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Getting Your Score

By E-mail
LSAT takers who have LSAC.org accounts will automatically receive their LSAT scores by e-mail approximately three weeks after taking the test. This is the quickest way to obtain your LSAT score, and there is no additional charge. Please keep your e-mail address current in your LSAC.org account to receive your score promptly.

By Mail
LSAC will send score reports by mail approximately four weeks after each test. Test takers who have LSAC.org accounts will pay a one-time fee to obtain hard-copy mailings of account information that is available online.

For score release dates for each test administration, go to Test Dates and Deadlines and click on the appropriate test date and location.

Score Confidentiality

To ensure confidentiality, LSAC will release your score only through e-mail and postal mail. Scores will not be faxed. Scores are released only to you and to the law schools to which you have applied. They will not be released to a parent, spouse, friend, or any other person. When you register, you may request that a score be sent to the law schools through the Candidate Referral Service or to the prelaw advisor at your undergraduate school. Release of this information to prelaw advisors will enable your advisor to improve advisory services to you and all students and alumni of your college.

Understanding Your Score

Your LSAT score is based on the number of questions answered correctly (the raw score). There is no deduction for incorrect answers, nor are individual questions on the various test sections weighted differently. Raw scores are converted to an LSAT scale that ranges from 120 to 180, with 120 being the lowest possible score and 180 the highest possible score. This is done through a statistical procedure known as equating, a method that adjusts for minor differences in difficulty between test forms.

The LSAT, like any admission test, is not a perfect predictor of law school performance. The predictive power of an admission test is limited by many factors, such as the complexity of the skills the test is designed to measure and the unmeasurable factors that can affect students’ performances, such as motivation, physical and mental health, or work and family responsibilities. In spite of these factors, the LSAT compares very favorably with admission tests used in other graduate and professional fields of study. For more details on this subject, go to LSAT Scores as Predictors of Law School Performance.

Handscoring

Handscoring is not faster than machine scoring. If you wish to verify or contest the machine scoring of your answer sheet after you have received your LSAT Score Report, you may request a rescoring of your answer sheet by hand. LSAC will not handscore answers recorded in the test book. Requests to handscore your answer sheet must be made in writing and received no later than 60 days after the test date. Send a copy of your LSAT Score Report and a letter that includes:

your request for handscoring and your reason for the request
your name, LSAC account number, and the last four digits of your Social Security or Social Insurance number
the test date
the test center name and code number
a $42 ($44 CDN plus 7% GST) check or money order payable to LSAC, or the account number and expiration date of your VISA, MasterCard, DISCOVER, or American Express credit card

Send your request to:

Law School Admission Council
662 Penn Street
Box 2000-T
Newtown, PA 18940-0995
USA

NOTE: If the handscoring results in a score that is different from the original machine scoring—higher or lower—the revised score will be mailed to you and the law schools to which you apply.

Repeating the LSAT

Test takers frequently wonder whether they can improve their LSAT score by taking the test a second time. If you believe that your test score does not reflect your true ability—for example, if some circumstance such as illness or anxiety prevented you from performing as well as you might have expected—you should consider taking the test again. Data show that scores for repeat test takers often rise slightly. However, if your score is a fairly accurate indicator of your ability, it is unlikely that taking the test again will result in a substantially different score. You should also be aware that there is a chance your score will drop. Law schools must have access to your complete test record, not just your highest score; therefore, LSAC will not honor requests for partial score reports.

Unusually large score differences are routinely reviewed by LSAC. This could involve handwriting analysis of the writing sample and other documents, a comparison of thumbprints, or comparison of a test taker’s answers to the answers of other test takers seated nearby in the testing room. The same comparisons may be performed in cases of alleged misconduct or irregularity.

Law schools may compare your original test score to your scores on subsequent tests. You should notify law schools of any facts relevant to the interpretation of your test results, such as illness or extenuating circumstances. If there is no reason to believe that one score represents a truer estimate of an applicant’s ability, schools are advised that the average score is probably the best estimate of ability—especially if the tests were taken over a short period of time.

NOTE: LSAC does not automatically inform law schools of a candidate’s registration for a retest. It is your responsibility to inform law schools directly about your registration for additional tests.

