LSDAS is the Law School Data Assembly Service.

• Almost all ABA-accredited schools require students to use LSDAS.
• You purchase a 12-month subscription when you register.
• Your Report:
  • LSDAS prepares an individual report on each applicant which is then sent to the law schools to which an applicant applies.
  • Includes:
    • a recalculated GPA
    • copies of all transcripts
    • all LSAT scores and writing samples
    • your average LSAT score if you have taken the test more than once
    • copies of your letters of recommendation
  • LSDAS sends students a monthly report of their account activity.

How do I register for LSDAS?

You can register:

• By mail at:

Law School Admission Council
Box 2000
661 Penn Street
Newtown , PA 18940-0998

• By phone at 215-968-1001
• On-line at www.LSAC.org.

Further Resources:

• LSAC publishes a booklet entitled LSAT & LSDAS Registration and Information Book. It contains invaluable information and all of your necessary forms. You can get one directly from LSAC or you can get one from any undergraduate advising office.

How much does it cost?

Basic costs are:

LSAT	$132
Credential Assembly Service (LSDAS)	$121

Other fees:

Late Registration	$66
Test Center Change	$34
Test Date Change	$66
Handscoring	$41
Former Registrant Score report	$41
Law School Reports	$12
Returned Check Charges	$34
One time fee for optional paper copies of LSAT Ticket, LSAT Score, Activity Updates, and Master Law School Report for online account holders	$25

Can I get a fee waiver?

• You can request a fee waiver through Law Services or through any LSAC member law school.
• You must submit a LSAC Fee Waiver Application Form and supporting documentation, including federal tax forms.
• The criterion for granting of a fee waiver is that you are absolutely unable to pay the fee.
• Granted fee waivers give you one:
  • LSAT per processing year
  • One annual LSDAS subscription, including three law school reports, and one TriplePrep Plus
• Fee waivers must be requested significantly in advance, with fee waiver deadlines usually 6-8 weeks before the test date.

How does my information get to LSDAS?

• Transcripts:
  • You are required to have original transcripts sent to LSDAS directly from any institution you have attended, undergraduate and graduate, even if all you took was a summer class there.
  • You will find transcript request forms in the LSDAS booklet.
• Letters of Recommendation:
  • Ask your recommenders to send their recommendations directly to LSDAS
  • You will find waiver of confidentiality forms in the LSDAS booklet. Fill out the top portion and give the form, along with a stamped envelope addressed to LSDAS, to your recommender. She or he will fill out the bottom, attach a letter of recommendation, and mail it to Law Services.

Do I have to use LSDAS?

• Most ABA-accredited law schools require that you use LSDAS for your transcripts as well as your LSAT scores.
• Use of the letters-of-recommendation service is more variable.
  • Some law schools prefer that you use LSDAS for recommendations; others prefer that you have your letters sent directly to the school itself but will accept them from LSDAS; still others require that you not use LSDAS for the letters and instead have your recommenders send them directly to the school.
  • Be sure to read each school's bulletin and application material carefully regarding that school's letters-of-recommendation policy.
  • LSDAS will also accept letters of recommendation from an undergraduate institution's credential service or career planning office. Check with your undergraduate advisor to see if your school has such a service.
  • LSDAS will accept up to three letters of recommendation and will send the whole packet to each school. LSDAS will not sort school-specific letters or send fewer than the total number of letters in your file to any school.

Does LSDAS really recalculate my GPA?

Yes.

• The LSDAS academic summary converts candidates' grades into one system in order to compare applicants' grades fairly.
• The LSDAS system may differ from your undergraduate system and it is likely that you may have a slightly lower GPA after the LSDAS conversion.

How does all of this information get to the schools?

LSDAS information:

• Pay all of your LSDAS fees
• Have your transcripts sent to LSDAS
• Have your recommendations sent to LSDAS.
• Take the LSAT.

Other Information:

• Fill out your applications
• Write a personal statement
• Write a resume.
• Send all three directly to each school to which you are applying.

Law Schools and Your LSDAS File:

• When the law school gets your application, the law school itself will contact LSDAS and request your LSDAS file.
• LSDAS will send your LSDAS file to the requesting law schools as soon as it is complete.
• You do not need to tell LSDAS what schools you are applying to. You just need to tell them the right number and pay for it. That number is the number of reports they'll send, on a first-come, first-served basis.
• If you do not intend to use the LSDAS letters-of-recommendation service, be sure to notify LSDAS. You do not want them sitting on your file waiting for recommendations which are never going to arrive.

How will I know what's been sent where?

You will get an activity report during any month in which your account has activity.