Expert answers specific LSAT questionfrom @umichlaw

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Here's another really great question. I'm considering taking the LSAT for a third time. I received a one fifty nine on my first attempt and one sixty four on my second attempt. Would it be a red flag to you if you saw three attempts on my application even if I got a one seventy plus? So this is a complicated question. If you were to take it a third time and you were to score significantly higher than the one sixty four, I don't think anybody any school would hold that against you. Right? They might be curious about what happened between the one fifty tier, the one sixty four, and the one seventy one, but I don't think they would hold it against you. If you have an explanation, you should certainly include it. But more to the point from my point of view is the chances that you're gonna get that one seventy plus are kind of thin. Right? Like, I don't know what about you makes you think you're gonna do so much better. But in general, you've already had one great boost. You good five points more. That's unusual right there. Most people get two or three points. And the higher you go, the less likely you are to score, you know, with five or six more points. So I would say be very cautious because if you take it three times and the scores are quite similar, that is a little bit of a red flag. It says you're not self assessing correctly. So only you good really answer, you know, the issue of whether you have a reasonable chance of of scoring that higher score. But don't do it just to roll the dice. Only do it if you really think there is a reason to do it.