UF alumni, applying only to UF, June or October LSAT?
Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 5:38 pm
Hello Ladies and Gents,
First of all, I'd like to thank you for taking your time to click on this thread and answer my question. I really appreciate it.
I'm a University of Florida graduate (Dec 2011) who is currently enrolled in an LSAT course / studying for the LSAT. Aside from studying, I'm working (and have been working for the past 6 years) and looking to also take up an internship / clerk position at a Law Office in town.
With that in mind, I know it's way past the date to apply for the Fall 2012 class (I didn't know I could apply before I had my undergraduate degree in hand...silly I know). I plan on applying for the Fall 2013 class, but I'm at a fork in the road and I'm not sure which path to take. UF Levin Law school admissions started this year on September 1st, 2011. If this date is the same for the class of 2013, I'm not sure which course of action is best. My LSAT instructor recommends applying the day admissions opens, but it might be a deterrent for me. I can do 1 of two things:
a) Take the june LSAT, hope for a good enough score on 1st attempt to apply on September 1st.
Upsides: I apply as early as possible, still have room to retake LSAT in october
Downsides: I get a few months less to study for that first attempt. I also work full time, etc. as I mentioned earlier so I can't dedicate all day, every day to studying. I'll be busy in June with work, moving to a new house, etc. but I could probably manage.
b) Wait until the October LSAT and apply the day my score arrives in November. This would also be my "1st" attempt at the LSAT.
Upsides: I get a few more months to practice like a wild beast and try and get the highest score possible on my 1st attempt. 2nd upside is if I do well on this 1st attempt, there's no "2nd" score to look down upon from an admission's perspective.
Downsides: I can only apply once the scores arrive in November, meaning I'd be about 2 months past the 1st date possible to apply to UF Levin. If I do poorly, I'm pretty much screwing myself over till past 2013 to retake the LSAT.
If you were in my shoes, what would you do? I meet all other requirements for admissions by a large margin (GPA, personal statement, Brazilian immigrant background for a personal statement, english is my 3rd language, etc.). My only concern is that I will greatly hinder my chances by waiting 2 months past September 1st to apply.
Thank you again for your time and advice.
silvab
First of all, I'd like to thank you for taking your time to click on this thread and answer my question. I really appreciate it.
I'm a University of Florida graduate (Dec 2011) who is currently enrolled in an LSAT course / studying for the LSAT. Aside from studying, I'm working (and have been working for the past 6 years) and looking to also take up an internship / clerk position at a Law Office in town.
With that in mind, I know it's way past the date to apply for the Fall 2012 class (I didn't know I could apply before I had my undergraduate degree in hand...silly I know). I plan on applying for the Fall 2013 class, but I'm at a fork in the road and I'm not sure which path to take. UF Levin Law school admissions started this year on September 1st, 2011. If this date is the same for the class of 2013, I'm not sure which course of action is best. My LSAT instructor recommends applying the day admissions opens, but it might be a deterrent for me. I can do 1 of two things:
a) Take the june LSAT, hope for a good enough score on 1st attempt to apply on September 1st.
Upsides: I apply as early as possible, still have room to retake LSAT in october
Downsides: I get a few months less to study for that first attempt. I also work full time, etc. as I mentioned earlier so I can't dedicate all day, every day to studying. I'll be busy in June with work, moving to a new house, etc. but I could probably manage.
b) Wait until the October LSAT and apply the day my score arrives in November. This would also be my "1st" attempt at the LSAT.
Upsides: I get a few more months to practice like a wild beast and try and get the highest score possible on my 1st attempt. 2nd upside is if I do well on this 1st attempt, there's no "2nd" score to look down upon from an admission's perspective.
Downsides: I can only apply once the scores arrive in November, meaning I'd be about 2 months past the 1st date possible to apply to UF Levin. If I do poorly, I'm pretty much screwing myself over till past 2013 to retake the LSAT.
If you were in my shoes, what would you do? I meet all other requirements for admissions by a large margin (GPA, personal statement, Brazilian immigrant background for a personal statement, english is my 3rd language, etc.). My only concern is that I will greatly hinder my chances by waiting 2 months past September 1st to apply.
Thank you again for your time and advice.
silvab