What should I do now?
Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 10:37 pm
The October LSAT wasn't kind to me. After getting a 163 on the June LSAT, I decided to retake so I could get around the median or above the median of my target schools (William and Mary, Washington and Lee). For the Oct. LSAT I prepared by reading through all of the Powerscore Bibles and my PT average was right around a 171. Needless to say, I was shocked when I saw that I scored a 157 on the Oct. test.
My first question is: How are the schools I am applying to going to view a score lower than my original? I don't even have an excuse for my poor performance, in fact I felt much, much better after this one and was expecting around 167-170.
I was hoping to get in all of my applications done around Thanksgiving, but I have decided that I'm going to take the test again either in December or February. My softs aren't too great and my GPA is mediocre (3.6), so I don't believe that my 163 is going to get me into the schools I want to. Should I apply around Thanksgiving and notify the schools that I'm retaking in December, or should I just hold off until I find the results of that test? I really don't want to apply that late in the cycle though. Another option that I thought of this today was sending my apps off as they are now, and waiting to see if I happen to get in to some schools. If my target schools waitlist me I could retake in February to try to improve my app (hopefully) and put me a little ahead of the competition. What do you guys think?
Thanks
My first question is: How are the schools I am applying to going to view a score lower than my original? I don't even have an excuse for my poor performance, in fact I felt much, much better after this one and was expecting around 167-170.
I was hoping to get in all of my applications done around Thanksgiving, but I have decided that I'm going to take the test again either in December or February. My softs aren't too great and my GPA is mediocre (3.6), so I don't believe that my 163 is going to get me into the schools I want to. Should I apply around Thanksgiving and notify the schools that I'm retaking in December, or should I just hold off until I find the results of that test? I really don't want to apply that late in the cycle though. Another option that I thought of this today was sending my apps off as they are now, and waiting to see if I happen to get in to some schools. If my target schools waitlist me I could retake in February to try to improve my app (hopefully) and put me a little ahead of the competition. What do you guys think?
Thanks