December retake

[AylixW]

Hi,

I am considering retaking the December LSAT. If I apply to law schools now and then my score goes down the second time around, what will happen? Do law schools care a lot about that? Can they withdraw my acceptance?

Thanks!

[Luke Haqq]

Hi AylixW,

If you have more than one LSAT score within the last five years (from the June 2007 test onwards), LSAC will send an average score to the schools to which you're applying. But they'll also send the individual scores, so the law schools will still be able to see the highest of the two scores.

While LSAC does send them an average score, this might be inconsequential information to the admissions committee. They might care about it, but there's also a good chance they'll care only about the highest of your two scores.

If a law school has already accepted you, they won't withdraw admission because of a subsequently lower LSAT score, no matter how much lower it is.

Hope that helps!