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[theprophet89]

I don't think I slept for more than a half hour last night. Up until 8:15 I was going to be absent, but decided I might as well just write and cancel if need be (first write).

Having said that, I crushed games (had it 1st), did so-so on LR and found RC easy, which means little to nothing.

I was kind of carefree when writing... didn't find it stressful at all, wasn't tired at all during or after, was fortunate enough to write in a room of 5 (thats right, me and 4 people, it was great). Unfortunately, now I'm forced to wonder if my brain was just that messed up from no sleep.

I need a mid/high 160... thoughts?

Edited by theprophet89, 11 February 2012 - 07:29 PM.

[Phoenix-Wright]

Do, or do not. There is no try...

[jin45]

If you felt good about the test, I see no reason to cancel. The overwhelming majority of law schools take only the highest score.

[KER_2012]

Don't cancel.

[This_is_Sparta]

I only slept for 2 hours the night before my LSAT, and I did okay. As long as you were not sleep deprived on the days leading up to the test, I think you should be fine.

Anyways, you have nothing to lose at this point. You feel confident about the test, and, as others have noted, law schools take your highest score. Relax, go have a beer, and watch How I Met Your Mother.

[yoni45]

In terms of actual performance, sounds like you have no real reason to cancel, so to echo everyone else, I wouldn't.

[QuincyWagstaff]

theprophet89, on 11 February 2012 - 07:29 PM, said:

I don't think I slept for more than a half hour last night. Up until 8:15 I was going to be absent, but decided I might as well just write and cancel if need be (first write).

Having said that, I crushed games (had it 1st), did so-so on LR and found RC easy, which means little to nothing.

I was kind of carefree when writing... didn't find it stressful at all, wasn't tired at all during or after, was fortunate enough to write in a room of 5 (thats right, me and 4 people, it was great). Unfortunately, now I'm forced to wonder if my brain was just that messed up from no sleep.

I need a mid/high 160... thoughts?

So, basically you're seriously considering canceling because you "didn't feel [the test] stressful at all"? Yeah, sure do it.

[Bonin18]

QuincyWagstaff, on 12 February 2012 - 10:50 AM, said:

So, basically you're seriously considering canceling because you "didn't feel [the test] stressful at all"? Yeah, sure do it.

Actually the OP is seriously considering cancelling because s/he did "so so" on 50% of the exam. Pretty good grounds for such a consideration...

[theprophet89]

Bonin18, on 12 February 2012 - 01:13 PM, said:

Actually the OP is seriously considering cancelling because s/he did "so so" on 50% of the exam. Pretty good grounds for such a consideration...

This and as I stated above, I need a mid-high 160 which will definitely not happen if I lose 15 marks on LR... I felt good about it but the end of my 2nd LR had some curveballs (Mars was one).

[theprophet89]

To add to the OP, Alberta is my dream school followed by UBC.

If I bombed, I have little to no chance at averaging up that high (160 + 175 might get me there)... Really considering cancelling....

Am I wrong here? There is no upside to keeping my score unless I got my goal, which I seriously doubt because I never PTed at that score going in...

[antoniogates]

theprophet89, on 15 February 2012 - 09:49 PM, said:

To add to the OP, Alberta is my dream school followed by UBC.

If I bombed, I have little to no chance at averaging up that high (160 + 175 might get me there)... Really considering cancelling....

Am I wrong here? There is no upside to keeping my score unless I got my goal, which I seriously doubt because I never PTed at that score going in...

In that case the answer should be obvious....the general rule of thumb I've gathered is that you'll usually score 3-5 points below your average PT score (during the weeks immediately leading up to test day) on your first write....despite hoping I was an exception, that ended up being the case for me. For me I think it was a combination of nerves and second guessing myself (erased and changed multiple correct answers...brain farted and left a bubble blank and never came back to it)

At the end of the day no one knows better than yourself, but if you've never gotten your target score in PT I'm not sure how you can reasonably expect to hit it during the actual test on 2 hours of sleep....unless you're banking on blind luck or something

If Alberta is your no.1 school and you're willing to wait another admissions cycle I'd cancel...unless I'm missing something I can almost guarantee you're not going to get your target score (unless sleep deprivation is your ZMT limitless unlock)

Edited by antoniogates, 15 February 2012 - 10:32 PM.