Limitations on Test Taking

Normally, you may not take the LSAT more than three times in any two-year period. This policy applies even if you cancel your score or it is not otherwise reported. LSAC reserves the right to cancel your registration, rescind your admission ticket, or take any other steps necessary to enforce this policy. However, you may retake the LSAT if a law school to which you are applying requires a more recent score than any you have on record or approves your retaking the test, and the school provides LSAC with written proof of its requirements or approval no later than the last day of registration for the test.

Cancel Your LSAT Score

Scores Canceled by Candidate

There are two ways you can cancel your score:

1. Complete the score cancellation section on the LSAT answer sheet at the test center. (You must blacken both bubbles in the score cancellation section.) Sign your full name and date for the certifying statement.

Your LSAT answer sheet will contain a section allowing you to cancel your score; instructions are provided on the answer sheet. All such instructions must be followed completely, or your attempt to cancel will not be effective and your score will be reported. Answer sheet score cancellations are processed with the answer sheets themselves, so you will not receive confirmation of your score cancellation until four to five weeks after the test. Thus, there is no opportunity to remedy incomplete or improper answer sheet score cancellations.

2. Send a written cancellation request to LSAC after the test. Your request must contain your signature and be received within six calendar days of the test.

If you cancel your score, you will not receive a score or copy of your answer sheet. You will receive written notification of a score cancellation and, if you took a disclosed test, you will receive a copy of the test questions and the credited responses for the scored sections as well. Law school reports will reflect that your score was canceled at your request; this advises the law schools that you were exposed to test questions. There are no refunds for canceled scores. Valid score cancellation requests are irreversible and cannot be rescinded.

It is your responsibility to ensure that your score cancellation was received and properly processed by LSAC. Once scores are released, they become a permanent part of your record and cannot be canceled for any reason.

Scores Canceled by LSAC

LSAC reserves the right to cancel or withhold test scores if, in its sole opinion, there is adequate reason to question their validity, or for other reasons.

Scores canceled by LSAC may fall into two categories.

1. Scores may be canceled because of circumstances beyond your control, such as faulty test materials. In such cases, LSAC notifies law schools of the cancellation and arranges a retest at no charge on the next regularly scheduled test date.

2. LSAC will investigate and reserves the right to cancel any test score if, in the opinion of LSAC, there is any question as to its validity. When the validity of a score is questioned by LSAC, LSAC notifies the test taker of the reasons for questioning the score and provides options appropriate to the specific circumstances.

Written Cancellation Requests
Written requests for score cancellation must be received by LSAC within six calendar days of the test. LSAT score cancellation requests must be submitted to LSAC in the form of a signed fax; overnight letter; or expedited, mailed score cancellation form , which test takers can access in their online accounts immediately following their test administration. Requests received after this deadline are not valid and will not be processed. No other form of score cancellation request—such as e-mail, mailgram, voice mail, or telegram—will be accepted, as all score cancellation requests must include the test taker’s signature. Valid score cancellation requests must include:

your statement that you wish to cancel your LSAT score
your name, LSAC account number, and the last four digits of your Social Security or Social Insurance number
the test date and test center name and code number
your signature (unsigned cancellation requests will not be processed)

Send your request to:
Law School Admission Council
Score Cancellation
662 Penn Street
Box 2000-T
Newtown, PA 18940-0995
or fax 215.968.1277

Shortly after your score cancellation request is processed, LSAC will mail you a confirmation. If you do not receive this confirmation within four calendar days after your request was submitted, contact LSAC immediately to verify that your request was processed. You can confirm processing of your score cancellation request in the LSAT Status section of your online account. You may also call 215.968.1001; allow at least three days for your request to be processed before you call.

If it appears that your score cancellation request was not received by the deadline or has not been processed, you may submit proof that you sent, and LSAC received, your request within the required period. It is your responsibility to keep proof of LSAC’s receipt of your cancellation request. However, no such documentation will be accepted beyond 14 calendar days after the test. Note: LSAC recommends that you keep proof that your score cancellation request was received by LSAC by the six-calendar-day deadline, as well as a photocopy of your score cancellation request.

Your Score Report and Test Disclosure

The score report that is displayed online or mailed to you will show your current test results, along with the results of all tests—up to 12—for which you registered since June 1, 2005, including absences and cancellations. An average score is also calculated and reported when you have more than one reportable score.

NOTE: Score-reporting policies are subject to change at any time.

