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Official LSAT Score Release Dates vs. Actual Release

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So, you’ve taken the big, bad LSAT. Squealed all the way home. Had a few too many beers to celebrate, but now the long, great waiting thaw sets in.  Each morning you wake up hoping to receive an email from Law School Admissions Council (the folks who produce and manage the LSAT) about your scores. The following question appears both in your awake hours and nightmares: When will I find out my LSAT Score??

LSAC generally release LSAT score reports about 3 weeks after the LSAT test date. However, in actuality, LSAT scores historically have been released before the scheduled release date. In the last 5 years, LSAT scores have been released anywhere from 2 to 13 days before the scheduled LSAT Release Date. Much speculation exists about why LSAT score reports are released when they are, but the only thing for certain is that they will be released early!

Here are some interesting observations we noticed while putting together this data:

  • LSAT Scores are actually released on average 4.6 days before the Scheduled Release Date!
  • The largest gap between Scheduled and Actual Release dates is on the December LSAT administration.
  • If you exclude the December LSAT administration, LSAT Scores are actually released on average of 3.1 days before the Scheduled Release Date.
  • For the past 5 years, the December LSAT score has been actually released before the New Year. (Happy Holidays everyone??)

So just how early have LSAT scores been released before their Official LSAT Score Release Date? We’ve done the leg work for you. Visit: //www.atlaslsat.com/actual-score-release.cfm.