170 LSAT, should I retake just in case of waitlists? Forum

[Life2good893]

I got a 170 on my Dec LSAT. Thing is, I missed 12 questions total and 7 of them were in the reading comprehension section. That's the section I usually miss only 2-3 questions. Is it too risky to re-take in Feb? I just sent out all my apps today (T-14 minus Harvard and Yale, plus UCLA, USC, Vandy)

Does anyone know people who got waitlisted, scored higher on the LSAT in Feb, and then were accepted off the waitlist?

[Clemenceau]

It can only help, I suppose.

Just some precautionary advice: I took the lsat three times, and underperformed on RC each time. I still did very well, but getting gameday RC to match PT RC just never happened for me. It's a hard section to improve.

[pylon]

Is it too risky to re-take in Feb?

If you think you can improve and have the time, I would retake. Worst case, you get a lower score - in that case the 170 will still be what schools use. No downside.

[Life2good893]

Is it too risky to re-take in Feb?

If you think you can improve and have the time, I would retake. Worst case, you get a lower score - in that case the 170 will still be what schools use. No downside.

But what about schools like Duke that still claim they average the scores?

[Clemenceau]

But what about schools like Duke that still claim they average the scores?

dey lie