Score bands are reported for all LSAT scores earned on the 120–180 score scale. They reflect the precision of the LSAT and are expressed as a range of scores that have a certain probability of containing your actual proficiency level. Score bands for the LSAT are designed to include your actual proficiency level approximately 68 percent of the time. These bands are reported to emphasize that LSAT scores are estimates of your actual proficiency level. A score band is reported for each individual score, as well as for the average score if you have more than one reportable score.

A percentile rank is also reported for each LSAT score, reflecting the percentage of candidates scoring below your reported test score. The percentile for a score is based on the distribution of scores for the three-year period prior to the year in which the score is reported. Examine your report for further details.

LSAT takers who have LSAC.org accounts will automatically receive their LSAT scores by e-mail approximately three weeks after taking the test. Identification of the unscored section is not available until you receive your score report. For disclosed tests, test disclosure materials and all other score-related material will be available online at approximately the same time your score is e-mailed. This information includes your answer sheet, score conversion table, and test book. Test books for disclosed tests will be available online for six months following the test date. If you take a nondisclosed test, you will have access only to your score and percentile.

If there were irregularities or special test circumstances, the following list identifies the items to which you will have online access:

Irregularity Code or Test Circumstance	Item Response Report	Item Response Report Information	Answer Sheet	Disclosure Book	Conversion Table	Writing Sample
Score validity review	No	No	No	No	No	No
Security cancel	Yes (Cancellation)	Yes	No	No	No	No
Absent	No	No	No	No	No	No
Candidate cancel	Yes (Cancellation; credited responses only)	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
LSAC Cancel	Yes (Cancellation)	Yes	No	No	No	No
Security hold	No	No	No	No	No	No
Temporarily on hold	No	No	No	No	No	No
Accommodated Test	Yes	Yes	Yes*	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nondisclosed (Sabbath Tests, Braille Tests, February Tests, Make-up Tests, Special Administrations)	Yes (score only)	Yes	No	No	No	Yes

Please note that LSAC.org account holders will be subject to a one-time fee if they wish to obtain hard-copy mailings of account information, including test disclosure material, that is available online.

Note to Saturday Sabbath Observers: The regularly scheduled test on June 7, 2010, occurs on a Monday and is disclosed.

Disclosed administrations at test centers in the 50 United States, Canada, and the Caribbean:

Monday, June 7, 2010
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Saturday, December 11, 2010

Nondisclosed administrations:

June, September, and December administrations at all test centers outside of the 50 United States, Canada, and the Caribbean
February administrations at all test centers
All Saturday Sabbath observer administrations
June, December, and February braille administrations
All shipboard administrations
All other special administrations

Reporting of Older Scores on Current Reports

Older scores earned between June 1, 2001, and June 1, 2005, can be reported on your current report upon your written request. If you request the reporting of older scores, all scores (up to 12) obtained since June 1, 2001, will be reported and will be accompanied by a cautionary statement describing the potential limitations of such scores in predicting law school performance. Scores earned prior to June 1, 2001, will not be reported to law schools.

To request that older scores be reported, send LSAC a letter or fax that includes your name, LSAC account number, date of birth, the last four digits of your Social Security or Social Insurance number, the date(s) you took the test, and your signature.

Request a Paper Copy of My Older Noncurrent LSAT Score Report

Scores earned prior to June 2001 are not considered current for law school reporting and are not available for printing from an online account. See instructions below for ordering:

To have older scores sent to a law school or to you, send a completed request form to LSAC via mail or fax. Or, you can send a letter including your name as it appeared when you took the LSAT, your LSAC account number (if available), the last four digits of your Social Security or Social Insurance number, date of birth, most recent test date(s), current name, current address, day telephone number, e-mail, and the name and address of the schools to which you want the report sent. Be sure to include your signature and your payment with your letter or request form. Only the test taker can request former score reports. Reports cannot be sent if there is a reporting hold on your previous file.

If you are making your request by mail, send a check, money order, or credit card information to LSAC, 662 Penn Street, Box 2600, Newtown, PA 18940-0979. If you are making your request by fax, only credit card payment is acceptable. Fax your information to 215.504.1480.

Be sure to check with the school(s) to determine if a Credential Assembly Service (CAS) report is needed. Scores earned prior to June 2001 will not be reported to law schools.

NOTE: Reports may only be sent to you or to law schools (not to graduate schools, employers, scholarship programs, etc.). Reports will not be faxed or e-mailed.