Retaking LSAT, asking to put application on hold Forum

[ghostowl]

I'm retaking my LSAT this February and I applied to Cornell, but I want to ask them to put my application on hold for the February score. Do I just e-mail their admissions office and tell them that? Is there any risk involved in doing this?

[bbsg]

Assuming they'll accept a February score, any risk would likely be more than mitigated by the benefit of an increased score.

If you think you can score higher, then by all means email them to notify them of the re-write and ask them to hold your file. Then come back here and let future TLS'ers know how they responded.

[ghostowl]

So I emailed them and they said they would put it on hold. Now, I think I did worse on this February LSAT so Im heavily considering canceling it. If I got a lower score than last time, would it weigh more against me?

[ghostowl]

can anyone help?

[snapdragon25]

It seems like nobody averages scores anymore, so a lower score wouldn't count against you.

[Redbandit]

Most schools seem to be willing to wait until the February scores are released, if you email them asking for them to abstain from rendering their decision. The only school that didn't grant my request was Stanford. There are probably other schools that won't but that was the only one that didn't accept it for me.

The waiting will most likely put you at more of a competitive disadvantage, but if your score increases, then I feel like it is worth it.

Good luck with your cycle!

Edit: I can't word.