admission/old LSAT question Forum

[lawandgrace339]

Hey everyone. New here with a question. I have emailed the school in discussion but I am just curious as to what everyone else's opinion is.

Long story short-I was accepted to my law school of choice for fall of 11' admission. For a number of reasons at the time, I declined to attend, the major reason being I chose to pursue different graduate studies elsewhere and frankly wasnt entirely sure of what direction I wanted to go. I moved to the midwest, started school and within 2 months some family issues came up back home that required me to withdraw and move back. Since this point I have just been working. Now I believe the time is ripe to pursue law school again.
The last LSAT i took was june of 10', so this puts me within the 5 year limit as stated by the school. My major questions is does anyone know how an lsat score 4 years old is viewed in comparison to a very recent one? Also (perhaps no one can answer this definitively) will the law school inquire deeply into my short sojourn at this grad school, or are they only worried about my undergrad? Will grad school transcripts be requested? I could not find any answer to this on the schools website and I have emailed them.
Just thought Id get an extra opinion on this and how I could best represent myself 4 years after the fact of being admitted and now applying again. If anyone can help, great. If not, thanks for reading!

[McAvoy]

The five year thing will have no impact at all. If it's a valid score, it's a valid score -- that's all they care about.

Assuming you're not gunning for HYS, pretty much nothing else you mentioned will matter, and your cycle will mostly play out by your (undergraduate) GPA and your LSAT. Yes, you will have to send LSAC your graduate transcripts.

ETA: If you're going for the same school as you were four years ago, don't over think this -- you've got it in the bag. You might not have noticed, but it has become dramatically easier to get into almost every school since you (likely wisely) decided to delay your legal education. Make sure they give you a nice scholarship.

[Rigo]

Your LSAT score from 4 years ago is the same as the same June 2014 score for admissions purposes. Undergraduate GPA is the second most important thing. Everything else just adds to your resume or personal statement.
Main considerations are overwhelming LSAT score and Undergrad GPA.

I doubt any deep inquiry will take place into your grad withdrawals if you address it.
I'm addressing my short stint in grad school (withdrew for family reasons and moved back home as well) as part of my personal statement because it was the most pivotal point in my life and has really shaped my perspective. If it wasn't that important, I would simply write an addendum. How you address it is up to you. LSAT & UGPA are overwhelmingly the most important things though.

[KMart]

Your Graduate transcripts will be requested but won't be weighed as heavily. I'd also address what happened in an addendum but I wouldn't think it would be a major strike against you in the slightest. As others have said, LSAT score is a LSAT score.