r/LSAT • u/DepartmentNo1673 • 12h ago

Score hold question

Hi! I’m very anxious and need some people more knowledgeable than I am to help me out.

Last year I took the November LSAT and bombed. I had the flu during it, wasn’t prepared, and so anxious. I immediately canceled my score.

I took the October LSAT feeling much better about it since I’ve been studying consistently and scoring pretty well on PTs.

My anxiety is this: My score was so low last year, and if I did as well as I think I have + based on my PTs, wouldn’t that mean a big jump would cause a score hold? Do they see the canceled score and consider that?

I know not every jump requires a score hold, but I’m expecting like a 10 point increase. And when I say bad I’m not being dramatic like I did very poorly.

I hope this made sense lmk if I need to clarify.

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u/OfficeAdmirable7963 12h ago

they dont really care about your canceled score, its like it never happened in their eyes. a 10 point jump is totally normal and not gonna trigger anything, they only flag when its like 20+ points in short time

you studied hard and you were sick last time, just relax and wait for the score

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u/DepartmentNo1673 12h ago

Thank you that helps a lot

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u/MaximumOk569 12h ago

Not really worth worrying about something you'll know the answer to in like half a day. In any event, a score hold can be a big pain in the ass to deal with, so don't be upset that you don't have to deal with it. 

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u/DepartmentNo1673 12h ago

100% you’re right. I feel so bad for those waiting so long. The anxiety is more about the what if there was no increase

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u/MaximumOk569 11h ago

Oh, I relate. I was a bit disappointed yesterday when I saw others were getting score hold emails, even though rationally I know that it would be a giant pain in the ass, for the only benefit that it would be a signal that I possibly got a good score. 

Still, I try to advocate for being reasonable even when I personally struggle with it

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u/Content_Attention816 12h ago

10 is not even that crazy lowkey, especially with that much distance between the tests (in the context of LSAT score holds - a 10pt increase would be very impressive OP).