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If you schedule an exam time through ProctorU and fail to withdraw your LSAT registration, a designation of ?Absent? will appear on your score report when it is sent to the law school(s) to which you apply.

You won't gain any experience taking the exam, however. Cancelling after taking the exam will afford you some practice taking an actual LSAT in real world conditions. That might be invaluable. You still won't get your money back, and it will count against your limit.

Once your score is released, it becomes a permanent part of your record, and you will not be permitted to cancel that score unless you have purchased LSAT Score Preview.

Law schools do not average the scores for admission, but we always look at performance if you've taken the test more than once. Ideally, it would be best if every applicant could secure their ideal LSAT score on the first attempt, but that is often not the case. Law schools will report the highest LSAT score.

TL;DR ? there are no universal rules to this, but you probably shouldn't cancel. Schools care about your highest score. If you really, really want to cancel, the blog includes a thought exercise that you should go through first. Also, if you have no prior LSATs but a strong GRE, read the last paragraph.

What Happens if You Cancel Your LSAT Score? Canceling your LSAT score once is not a big deal. Most law schools understand that there are many reasons that students might have for canceling an LSAT score. However, canceling your LSAT score more than once might not be the best look for your overall application.

A 166 is actually a solid LSAT score. Usually, the line that separates the scores for students who are accepted to the top 10 to 15 law schools is above 170 anyway, so if you are determined to attend one that high, you will have to sit for it in June.