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multiple LSAT scores

Post by letsgetitstarted » Tue Oct 26, 2010 3:38 pm

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Re: multiple LSAT scores

Post by URMdan » Tue Oct 26, 2010 3:42 pm

NYU averages

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CGI Fridays

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Re: multiple LSAT scores

Post by CGI Fridays » Tue Oct 26, 2010 3:43 pm

There's another thread on this exact topic.
Maybe more.

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Re: multiple LSAT scores

Post by letsgetitstarted » Tue Oct 26, 2010 4:36 pm

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Re: multiple LSAT scores

Post by bdubs » Tue Oct 26, 2010 4:46 pm

letsgetitstarted wrote:I searched and didn't find any current answers
All schools report the highest score to the ABA and USNWR, this is what matters.

NYU says that it averages, many other schools say that they "consider" all of the scores collectively but pretty much all schools seem to base their decisions off of the high score (including NYU).

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Re: multiple LSAT scores

Post by tootrue » Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:12 pm

All schools report the highest score to the ABA and USNWR, this is what matters.

NYU says that it averages, many other schools say that they "consider" all of the scores collectively but pretty much all schools seem to base their decisions off of the high score (including NYU).
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This is nonsense. The fact that they report the highest score to the ABA and USNWR is completely independent from, and unrelated to, the question of how they view multiple scores in evaluating an applicaiton. If they say they average, they average.

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Re: multiple LSAT scores

Post by QuailMan » Wed Oct 27, 2010 1:14 am

tootrue wrote:
All schools report the highest score to the ABA and USNWR, this is what matters.

NYU says that it averages, many other schools say that they "consider" all of the scores collectively but pretty much all schools seem to base their decisions off of the high score (including NYU).
This is nonsense. The fact that they report the highest score to the ABA and USNWR is completely independent from, and unrelated to, the question of how they view multiple scores in evaluating an applicaiton. If they say they average, they average.[/quote]

Not really. Common knowledge is that schools are so concerned with LSAT and GPA largely because their medians in those two categories greatly affect their ranking. If they only have to report the high score, it would make sense that they are more inclined to consider the high score.

The real issue is for people who are borderline. Schools have so many applicants, why take a borderline person with 164/172 when you can just take someone with just a 172?

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Re: multiple LSAT scores

Post by rundoxierun » Wed Oct 27, 2010 1:21 am

I know for a fact that not even HYS strictly average.

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