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If I apply for and am granted a deferral, and I retake the LSAT during the time off, will the school consider the new score for scholarships when I actually enroll? Weighing the merits of retake/reapply v. deferral. I pretty much know where I want to go, but I don't want to be stuck with my current score, because I want to wait a year for financial reasons. If I can work and save $$ and up my scholarship while I am waiting it would be worth deferring. If not then I would just retake/reapply there and other places as well for more $$.

PS. Before you ask, I can't retake in June due to the fact that I will be out of the country when it is administered. I had already thought of that.

verify that you can do this with the school first. And read the deferment agreement very carefully. It may not be worth your effort to re-take if you cant get any more money. If you think you can do better, and get a better scholarship sit out this cycle, retake and reapply.


If you know you don't want to go to a school, don't ask to defer your acceptance and scholarship offer. Simply decline it, enjoy your time out of country, study when you get back, retake in October, and reapply after your LSAT hangover ends.

Thanks.

hemicat27 wrote: PS. Before you ask, I can't retake in June due to the fact that I will be out of the country when it is administered.

I'm not sure the premise begets the conclusion. I was out of the country during the administration of my LSAT...

If you retake & earn a higher score, then ask for scholarship money based on the new, higher LSAT score because that's most likely the score that the law school will report if you matriculate there. Otherwise, sit out another year & reapply with your new, higher LSAT to several law schools.