Screw it.. Lets give this a shot! Forum

[gsy987]

LSAT: 169
GPA: 3.3
Undergrad: Mizzou J-school (not an elite school but considered the best jschool in the country)
Softs: Couple of elite internships (including with the speaker of the house and with a prominent liberal think tank), plus wanting to do public interest. I also have a 4.0 in grad school, but i'm aware that doesn't always account for much, if anything.

I'd REALLY like to do an elite-ish law school (think Northwester, GW or Gtown). However, I know my GPA is on the low end, so I'm curious what y'all think!

[SplitMyPants]

Is this your only LSAT? What were you PTing at, what was your diagnostic, and how many PTs did you take? I'd retake shoot for mid-170s and you'll be looking at money at lower T14.

[BigZuck]

Check out www.mylsn.info for chances

[gsy987]

Is this your only LSAT? What were you PTing at, what was your diagnostic, and how many PTs did you take? I'd retake shoot for mid-170s and you'll be looking at money at lower T14.

Nope, I took it last February and got a 158... So I'm pretty happy with this improvement!

Also, my practice tests were around the mid-160's, and I took a pretty intensive blueprint class where i took another 6-7 simulated tests.

[SplitMyPants]

Give NU a good look, they value softs like yours more than other schools in that range.

[flawedargument]

If you improved 11 points after a retake, why not give it one more shot? Like the other poster said, you could be looking at scholarship money from a T14 if you improve another couple of points. Schools (that you are applying to) really only look at your highest score, anyway - even those that say they "consider" all of them.

[MistakenGenius]

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[seagan823]

If you would really like to go to an elite-ish law school you should really retake even if you don't study at all. $175 to retake sucks but the amount of acceptances and scholarship dollars you could get out of a just a few fewer missed questions is worth it.