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• jdawg113 Alum Inactive ⭐

  January 2015 2654 karma

  unless ur shooting for YLS or SLS(i think, also not sure about canadian schools) its the highest that counts
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  ahoneyc Alum Member

  January 2015 48 karma

  Just for clarification, in case anyone else has this question, most top law schools' websites say something like this:
  
  "The LSAC report for an applicant who has sat for the LSAT more than once will show every score or cancellation, as well as the average score. The ABA requires law schools to report score information based on an admitted student's highest score, and therefore, that is the score to which we give the most weight. We do, however, consider the average score as well, because data provided by the Law School Admissions Council suggests that it has the greatest predictive utility. The average score becomes less useful, though, as the disparity between two scores increases; for that reason, if you have a significant disparity between scores (six or more points), it would be very helpful to address any explanation for the difference in an optional essay or addendum." (University of Michigan)
• jdawg113 Alum Inactive ⭐

  January 2015 2654 karma

  tl;dr: only care about highest score, if you have a big increase between takes add an addendum