Anyone here take the LSAT 3 times-scores+where you got in?? Forum

[You Gotta Have Faith]

I personally just took it once. But I have a friend who got 159-159-159-162 over the course of 2.5 years. That last score I think really made a difference, as he got to go to his target school.

[jjlaw]

I personally just took it once. But I have a friend who got 159-159-159-162 over the course of 2.5 years. That last score I think really made a difference, as he got to go to his target school.

Did he write an Addendum?

[Perch]

took my third and final LSAT on Saturday...hoping for the best, to say the least. this 3 week scantron thing is the worst!

[pppokerface]

bump

[kkklick]

I personally just took it once. But I have a friend who got 159-159-159-162 over the course of 2.5 years. That last score I think really made a difference, as he got to go to his target school.

159 3 times in a row? I would surely have given up by then.

[burtonrideclub]

Cancel/166/166/171. Took it the 4th time to get off waitlists this summer, got off at Texas and Vanderbilt instantly. Thought about reapplying for the next cycle but didn't.

[bluebird]

How did you do to take 4 tests in two years?

quote="burtonrideclub"]Cancel/166/166/171. Took it the 4th time to get off waitlists this summer, got off at Texas and Vanderbilt instantly. Thought about reapplying for the next cycle but didn't.[/quote]

[pppokerface]

He didn't say he took it within 2 years. But if you want to, ask a law school for permission. Look up 4 times lsat in the search and it will give you more detail.

[lsatter]

160, 162, waiting.

My first 2 were nearly 5 years ago, so they're about to fall off my record, and since some schools want a score within the last 3 years they're already on their way out.

The first time I fell for the lies it was a pure aptitude test, did the free test to get a feel for q types, and went straight in, so the 160 was almost diagnostic level. I'd also had no sleep, as I had a 7 hour overnight coach journey to get to the testing centre. A lot of the missed qs were LG, I think I got -11 on that.

Second one was, again, a 5am start, and my prep work had still been.... limited. 162, although this time it was RC I flunked, which was odd as before and since that's always been a strength.

This time, over 35 preptests, all done in Starbucks/other distracting places, with a 30 minute alarm on each section, and no scores below 173, most 175-178. I'd *better* do better this time

[Eugenie Danglars]

157-164-waiting. Pretty sure I met my goal (170) in October. The interesting thing is going to be writing a short yet awesome addendum to get schools to overlook the 157...

[kalede]

166/164/??? (hopefully 170+ like I've been testing).

I applied a bunch of places last year and was waitlisted pretty much everywhere because I turned my apps in in February.

[You Gotta Have Faith]

I personally just took it once. But I have a friend who got 159-159-159-162 over the course of 2.5 years. That last score I think really made a difference, as he got to go to his target school.

Did he write an Addendum?

Not sure, I never actually asked. But I do know that he was very persistent in his desire to break past 160 before applying anywhere (had a really strong GPA).

[dcman06]

Took it 3 times, got in everywhere my highest score predicted I'd get in last cycle. One score was almost 5 years old, which was the lowest. Don't think I would have gotten in had they been averaged. I don't think this is something that law school adcomms spend more than a few seconds thinking about.

My educated guess for you considering that one score was almost 5 years old is that I don't think most law schools, not even HYS would view that score negatively against you. If there's a lot of time in between tests, the older score being the lowest one, I think an addendum to mention the score and moving on should seal the deal in your favor. I guess the other two scores were recent?

[thechee]

cancel/164/170/3.6 GPA

In at Berkeley, Mich($), Penn($), Duke ($$), and Cornell, among others. Multiple scores didn't seem to make a difference.

[bruin10]

Do a search for the guy who took it 7 times. I don't think the number of times you take it, range of scores, cancels, absences, etc. make a difference, even to the very top schools.

[deebs]

158 September - showed up and took the test after looking at the practice test on the lsat website
162 December - did about four practice tests to study and on those, scored 168-172 but didn't simulate practice conditions, applied anyways to schools
165 June - still couldn't find a real job so I took this one hoping to get off waitlists, actually studied and was setting timers for every section in the public library to simulate semi-noisy conditions. Had a PT range of 167-174 (best score was like -5 or 6 overall a couple times) depending on how bad I botched LR which was by far my worst section. I was in the 170-174 consistently towards the end of my studying, with a 16something after I took the test at night after doing manual labor all day. My reading score varied between -5 and -0, but always aced LG from the start. On the actual test, I thought one of my LR sections was an experimental until I turned the page at the end of the section and saw my second LG section. I knew I should never do this, but I had never seen two of the question stems before and it just really threw me off. I thought cancelling, but didn't want to go through with taking the test again and couldn't really afford to take another year off. I was hoping for a 170+, expecting at least a 168, because I knew I did pretty well on LG and LR. Was really pissed with my score (I think I missed 14 total on LR), but I got in to wustl off the WL with a scholarship about 2 days after I sent them an e-mail so I took that over reapplying next year.

If you're really worried about a school averaging, just call them and ask if they average. Most don't, and I'm pretty sure there's a post here that says what every school in the T25 or T50 does. Good Luck!

[lzyovrachievr]

165/170/waiting

Last one was likely a waste, but I scored higher on preptests and then convinced myself it could be worth it. We'll see.

ETA: But some of the schools I'm going for actually do average, especially if less than 6 points between the scores, which I just missed. So I figured- better to average 3 than 2 if the last score is at least 170 or higher. (Plus it might show that the 170 is more indicative of my 'potential'.)

[moneko]

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