If someone takes the LSAT twice and scores a 140 on the first try and a 180 on the second try, there is no way that NYU will view it as a 160. They'll offer that applicant an apartment in the West Village to come to their school.
@nicole.hopkins
http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=211572
The applicant who was deferred to RD and eventually accepted had a 2.8 and a 176.
I just sent them the link and they did the rest. I did not view them. Schools place more value on them if the authors write the LORs aware that the applicant will not read them.