Should I cancel my score?
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:58 pm
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Wtf are you in college?guavaeater wrote: Also, I was 16 when I took the test and I plan to retake it next year when I'm 17.
Most schools don't average. Yale does, but honestly without having any sort of GPA I wouldn't be considering Yale a serious option just yet. Most others only look at your highest. If it really concerns you, you can always write an addendum.guavaeater wrote:Hi
I took the LSAT on October 3rd (last Saturday) and I'm concerned about my score. My question is; if I keep the score, will this ruin my chances of getting into a T14 school if I get a better score after a retake? I know that many of them average your scores. Say I get 150 this time and a 170 + the next. How would a T14 look at this? Would they view a cancelled score in even worse light?
Also, I was 16 when I took the test and I plan to retake it next year when I'm 17. Will they take my age into account? If I explain that at 16 I was not prepared enough for the LSAT (and basically just explain my situation) would they disregard the first or cancelled score and focus on the retake?
I'd appreciate the advice.
Thank you!
This.Mack.Hambleton wrote:Wtf are you in college?guavaeater wrote: Also, I was 16 when I took the test and I plan to retake it next year when I'm 17.
If you're on a normal life schedule your score will expire before you even apply
I am finishing my degree this year with a GPA of 3.75rnoodles22 wrote:This.Mack.Hambleton wrote:Wtf are you in college?guavaeater wrote: Also, I was 16 when I took the test and I plan to retake it next year when I'm 17.
If you're on a normal life schedule your score will expire before you even apply
Like seriously kid. 16? Go have fun. Go to Homecoming, drive your car, do whatever it is that 16 year olds do now. Don't take the LSAT.
Thank you for this advice, I don't want to cancel and I'll look into an addendum204Wpg wrote:Most schools don't average. Yale does, but honestly without having any sort of GPA I wouldn't be considering Yale a serious option just yet. Most others only look at your highest. If it really concerns you, you can always write an addendum.guavaeater wrote:Hi
I took the LSAT on October 3rd (last Saturday) and I'm concerned about my score. My question is; if I keep the score, will this ruin my chances of getting into a T14 school if I get a better score after a retake? I know that many of them average your scores. Say I get 150 this time and a 170 + the next. How would a T14 look at this? Would they view a cancelled score in even worse light?
Also, I was 16 when I took the test and I plan to retake it next year when I'm 17. Will they take my age into account? If I explain that at 16 I was not prepared enough for the LSAT (and basically just explain my situation) would they disregard the first or cancelled score and focus on the retake?
I'd appreciate the advice.
Thank you!
My advice would be to wait until you're done a year or two of undergrad and then retake.
Well shit man/girl, congratulations. But seriously, I'd sit out with LS for a while. I doubt many firms would want to hire a under-21 yr. old. I can't even begin to count how many happy hours and mentor events require just that simple thing. You'd just be isolating yourself and hurting yourself more, I think. Idk, just my two cents. Let others chime in too.guavaeater wrote:I am finishing my degree this year with a GPA of 3.75rnoodles22 wrote:This.Mack.Hambleton wrote:Wtf are you in college?guavaeater wrote: Also, I was 16 when I took the test and I plan to retake it next year when I'm 17.
If you're on a normal life schedule your score will expire before you even apply
Like seriously kid. 16? Go have fun. Go to Homecoming, drive your car, do whatever it is that 16 year olds do now. Don't take the LSAT.
I am having fun I just took the LSAT![]()
Given that you're still going to be really young when you apply (presuming you're going to apply before your score expires), which will probably be of some concern to schools, I don't think you will want to write an addendum saying you scored poorly (if that happens) because you were too young. If you do get a score you're unhappy with, and then retake and do better, and want to write an addendum to explain the difference (which isn't always necessary), it's perfectly fine to say you were underprepared the first time. But if you say you did poorly because you were too young, you're going to make schools wonder if you're too young to handle classes, too.guavaeater wrote:Hi
I took the LSAT on October 3rd (last Saturday) and I'm concerned about my score. My question is; if I keep the score, will this ruin my chances of getting into a T14 school if I get a better score after a retake? I know that many of them average your scores. Say I get 150 this time and a 170 + the next. How would a T14 look at this? Would they view a cancelled score in even worse light?
