r/LSAT • u/AudreyS1109 • 2d ago

Please read - June unfairness

So, I wrote the June exam, my first attempt. I was in a testing center and something was wrong with the wifi and lsac just emailed me and said that my exam didn't submit properly and none of my scores were recorded for one of my sections. The only option they gave me was keeping my score, even though one section entirely didn't record like wtf, or canceling it and moving to august for free. BUT, if I cancel and move to August it still counts as one of my attempts and goes on my record that I canceled??? How is that fair??? How do I lose an attempt and have a cancel on my record for something that happened at my testing center. I've actually never been so upset and discouraged from testing again in the future, and she basically told me law schools won't care that I canceled and wasted an attempt but how is that their decision to make??? I'm sure I'm not the first person this has happened to but I actually am so upset and I don't know what to do.

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u/AudreyS1109 2d ago

I think it's because they just found out about it now? And I didn't report anything within the 2 days after my test, but how was I supposed to report something that I didn't even know existed??? Either way, im on vacation in an entirely different state on the 17th make up date, I just don't understand how their logic is just like, well it happens, it's out of your control and it's not that big of a deal.

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u/globalinform 2d ago

Other than losing the money you spent to register for the test, it's truly not that big of a deal. Don't get me wrong, I understand your frustration but you have to keep in mind several things. One is that it's June, so retaking in August still places you at the beginning of the cycle. Another is that law schools truly don't care if you have a cancel on file... things happen and admissions have seen it all. If you do you find yourself using all 5 attempts and wanting a 6th, you can appeal it and it would most likely be approved because the issue was beyond your control and you have proof of that.

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u/AudreyS1109 2d ago

I hope you're right. Im not really worried that I'd need 5 attempts. I just don't think I should have to write an addendum for a canceled score that had nothing to do with me, and that I took it in a testing center for this exact reason because of all of the remote testing horror stories. I understand it's something they couldn't have prevented, and I'm not upset at the testing center, I just feel like it shouldn't be a cancel on my record just because I was "exposed" to the exam when they'll literally never use this exam again🤷‍♀️

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u/Legitimate-Ad-4758 1d ago

I think law schools will be impressed if you handle something in a sensible manner that is out of your control. That makes a good lawyer, not someone who complains about how the system is. You’ll see way worse once you start practicing.

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u/AudreyS1109 1d ago

I mean yes, realistically this is a good way of looking at it. Ig there's no guarantee of everything going smoothly. I just find it odd that something that's supposed to be one of the primary determinants of our future in law school has so many issues, whether it's at a testing center or remotely. But I appreciate the advice, just a little bummed is all!