How will schools view multiple LSAT scores?
Until 2006, almost every school averaged the scores of a candidate who had multiple scores. This was done for two reasons: 1. Law schools were required by the American Bar Association to submit the average score for their data, which was used by various groups to determine law school rankings and 2. The test creators advised schools that statistically, when multiple LSAT scores were present, the average was the strongest predictor of the students first-year success in law school. In 2006, the first of these two reasons changed. The American Bar Association announced that law schools could now submit only a candidates highest LSAT score for data reporting purposes. This resulted in many schools announcing a new policy of taking a candidate’s higher score when two scores were present. However, applicants should be cautioned that this does not mean that they can simply retake the LSAT without hesitation. Here are a few things you should consider before you run out to take the test: • Cert