Also, I was 16 when I took the test and I plan to retake it next year when I'm 17. Will they take my age into account? If I explain that at 16 I was not prepared enough for the LSAT (and basically just explain my situation) would they disregard the first or cancelled score and focus on the retake?
I'd appreciate the advice.
Thank you!
seashell.economy wrote:Guavaeater is going to rule over all of us by the time they are 20.
Mack.Hambleton wrote:Yes please do not apply to law school anytime soon
What is wrong with your parents that made you go to college at age 12 smdh
see you next fallihenry wrote:Just let your score expire. Heck, you would have grabbed a PhD by the time the earliest batch of normal people are applying to law school. If you apply now or shortly, your advantage in age will immediately work against you.
Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I realize law schools might be concerned about my age but I also know that I can handle the workload and I don't want them to think otherwiseA. Nony Mouse wrote:Given that you're still going to be really young when you apply (presuming you're going to apply before your score expires), which will probably be of some concern to schools, I don't think you will want to write an addendum saying you scored poorly (if that happens) because you were too young. If you do get a score you're unhappy with, and then retake and do better, and want to write an addendum to explain the difference (which isn't always necessary), it's perfectly fine to say you were underprepared the first time. But if you say you did poorly because you were too young, you're going to make schools wonder if you're too young to handle classes, too.guavaeater wrote:Hi
I took the LSAT on October 3rd (last Saturday) and I'm concerned about my score. My question is; if I keep the score, will this ruin my chances of getting into a T14 school if I get a better score after a retake? I know that many of them average your scores. Say I get 150 this time and a 170 + the next. How would a T14 look at this? Would they view a cancelled score in even worse light?
Also, I was 16 when I took the test and I plan to retake it next year when I'm 17. Will they take my age into account? If I explain that at 16 I was not prepared enough for the LSAT (and basically just explain my situation) would they disregard the first or cancelled score and focus on the retake?
I'd appreciate the advice.
Thank you!
(Almost no schools average/care about retakes/canceled scores.)
thank you!cub1014 wrote:You're graduating college at the age of 16/17? You must be a genius. Anyways, Yale is the only school that truly averages anymore, despite what any of the other admission offices might say. Read Spivey's blog on this issue.
http://spiveyconsulting.com/blog/help-i ... r-edition/
You are correct. I'm going to copy paste a response that Spivey sent me on TLS which helped me quite a bit:guavaeater wrote:seashell.economy wrote:Guavaeater is going to rule over all of us by the time they are 20.![]()
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Mack.Hambleton wrote:Yes please do not apply to law school anytime soon
What is wrong with your parents that made you go to college at age 12 smdhsee you next fallihenry wrote:Just let your score expire. Heck, you would have grabbed a PhD by the time the earliest batch of normal people are applying to law school. If you apply now or shortly, your advantage in age will immediately work against you.
Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I realize law schools might be concerned about my age but I also know that I can handle the workload and I don't want them to think otherwiseA. Nony Mouse wrote:Given that you're still going to be really young when you apply (presuming you're going to apply before your score expires), which will probably be of some concern to schools, I don't think you will want to write an addendum saying you scored poorly (if that happens) because you were too young. If you do get a score you're unhappy with, and then retake and do better, and want to write an addendum to explain the difference (which isn't always necessary), it's perfectly fine to say you were underprepared the first time. But if you say you did poorly because you were too young, you're going to make schools wonder if you're too young to handle classes, too.guavaeater wrote:Hi
I took the LSAT on October 3rd (last Saturday) and I'm concerned about my score. My question is; if I keep the score, will this ruin my chances of getting into a T14 school if I get a better score after a retake? I know that many of them average your scores. Say I get 150 this time and a 170 + the next. How would a T14 look at this? Would they view a cancelled score in even worse light?
Also, I was 16 when I took the test and I plan to retake it next year when I'm 17. Will they take my age into account? If I explain that at 16 I was not prepared enough for the LSAT (and basically just explain my situation) would they disregard the first or cancelled score and focus on the retake?
I'd appreciate the advice.
Thank you!
