Necessary to cancel first LSAT score?

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  pierce703 Member

  October 2022 49 karma

  I think this is something you would need to determine once you see your score. I know when I first took it I told myself that if I scored any lower than a certain score I would cancel it. I am pretty sure law schools can see how many times you attempted the LSAT, but it is not unfavorable towards admissions unless you take it multiple times and you either do not improve or you go down in the score. If the second LSAT score is higher then law schools can still see your first score if you do not cancel it, but it looks good to law schools because they see that you improved. I would recommend not taking the LSAT again until you know for sure that you will improve.
• HailMaryLSAT Live Member

  October 2022 24 karma

  @pierce703 said:
  I think this is something you would need to determine once you see your score. I know when I first took it I told myself that if I scored any lower than a certain score I would cancel it. I am pretty sure law schools can see how many times you attempted the LSAT, but it is not unfavorable towards admissions unless you take it multiple times and you either do not improve or you go down in the score. If the second LSAT score is higher then law schools can still see your first score if you do not cancel it, but it looks good to law schools because they see that you improved. I would recommend not taking the LSAT again until you know for sure that you will improve.

  I figured that having a decent score, is better than none at all, especially if one does the same or worse on their second try. I would be taking my first LSAT, but since I have horrible test anxiety, I feel I will not do so well. Thank you!
• Universalitea_-1 Member

  October 2022 edited October 2022 308 karma

  Are we able to purchase and use the score cancellation option the day our scores are released? Or would we have had to purchase it in advance?