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Took the LSAT 5times, please help me.

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:40 am
by $1.99
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Re: Took the LSAT 5times, please help me.

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:42 am
by dr123
If you were medically hurt and unprepared why did you retake twice?

Re: Took the LSAT 5times, please help me.

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:42 am
by $1.99
the cancel was because of testing conditions. we had a black out during section 3.

oh you mean the two crap scores. i wanted to get into law school that previous cycle desperately so i took it hoping for a miracle.

Re: Took the LSAT 5times, please help me.

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:44 am
by dr123
No why did you keep taking the test if you were not able to study because of a medical condition? I dont get it

Re: Took the LSAT 5times, please help me.

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:44 am
by $1.99
i didn't want to wait another year since i did not have a job lined up for the year off.

Re: Took the LSAT 5times, please help me.

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:47 am
by jeremysen
Blackout - cancel --> fine.

Re: Took the LSAT 5times, please help me.

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 3:03 am
by Fark-o-vision
No clue, but HYS, from the few things I've heard, may still average/look down on retake.

Re: Took the LSAT 5times, please help me.

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 3:06 am
by dr123
I imagine they look at 4 retakes a lot differently than 2, just a speculation though

Re: Took the LSAT 5times, please help me.

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 3:28 am
by Bildungsroman
Wait, how do you know your scores if you took the Feb 2011 test?

Re: Took the LSAT 5times, please help me.

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 5:49 am
by FiveSermon
HYS out. NYU out. C/C decent shot.

Re: Took the LSAT 5times, please help me.

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:15 pm
by $1.99
The cancel is the february one, i mixed it up since I did not want to be outed. i had to get dialysis 3 hours a day before my 173 so that combined with school and work was a bit rough on me. anyone else have some advice? i could not find anyone else who has taken the lsat this many times lol

Re: Took the LSAT 5times, please help me.

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:17 pm
by let/them/eat/cake
enjoy something in CCN.

Re: Took the LSAT 5times, please help me.

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:19 pm
by bk1
let/them/eat/cake wrote:enjoy something in CCN.

Re: Took the LSAT 5times, please help me.

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:20 pm
by gbpackerbacker
bk187 wrote:
let/them/eat/cake wrote:enjoy something in CCN.
Maybe. The facts that you took the test 5 times and that you have that 164 will not bode well for you.

Re: Took the LSAT 5times, please help me.

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:22 pm
by Upton Sinclair
I wouldn't explain anything if I were you; it's going to sound like you're making excuses. Just ride with your scores.

You almost assuredly won't get HYS anyway, so don't jeopardize CCN.

GL.

Re: Took the LSAT 5times, please help me.

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 4:27 pm
by chicityteacher
I am by no means an expert, but what I think is ironic is that you may have had a better chance with just the 3.85/170 than with the four retakes. You are kind of like a Shakespearean Tragic Hero of the law school application process. Hindsight, of course, is 20/20. I think you deserve recognition, though. It takes a special kind of person to get a 170 and decide it isn't good enough.

That being said, I agree with Upton Sinclair. I'm not really sure what effect, if any, an addendum would have at this point. It may even be a negative one. Write one if you want, but HYS is still a stretch, I think.

Still, even if you don't make HYS, you have stellar numbers and will definitely land somewhere in the top 14, probably top 10.

I wish you well with your health, and good luck with the applications.

Re: Took the LSAT 5times, please help me.

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 6:46 pm
by $1.99
hmm thanks guys, i would really like to know if anyone else had experienced something like this. for what its worth, i am applying to the MPP programs and some business schools at all these schools too.

Re: Took the LSAT 5times, please help me.

Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:07 am
by SentinelsOfEvil
$1.99 wrote:hmm thanks guys, i would really like to know if anyone else had experienced something like this. for what its worth, i am applying to the MPP programs and some business schools at all these schools too.
I know of someone who got into CLS with 4 LSAT attempts (the 4th was 171). If I were you, I'd find a better excuse than "I was sick the first 3 times", and you should get into one of CCN.

Re: Took the LSAT 5times, please help me.

Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:04 pm
by HeavenWood
$1.99 wrote:the cancel was because of testing conditions. we had a black out during section 3.

oh you mean the two crap scores. i wanted to get into law school that previous cycle desperately so i took it hoping for a miracle.
169 is a crap score?

Re: Took the LSAT 5times, please help me.

Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:05 pm
by bk1
HeavenWood wrote:
$1.99 wrote:the cancel was because of testing conditions. we had a black out during section 3.

oh you mean the two crap scores. i wanted to get into law school that previous cycle desperately so i took it hoping for a miracle.
169 is a crap score?
On TLS it is often viewed as such,.

Re: Took the LSAT 5times, please help me.

Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:06 pm
by HeavenWood
bk187 wrote:
HeavenWood wrote:
$1.99 wrote:the cancel was because of testing conditions. we had a black out during section 3.

oh you mean the two crap scores. i wanted to get into law school that previous cycle desperately so i took it hoping for a miracle.
169 is a crap score?
On TLS it is often viewed as such,.
I'm aware. I'm just entertained by the self-deprecation.

Re: Took the LSAT 5times, please help me.

Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:08 pm
by BlueDiamond
id just say that i found the test interesting and was taking it because it was interesting to me.. then decided.. hey guess ill actually use these scores for their actual purpose and go to law school

Re: Took the LSAT 5times, please help me.

Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:09 pm
by bk1
HeavenWood wrote:
bk187 wrote:
HeavenWood wrote:
$1.99 wrote:the cancel was because of testing conditions. we had a black out during section 3.

oh you mean the two crap scores. i wanted to get into law school that previous cycle desperately so i took it hoping for a miracle.
169 is a crap score?
On TLS it is often viewed as such,.
I'm aware. I'm just entertained by the self-deprecation.
Makes more sense. I was shocked that it seemed like you didn't. I also didn't bother to read the post you quoted. :P

Re: Took the LSAT 5times, please help me.

Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:10 pm
by 09042014
If I were an admissions dean and I read an addendum that said you were sick for the three times and couldn't study I'd think you were an idiot for making the same mistake three times.

Re: Took the LSAT 5times, please help me.

Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:16 pm
by cinephile
BlueDiamond wrote:id just say that i found the test interesting and was taking it because it was interesting to me.. then decided.. hey guess ill actually use these scores for their actual purpose and go to law school
You should definitely do this.