How does UCI regard applicants with multiple LSAT scores?
We take the higher score in cases where an applicant has taken the LSAT more than once. I actually strongly discourage applicants from retaking the test, unless the conditions under which the first test was taken were somehow remarkable (the person was sick, had just gone through some personal trauma, had not taken a prep course at all, etc.). After having read thousands and thousands of applicant files, I can say with confidence that only a handful actually are able to improve their scores significantly, say increasing them by 10 or more points. TLS: Can you offer any advice on the best way for a student to write a resonant personal statement? First of all, the personal statement should be an authentic piece. Although applying to law school is a very time-consuming activity and most students apply to many, many law schools, it is a good idea to attempt to tailor the personal statement to the school to which it is being sent. And I don’t mean tailor by simply putting in the name of the
