They may not have that responsibility, but when they create the expectation that scores will be released early, and there is an obvious way to mitigate the anxiety that comes with the uncertainty of the early release(that's what she said) date, there's no reason they shouldn't act to mitigate that anxiety. Honestly I'd rather them set a firm release date and stick to it.

And yeah, a blog/updates might cause anxiety if implemented poorly, but if for example LSAC came out and said "we are now sure scores won't be released before the 28th," a lot of people would be thankful for that info.

/ramble

There's no reason they should bend over backward to mitigate the anxiety. Seriously, why the hell would they even care? Are you going to run to the competing law school admissions service? Personally, I think they do a pretty decent job at what they do, and the fact that they release the scores when they're ready instead of holding them till the official date should be commended, not rebuked as creating angst.

Get over it. The gave you a score release date, and you'll probably get them early.

This.

I love my LSAC overlords....

I don't really have anything to get over, I'm fine. But if you look at the "waiting" thread, you see that people are anxious for days on end. This thread is about changes that should be made, so I made one suggestion that makes good sense to me. I wasn't referring to responsibilities or rights, but to efficacy.

edit: also, making a suggestion isn't a rebuke.

Fail thread.

this would best be settled over a licensed Jello wrestling match between the fine ladies

i'm a dude, but ok...

I agree.
Seriously, this thread is about suggestions and what would reduce our anxiety as test takers. To be really honest, the entire expectations that have been created due to gaining knowledge about the general tendency for LSAC to release scores anytime from 17 and 25 days, makes test-takers like us want LSAC to make some minor changes.

This isn't a formal petition directed to LSAC. It's a general discussion of potential changes that would benefit test-takers like ones that come on TLS.

If you are highly offended with the topic under discussion, you may just want to stay away from this thread. That's what I would do.

Don't open the e-mail until January 4th. Problem solved.

Easier said than done.

well, if i do well enough to not retake i hope it stays the same for LSAC. every future taker should suffer the same way i did...

and zep, it's a joke, i hope it didn't rattle your halo

Nope, wars are boring. Its all humankind ever seems to do, not fighting in any wars would be more unique and interesting.

Jello is way too sticky. There better be a heated pool nearby.

lol topless jacuzzi wrestling sounds nice

Jacuzzi wrestling sounds dangerous.

“If you're in a war, instead of throwing a hand grenade at the enemy, throw one of those small pumpkins. Maybe it'll make everyone think how stupid war is, and while they are thinking, you can throw a real grenade at them.”

--Jack Handey

LSAC's delay in scoring the tests (a few weeks) doesn't bother me so much. AAMC's delay in scoring the MCAT does. Any other computer test (the GMAT, the GRE, the DAT, etc.) pops up a score as soon as you're done. Now, for the GMAT and GRE, the essays aren't graded yet, but who cares? They give you the numbers for the multiple-choice sections, anyway, and you get a letter or an e-mail a few weeks later with your essay grade. But even though AAMC could do precisely that with the MCAT, they choose not to, and they wait about a month until your essay is scored before sending your multiple-choice scores. Why? Why the heck do they have to do that? It's not like they don't know what your score is already. It's not as though your score is going to change over the next month as they score the essay. If there is a reason for them to do this (and I can imagine a few, but they're more horrifying than sensible, really), I've never heard it.

So yeah, I don't really mind the LSAT taking a few weeks. The security regulations (no water?) are a little ridiculous, but then again, so are people's efforts to cheat on these tests, so I guess they're there for a reason. At least LSAC isn't obsessed with test secrecy to an unreasonable degree, which some other tests are. If you're studying for the LSAT, you have ~60 released tests to play with. If you're studying for the MCAT, you have 8, and a few of those are sketchy anyway. If you're studying for something more obscure, such as the GRE Physics Subject Test, you have 4. For the SAT Physics Subject Test, you have 1. Seriously.

Thus, while we may have some complaints about LSAC, they do a much better job than most test-making companies.

Or it could be like the Fundamentals of Engineering exam. Eight hour test, can't even bring your own pencils for it, and they take up to twelve weeks to get your score for what is a pass/fail test. Although they can get out in less than twelve weeks, as my bf just got his results and he took it in late October.

Personally, I was pleasantly surprised to get my score early back in June. I hadn't found TLS yet and didn't know they usually released them early.

Are you a hipster, because you'd make an excellent one.

I suppose you're willing to pay for #2? Because applying to law school isn't prohibitively expensive for some people already...