Do law schools prefer LSATs from the past 3 years, the way some business schools prefer fresh GMATs, or are they okay with scores that are 4-5 years old?
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I don't think LSAC will even
I don't think LSAC will even submit your scores to law schools if they are too old.
LSATs are good for 5 years.
LSATs are good for 5 years. My question is if law schools prefer fresh scores.
My guess is they won't care
My guess is they won't care as long as they are within the 5 year time frame -- especially if they're good.
I think the LSAC says your
I think the LSAC says your score is valid for 5 years. Some schools accept 5 years. I've seen others that say 3. You should check with the school.
Results are good until 5
Results are good until 5 years from the "Test" you took. Meaning if you took a December 2010 exam, those results are good until December 2015. If you haven't applied (meaning sent your apps out) in the last year that the results are good for prior to the month that the results expire, I would consider retaking them about 3 months before expiration.
Results are generally good
Results are generally good for five years...BUT what is considered "good" can vary depending on the Law School and their respective admissions policies. Yes, the LSAC and the Law School Data Distributing Services (As far as I can remember that is the name) will store the scores and will send them out. HOWEVER, a law school may not want to give much credence to an LSAT score that is over a certain time period, which may be 3 years for example. So your best bet is to go into the Law School's admissions page and see if there are any school specific restrictions on the oldest LSAT scores they will review and then you can have a good idea if you should retake the LSAT or if you are still okay with the one you have.
Eric Stepanov, Esq.
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