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Advice applicants left on their LSD.Law profiles, searchable by topic, school, and stats.

LSAT 170 GPA 3.45 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Notre Dame

…not have regrets about your performance on the test or not retaking. I was PTing 17mid prior to test day but had a bad test. I needed to go to school this year so I chose not to retake. I liked NDLS the best so I accepted there after receiving a late A.

LSAT 164 GPA 4.14 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Florida (Levin)

3 THINGS Shoot your shot. If you scored below your consistent PT range maybe consider retaking (don’t let people on Reddit bully you into retaking though) Keep calm this is a marathon, not a sprint. If someone that applied at the same time as you gets in and you don’t that does not mean you’re out of the running.…

LSAT 172 GPA 4.00 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of Texas at Austin

…under their ED program, I never would’ve been able to retake the LSAT to be inclined to apply to UT. In every regard, I would’ve chosen UT over WashU, but with a 16-mid LSAT, I knew I only had a realistic shot at WashU. Again, sometimes pain can be a blessing in disguise.

LSAT 165 GPA 3.91 2021–22 cycle

Attending Northwestern University

Decided to retake the LSAT and reapply after not getting the results I wanted last year. Seems to have turned out for the better! Last year’s results below… https://imgur.com/a/K4JI9lL

LSAT 171 GPA 3.89 2021–22 cycle

Attending Cornell University

Jan. 2021 LSAT Flex (considered retaking, as I would like to minimize debt - however, I told myself that I would be satisfied with a 170+ before going into the test and felt that I should maintain that perspective. My PT average over the 12 or so tests that I took leading up to the January administration was a 171,…