Great point. I did reference my stats in the email but I actually got a response from an admissions recruiter - I guess it wasn’t directly from someone on the adcom.
Did they pull up your file while discussing it with you? As in, did the admissions person know your stats while you spoke?
If not, I would take their suggestions as friendly advice and try not to think too much about it. There should be quite a few more batches to go.
I think Ryerson takes your best 20 courses no matter when they were taken. You might be able to do apply as a mature since you've been working for more than 5 years. That's a really good LSAT, so I would say it's worth trying.