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LSAC discouraging LSAT retakes?

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:04 pm
by Aquila
Quoted directly from LSAC.org

Unusually large score differences are routinely reviewed by LSAC for misconduct or irregularity.

Just thought this was unusual and never heard of LSAC doing that.

Re: LSAC discouraging LSAT retakes?

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:06 pm
by Clemenceau
That's discouraging cheating, not retaking.

Re: LSAC discouraging LSAT retakes?

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:07 pm
by Aquila
Clemenceau wrote:That's discouraging cheating, not retaking.
How could you even cheat on the LSAT?

Re: LSAC discouraging LSAT retakes?

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:15 pm
by Clemenceau
Aquila wrote:
Clemenceau wrote:That's discouraging cheating, not retaking.
How could you even cheat on the LSAT?
Think really hard about it

Re: LSAC discouraging LSAT retakes?

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:17 pm
by Aquila
Clemenceau wrote:
Aquila wrote:
Clemenceau wrote:That's discouraging cheating, not retaking.
How could you even cheat on the LSAT?
Think really hard about it
Bring in some type of super high tech device to help you read and analyze? Or go back into sections if you have extra time?

Re: LSAC discouraging LSAT retakes?

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:18 pm
by Aquila
I don't see any of those options as feasible tho

Re: LSAC discouraging LSAT retakes?

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:18 pm
by Clemenceau
Aquila wrote:
Clemenceau wrote:
Aquila wrote:
Clemenceau wrote:That's discouraging cheating, not retaking.
How could you even cheat on the LSAT?
Think really hard about it
Bring in some type of super high tech device to help you read and analyze? Or go back into sections if you have extra time?
Jesus. Have someone take the test for you.

Re: LSAC discouraging LSAT retakes?

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:19 pm
by Companion Cube
OP's clearly never seen Suits

Re: LSAC discouraging LSAT retakes?

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:20 pm
by Fiero85
Companion Cube wrote:OP's clearly never seen Suits
^Damn, I done got scooped.

+1

Re: LSAC discouraging LSAT retakes?

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:21 pm
by Aquila
Correct in that I have never saw suits.

Im curious to how often that happens

Re: LSAC discouraging LSAT retakes?

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:25 pm
by RaceJudicata
Aquila wrote:Correct in that I have never saw suits.

Im curious to how often that happens

Considering the amount of $$$ at stake, probably more than you think.

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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:20 pm
by benwyatt
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Re: LSAC discouraging LSAT retakes?

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:22 pm
by A. Nony Mouse
Not sure how that would affect anything. If you make it into the exam, you're good.

Re: LSAC discouraging LSAT retakes?

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:31 pm
by cdotson2
benwyatt wrote: I think it happens fairly irregularly honestly.
If they didn't collect the exams halfway through and then redistribute them I could see it happening more often, but I think it's pretty tough to take it for someone else.
I think it probably is irregular as well, but doubt it is that difficult, especially considering no one at your testing center has necessarily seen you before.

Re: LSAC discouraging LSAT retakes?

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:42 pm
by zhenders
Ever taken a standardized test overseas?

$50 goes a REALLY long way; many countries' economies have a bribe system as a matter of process (this from experience living In numerous elsewheres). It may be tough to do here, but so long as the LSAT is offered in less-strict venues, this will happen with relative impunity.

Re: LSAC discouraging LSAT retakes?

Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 2:26 am
by Mack.Hambleton
There was that one case where guy took it in Hawaii and had an accomplice in mainland grab a test and run out and send it to him before the Hawaii test started.

Re: LSAC discouraging LSAT retakes?

Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 2:29 am
by Mack.Hambleton
Found Hawaii one:

http://lsatblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/ho ... t.html?m=1

Pretty cool stunt although they fucked up

Re: LSAC discouraging LSAT retakes?

Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 2:49 am
by Clearly
They also analyze discrepancies between experimental sections and regular sections. If you got a 180 but went -17 on the exp, its likely you had a copy of the real test but with the wrong exp.

Re: LSAC discouraging LSAT retakes?

Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 10:36 am
by cdotson2
Mack.Hambleton wrote:Found Hawaii one:

http://lsatblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/ho ... t.html?m=1

Pretty cool stunt although they fucked up
the 2007 one, what a ballsy guy, just straight trying to bribe LSAC.

Re: LSAC discouraging LSAT retakes?

Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 1:33 pm
by Sideshow Raheem
The guy offered $5,000 for a copy of the LSAT, met an undercover detective at McDonald's, and gave him a copy of The Economist with $5,000 cash wrapped inside
lmao

Re: LSAC discouraging LSAT retakes?

Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 7:19 pm
by Hat.trick
I dont think theyre discouraging people to retake since they profit from each proctoring but obviously they're going to investigate your score if you tested twice at a 138 and 142 and then you pull off a 180.