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3 point drop

Post by rht82688 » Fri Jan 07, 2011 3:35 pm

How bad does a 3 point drop look from Oct to Dec? There were 2 instances during the December test of cell phones going off and I felt a little distracted but October went smoothly. Do most schools now really put more weight on the higher score even if it was taken at an earlier administration? I don't plan on a t14.

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Re: 3 point drop

Post by NYCLSATTutor » Fri Jan 07, 2011 3:42 pm

rht82688 wrote:How bad does a 3 point drop look from Oct to Dec? There were 2 instances during the December test of cell phones going off and I felt a little distracted but October went smoothly. Do most schools now really put more weight on the higher score even if it was taken at an earlier administration? I don't plan on a t14.
Most schools only care about the top score outside of the T14. If you are happy with your October score, you'll be fine.

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Re: 3 point drop

Post by rht82688 » Fri Jan 07, 2011 3:57 pm

Thanks. I am satisfied with October where I hit my PT average. December was lower than any PT I had taken in a very long time. I think the games rattled me.

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Re: 3 point drop

Post by poi » Fri Jan 07, 2011 4:20 pm

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Re: 3 point drop

Post by Ragged » Fri Jan 07, 2011 4:21 pm

poi wrote:
NYCLSATTutor wrote:
rht82688 wrote:How bad does a 3 point drop look from Oct to Dec? There were 2 instances during the December test of cell phones going off and I felt a little distracted but October went smoothly. Do most schools now really put more weight on the higher score even if it was taken at an earlier administration? I don't plan on a t14.
Most schools only care about the top score outside of the T14. If you are happy with your October score, you'll be fine.
So you bomb a test, you bomb your chances at T14?
No. It hurts you, but its not a deal breaker in most cases if your highest is high enough.

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Re: 3 point drop

Post by NYCLSATTutor » Fri Jan 07, 2011 4:26 pm

poi wrote:
NYCLSATTutor wrote:
rht82688 wrote:How bad does a 3 point drop look from Oct to Dec? There were 2 instances during the December test of cell phones going off and I felt a little distracted but October went smoothly. Do most schools now really put more weight on the higher score even if it was taken at an earlier administration? I don't plan on a t14.
Most schools only care about the top score outside of the T14. If you are happy with your October score, you'll be fine.
So you bomb a test, you bomb your chances at T14?
Nope. All schools outside of T14 take the highest score, but not all schools in the T14 average them. Some T14 schools take the highest as well.

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Re: 3 point drop

Post by rht82688 » Fri Jan 07, 2011 4:33 pm

Are you sure? I read that the University of Maryland law school and University of Miami averages? Perhaps it was outdated information.
NYCLSATTutor wrote:
poi wrote:
NYCLSATTutor wrote:
rht82688 wrote:How bad does a 3 point drop look from Oct to Dec? There were 2 instances during the December test of cell phones going off and I felt a little distracted but October went smoothly. Do most schools now really put more weight on the higher score even if it was taken at an earlier administration? I don't plan on a t14.
Most schools only care about the top score outside of the T14. If you are happy with your October score, you'll be fine.
So you bomb a test, you bomb your chances at T14?
Nope. All schools outside of T14 take the highest score, but not all schools in the T14 average them. Some T14 schools take the highest as well.

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Re: 3 point drop

Post by KevinP » Fri Jan 07, 2011 4:35 pm

NYCLSATTutor wrote: Nope. All schools outside of T14 take the highest score, but not all schools in the T14 average them. Some T14 schools take the highest as well.
ftfy

Some schools outside the T14 average as well e.g. my T35 state school.

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Re: 3 point drop

Post by CanadianWolf » Fri Jan 07, 2011 4:37 pm

A three point drop was within your LSAT score range as reported with your original score, therefore, this may be seen as confirmation of your prior score. This is why law schools do not require an addendum when scoring within 3 points of the prior LSAT.

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Re: 3 point drop

Post by NYCLSATTutor » Fri Jan 07, 2011 4:38 pm

KevinP wrote:
NYCLSATTutor wrote: Nope. All schools outside of T14 take the highest score, but not all schools in the T14 average them. Some T14 schools take the highest as well.
ftfy

Some schools outside the T14 average as well e.g. my T35 state school.
*shrug* alright so it should be "almost all".

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Re: 3 point drop

Post by zonto » Sat Jan 08, 2011 1:06 pm

None < Some < Most < All :wink:

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