of these schools are rolling admissions.
Basically, asking if a high GPA will level off an okay LSAT score.
Thanks!
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Also, most apps aren't open yet and to call law school admissions rolling is somewhat misleading since most schools will admit the candidates with the strongest apps first and push decisions back on everyone else. If you've got a GPA that is that high I wouldn't waste it by resigning yourself to a low LSAT. Sure you might not be able to score higher, but retaking can only help you.
That being said if you go from a 140 to a 170 you will need to write an addendum to explain the jump. The general rule of thumb seems to be anything over a 10-15 point jump would necessitate an addendum. It doesn't really matter if you're a bad test taker since a 140 will look bad regardless of how many times you scored that. Sure if it's on there multiple times it is a further indictment that it is a true representation of your LSAT skills, but it's not like schools that would take a 140 are going to scoff at a second one, the same is true for 170s.
This is why when people ask about whether or not they should retake, the advice 90% of the time is yes.