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To preface this, I took the lsat twice and did miserably both times- so a retake is probably not an option. Right now my choices are:
Lewis and Clark w 10k per yr
Loyola LA
Pepperdine
Iowa
Washington and Lee


What do you think my best option is and why? Thanks!

you know you can take it 3 times...

I'd like to know your definition of a "miserable" LSAT score because you have five interesting choices. Unfortunately, without more information, nobody can offer you meaningful advice about your options.

Miserable = 157

I don't want to take the test again because I studied several hours per day for 4 months and only saw 2pts of improvement.

Ideally I would like to live on the West coast. In not 100% but I think environmental law is where I'm headed. Are schools like Pepperdine and Loyola worth sticker price? Is the best ranked school going to provide the most career options? Or am I better off to go with a T2 and less debt?

If you want west coast, cross off Iowa and W&L. And those schools are not worth sticker, IMO. Even if you could improve your score a few more points to 160 you would probably be in better shape.

If you want to live on the West Coast, and not retake, and do environmental, it seems like L&C would be the obvious choice here.

Lewis and Clark or Loyola. Probably the former if you're cool with the Pac Northwest

Just got an acceptance from UC Hastings. Any thoughts on that one?

lsquare wrote:I took the lsat twice and did miserably both times- so a retake is probably not an option.!

does not compute

lsquare wrote:Miserable = 157

I don't want to take the test again because I studied several hours per day for 4 months and only saw 2pts of improvement.

Ideally I would like to live on the West coast. In not 100% but I think environmental law is where I'm headed. Are schools like Pepperdine and Loyola worth sticker price? Is the best ranked school going to provide the most career options? Or am I better off to go with a T2 and less debt?

that means you weren't doing it right.

I actually took prep course. Every practice exam I took, I scored well over 160. Just lost my shit on test day, twice-- which is why I don't see the point in a retake. I just want to move foreword with the process.

lsquare wrote:Just got an acceptance from UC Hastings. Any thoughts on that one?

Go there. Its actually a reputable school in california. The others are questionable.

Whats your GPA? It must be converging on a 4.0, or you are a URM, or what? In any event, if its either URM or high GPA, you owe it to yourself to retake and give it everything you've got.

If all at sticker except L&C I would go to Wash and Lee but if you want CA you should go to Hastings.