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Worth it from any perspective?

LSAT: 150
GPA: 3.1
Everything else looks good, two years out of undergrad, 24 years old.
Interested in government, public interest, small firms that might deal with labor/workers' comp issues.

ghostoflbj wrote:Worth it from any perspective?

LSAT: 150
GPA: 3.1
Everything else looks good, two years out of undergrad, 24 years old.
Interested in government, public interest, small firms that might deal with labor/workers' comp issues.

Absolutely not. You're looking at taking on well over $200k in debt that you will not be able to repay. If you want to go to Albany, retake the LSAT until you can go for free.

There isn't really everything else. It's almost all LSAT and GPA. At 24, everything else means a pulse and no egregious criminal convictions. Don't go to a law school that accepts you as a below average college and standardized test taker. Law is a very academic profession - either get better at reading and analysis through extensive test prep or choose a profession that better aligns with your skillset.

LSATWiz.com wrote:There isn't really everything else. It's almost all LSAT and GPA. At 24, everything else means a pulse and no egregious criminal convictions. Don't go to a law school that accepts you as a below average college and standardized test taker. Law is a very academic profession - either get better at reading and analysis through extensive test prep or choose a profession that better aligns with your skillset.

Do you recommend the Powerscore guide?

I think they're gently telling you to strongly consider a different career.

jxlegend wrote:I think they're gently telling you to strongly consider a different career.

I don't think that's necessary. But retaking the LSAT and finding a better study method definitely is.

lavarman84 wrote:

jxlegend wrote:I think they're gently telling you to strongly consider a different career.

I don't think that's necessary. But retaking the LSAT and finding a better study method definitely is.

+1

I had a sub-3.0 and I was stuck in the low 150s forever until I decided to ditch the BS self-study books I was using (can’t remember which one), spent $600 on a private tutor, and got a 169 on my second attempt. YMMV. I got more rejections than admits, but ultimately got into 3 T14s and $$$ at a few T1s.

OP, don’t ruin your life by going to law school this year.

Edit: this year, not next year

ghostoflbj wrote:

LSATWiz.com wrote:There isn't really everything else. It's almost all LSAT and GPA. At 24, everything else means a pulse and no egregious criminal convictions. Don't go to a law school that accepts you as a below average college and standardized test taker. Law is a very academic profession - either get better at reading and analysis through extensive test prep or choose a profession that better aligns with your skillset.

Do you recommend the Powerscore guide?

I think it's useful for some people. Personally, I've observed people have more success with it for logic games than the other subjects. I find most people who struggle in LR don't understand what each individual question type is asking of them so any book that incidentally helps with that will help, but I personally don't think that their bible is particularly effective. I actually think the Kaplan/Princeton methodology is better, but the PS bible gets better results because it indirectly tells students what LSAC is asking them to do and doesn't rely on some random "gimmick". One thing that makes the test artificially difficult is there is a fundamental disconnect between what LSAC is asking the test taker and what the test taker thinks they are being asked.