Cancelling a lower second score

[feisty-nail]

I recently retook a 174 and received a 169. I know that law schools theoretically only look at the highest score, but would it hurt me to have that 169 on my record? AKA, should I cancel it? Or would that make them think I had an even worse score?

Thanks in advance for the help!

[Rachael Wilkenfeld]

Hi feisty,

Ultimately, it shouldn't matter too much either way. That being said, one cancellation won't look bad to the admissions folks. There are TONS of logical, valid reasons that people would cancel a score, and they don't really care about a single cancellation. Will it look suspicious? Not really. Everyone has off days. Everyone can have hiccups during the exam.

If you have a history of cancellations though, my advice would potentially be different.

Congrats on the 174!