<p>For those preparing for the February exam, feel free to ask me if you'd like any Prep tips.</p>
<p>The single most important of advice I used to give my Stanley Kaplan students was to bring a good supply of slightly dull pencils to the test; they're faster for filling in the bubbles.</p>
<p>I'm curious: Do most applicants take the LSAT only once or is the kind of thing that some will take twice and is there any penalty, formal or informal on the part of adcoms, for doing so?</p>
<p>Only take it once, or so I'm told. I heard it looks extremely bad if you take it twice, or numerous times, though you are given the option.</p>
<p>You don't have the option to take it numerous times - you are simply not allowed to take it more than 3 times in two years.</p>
<p>Research shows that students who take the LSAT twice don't do as well as their peers (who took it once) in l.s.</p>
<p>Most law schools will average the scores, unless there is a very compelling reason to not do so (think construction and hammering happening in the room, or severe illness). Also, mostly, scores don't improve very much for a second test-taking, and the higher score (let's say 163 v. 160) won't make a difference in admissions anyway.</p>
<p>Definitely a one-shot deal. The good thing is that you can practice over and over on real LSATs to get a feel for it.</p>
<p>Requested, thanks!</p>