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[godofcoffee]

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[starrydreamz3]

The difference between a 175 and a 177/178 is usually two questions and a large amount of luck. If it was the difference between a 170 and a 174, which may have taken you above medians, there might be a small reason to include a note. But above a 175, I think admins care more about the substance in your application than a point difference (ie, Standford, Yale). Besides, the research can be addressed in your PS or a resume.

[jayn3]

yes. yes you will be a competitive applicant.

"circumstances affecting LSAT score" generally means you were sick on testing day, or there was a problem in your testing center (but LSAC will make a note of that in your file if this is the case).

i hope that answers your question. now, please go /self.

[Cleareyes]

The letter you write will say "I could have done better with more practice."

The letter they read will say "I am a perfectionist douchebag who will whine every time I get an A- and make excuses about things that were in my control."

HTH

Even for a bad LSAT score "I was busy and couldn't practice" is not really an excuse. If that's the case then find time to practice and retake. An excuse is more like "I just found out my mom had cancer the night before the test" or "I was diagnosed with LUPUS the next week."

[kalvano]

Die in a fire.

And in case you're serious, no, don't write a damn thing. There is no possible way it helps you.

[jayn3]

actually, please do write it. i think it would help the adcomms get a better sense of who you are.

[Geist13]

It will come off really badly. Every now and then you see dots on LSN that have stellar numbers but struggle to get admitted anywhere. I think this is the type of thing that has the potential to cause such horrendous cycles. With your 3.9 there is not a single school that you don't at least have a good shot at. With those numbers, your job during the application cycle is to make sure you don't screw anything up. Writing such an addendum is the definition of screwing up. You need to avoid doing anything that has even the slightest potential of coming off poorly. Write a coherent and incredibly safe PS and you will have an awesome cycle.

[doublefocus4]

U can delete this post now... Pleasee

[shoop]

I clicked the thread title hoping to see potentially-relevant opinions on whether someone with a good-not-great score (like my 170) and otherwise stellar factors might want to write an addendum. Instead, I got this. Asshole.

[CG614]

Free advice, anytime you are going to start a question with "So this is going to sound like a monumental piece of jackassery", don't ask it.

[loveistheway]

double complete rainbow

[Fred_McGriff]

I'd write a 6 - 7 page addendum in the third person.

[CG614]

double complete rainbow

Almost a triple rainbow!!!

[LoyolaLaw2012]

Free advice, anytime you are going to start a question with "So this is going to sound like a monumental piece of jackassery", don't ask it.

"Not to offend you, but...." is also a great introduction.

[Dinho]

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[LawSuccess]

Die in a fire.

And in case you're serious, no, don't write a damn thing. There is no possible way it helps you.

LOL. Congrats on the score. If you're sure you can do better, why don't you retake?

[09042014]

Why should they cut you slack for not studying? If you didn't have time, retake, and if you did, you are just lazy.

You also may never do better significantly than 174 on a real thing.

[northwood]

unless you are a complete idiot and tool, dont write anything. you got a score that is 99$ better than the rest, without studying... The only thing that you will manage to say to the adcoms in your letter is " I am a whiney tool. I am lazy and will not lift a finger. By choosing to attend your school you owe me a 4.0 and the number 1 overall ranking." No matter what you write, that will be how it comes out when they read it.

[J.Straw from Wichita]

double complete rainbow

Almost a triple rainbow!!!

What does it mean?????? Sob, sob, sob.

[romothesavior]

Just another example of how LSAT score doesn't indicate intelligence.

[gwuorbust]

I'd write a 6 - 7 page addendum in the third person.

this, plus it should all be in old English. .

[Bildungsroman]

I'd write a 6 - 7 page addendum in the third person.

this, plus it should all be in old English. .

Just add "-eth" to the end of every verb and you'll be golden.

"So, I saideth to my mom that I hadn'teth enough time to studyeth, and she toldeth me to shuteth my bitch mouth."

Also, Comic Sans.

[ScaredWorkedBored]

Plead that you are a bad test taker.

[lawls]

So this is going to sound like a monumental piece of jackassery, but bear with me:

I read somewhere that if there were circumstances affecting your LSAT score, you should mention it. I got a pretty good LSAT score (175), but was doing a lot of research at the time, on top of a heavy course load, so only managed to do 2 practice tests before I took it. I shouldn't mention that, should I? I feel like I would have done better if I had practiced - I lost most of my points on some logic games that I didn't practice a lot for - but at the same time, I did pretty well and would probs be competitive anyway.

Please don't take this all the wrong way, I know that I'm lucky to get the 175 and that people are sensitive about this kind of thing. I just wanted to know if the advice I had read affects me too.

Edit: thanks for the tips. I feel like a douche for asking, now - but apparently you can't delete posts once people have replied.

Second edit: Thanks again, but please stop replying to this thread. I'd like to bury this sucker as quickly as possible, and I think each reply floats it to the top. As you guys may have noticed, I really have no idea how law schools admissions work (one of the reasons that I didn't study very much for the LSAT), and am honestly just trying to up my odds. I'm sure I've offended some of you, for which I apologize.

Usually if someone wants to delete a regrettable thread, they'll just edit it to . (leaving only a period). This is especially effective when no one has quoted your OP yet.

Also, I don't think you offended the mere plebs with their sub-175 LSATs, we are just laughing at the ridiculousness of worrying about a 99.4ish percentile LSAT score. Actually, thinking we'd be offended is probably the most ridiculous part of the post...

[jayn3]

So this is going to sound like a monumental piece of jackassery, but bear with me:

I read somewhere that if there were circumstances affecting your LSAT score, you should mention it. I got a pretty good LSAT score (175), but was doing a lot of research at the time, on top of a heavy course load, so only managed to do 2 practice tests before I took it. I shouldn't mention that, should I? I feel like I would have done better if I had practiced - I lost most of my points on some logic games that I didn't practice a lot for - but at the same time, I did pretty well and would probs be competitive anyway.

Please don't take this all the wrong way, I know that I'm lucky to get the 175 and that people are sensitive about this kind of thing. I just wanted to know if the advice I had read affects me too.

Edit: thanks for the tips. I feel like a douche for asking, now - but apparently you can't delete posts once people have replied.

Second edit: Thanks again, but please stop replying to this thread. I'd like to bury this sucker as quickly as possible, and I think each reply floats it to the top. As you guys may have noticed, I really have no idea how law schools admissions work (one of the reasons that I didn't study very much for the LSAT), and am honestly just trying to up my odds. I'm sure I've offended some of you, for which I apologize.

Usually if someone wants to delete a regrettable thread, they'll just edit it to . (leaving only a period). This is especially effective when no one has quoted your OP yet.