Took the LSAT four times, need addendum?

[lsattingishard]

Hi all,

I took the LSAT four times within a span of six months. I scored 171, 170, 171, then 174 this past August. It may look like I was just hammering away, but I did this because throughout all of these takes (excluding the first) I was consistently doing better than a 171 on PTs. I came to the conclusion that the issue was mostly with my mental game, whose importance I had underestimated until the fourth take. I also went super super specific into my errors before the fourth take. I ended up increasing to a 174, which was what I was averaging by then, and I'm super happy with the result.

That said, I'm wondering if my situation warrants an addendum. I know four times is on the higher side in terms of # of takes. Will law school admissions people want to see an explanation for why I took it four times in such a short span of time? I'd really appreciate any insight you could offer.

[Jeff Wren]

Hi lsattingishard,

First, congratulations on those excellent scores!

Personally, I wouldn't bother with an addendum in this case. Four times may be a bit more than average, but I wouldn't characterize it as excessive. If I were looking at your scores, I'd assume that the reason that you kept taking it is that you thought that you could score better, and based on the fact that your final score was higher, that belief was borne out. There's nothing about this score pattern that really warrants an explanation/addendum as far as I'm concerned.