(Almost no schools average/care about retakes/canceled scores.)
thank you!cub1014 wrote:You're graduating college at the age of 16/17? You must be a genius. Anyways, Yale is the only school that truly averages anymore, despite what any of the other admission offices might say. Read Spivey's blog on this issue.
http://spiveyconsulting.com/blog/help-i ... r-edition/
It looks like that even if I get a low score this time around, and do significantly better in a retake, I'll still have a chance at attending a T14 school (except Yale) because they'll probably disregard the first score, yes?
Honestly, I don't see anything wrong in being willing to devote one's own late teenage years to academic work; you don't define what "youth" is for another person. The only issue is from I've read law firms favor older and more mature people, and it could cascade down to admissions to law schools who want their graduates employed.cbbinnyc wrote:Travel, get a job, do a production of Hamlet in a basement, get laid, whatever, but there is no reason to rush into a demanding career. You will regret your lost youth later.
Please don't write a diversity statement about being a child gunnerOLitch wrote:You shouldn't have a difficult time writing your diversity statement.
You don't think this person has a unique life experience that allows them to have a vastly different perspective? They might not be a gunner.Mack.Hambleton wrote:Please don't write a diversity statement about being a child gunnerOLitch wrote:You shouldn't have a difficult time writing your diversity statement.
That stuff doesn't below in a diversity statement, a personal statement sure. If you're not a URM, adcomms generally do not want to be bothered by reading another essay.OLitch wrote:You don't think this person has a unique life experience that allows them to have a vastly different perspective? They might not be a gunner.Mack.Hambleton wrote:Please don't write a diversity statement about being a child gunnerOLitch wrote:You shouldn't have a difficult time writing your diversity statement.
Prodigy children face incredible hardships. They are often treated in the same as children with disabilities. Being highly intelligent is not as easy or as glamorous as one would imagine.
Being raised by a "tiger parent" also brings a diverse perspective to the educational environment.
Being homeschooled by an active parent can also lead to an expedited education. Imagine the diversity that a fulfilling educational experience could bring.
There are so many DS topics that this person may be able to write about.
I think it's misleading to call going to law school "devoting one's years to academic work" unless you go to HYS and go on to a PhD and/or a teaching job. If OP wants to get a PhD or a masters or something, that can be pretty intense too, but it's very different than law school. In any case, it's not so much the law school itself that I think is a bad idea; it's starting a legal career before turning 21. I didn't intend to "define" OP's youth, but I do think there are certain freedoms that youth allows for and (in my mind, at least) rushing into a legal career at such a young age is a dubious choice. Different strokes for different folks, sure, but I think this is pretty common advice. In any case, sorry if I came off as a know-it-all, people can do whatever they want.ihenry wrote:Honestly, I don't see anything wrong in being willing to devote one's own late teenage years to academic work; you don't define what "youth" is for another person. The only issue is from I've read law firms favor older and more mature people, and it could cascade down to admissions to law schools who want their graduates employed.cbbinnyc wrote:Travel, get a job, do a production of Hamlet in a basement, get laid, whatever, but there is no reason to rush into a demanding career. You will regret your lost youth later.
wtf.OLitch wrote:You don't think this person has a unique life experience that allows them to have a vastly different perspective? They might not be a gunner.Mack.Hambleton wrote:Please don't write a diversity statement about being a child gunnerOLitch wrote:You shouldn't have a difficult time writing your diversity statement.
Prodigy children face incredible hardships. They are often treated in the same as children with disabilities. Being highly intelligent is not as easy or as glamorous as one would imagine.
Being raised by a "tiger parent" also brings a diverse perspective to the educational environment.
Being homeschooled by an active parent can also lead to an expedited education. Imagine the diversity that a fulfilling educational experience could bring.
There are so many DS topics that this person may be able to write about.
emkay625 wrote:wtf.OLitch wrote:You don't think this person has a unique life experience that allows them to have a vastly different perspective? They might not be a gunner.Mack.Hambleton wrote:Please don't write a diversity statement about being a child gunnerOLitch wrote:You shouldn't have a difficult time writing your diversity statement.
Prodigy children face incredible hardships. They are often treated in the same as children with disabilities. Being highly intelligent is not as easy or as glamorous as one would imagine.
Being raised by a "tiger parent" also brings a diverse perspective to the educational environment.
Being homeschooled by an active parent can also lead to an expedited education. Imagine the diversity that a fulfilling educational experience could bring.
There are so many DS topics that this person may be able to write about.