Retaking....what if I get a lower score? Forum

[cmaas]

I didn't do well on my first LSAT and am therefore retaking in a couple weeks. My fear is that I leave there feeling 'Okay' with my performance (and not canceling my score) and then getting a lower score. Will schools still take my higher score? Will they hold this against me?

[Ragged]

In general schools only look at the higher. However, they might hold it against you as far as a tiebreaker with an identical applicant without a lower score. The effect would be the same if you did worse the first time and improved your score on the retake.