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+1AJ1010 wrote:go to the regular lawschoolnumbers.com site and look at the graphs of each school. That will show you all of the acceptances, rejections, and waitlists for each school you asked about.
God damn man its really a rough situation to be in. I've studied for the LSAT well over a year with a 142 starting point. I dunno if I wanna take ANOTHER year off just to eek out 4 points.BobBoblaw wrote:Bump that LSAT score up by 4-5 points and your options will increase dramatically. If you got a 161, you could probably get a 165 of you buckle down and study hard for the February LSAT. In order to not miss the deadlines, you can submit your applications with your current score and then have it updated to your February score to any school that doesn't straight up reject you before February scores are released. I think schools can see when you are registered for future LSAT takes and they may thus hold of on rejecting you until those scores come in.
Also, anything you can do to explain that GPA is important. Others have said the same. Working to pay your way through college, or taking care of elderly relatives or minor children may convince some adcomms, though only to a degree, they still have to report your undergrad GPA to USNWR after all. Such a low GPA will probably be a red flag to many adcomms unless you can prove that you will be able to thrive in law school via a higher LSAT score.
I know when I was done I didn't want to even LOOK at a test prep book again. But the way I see it, its taking another few weeks of intense study (plus 175 to take it again), and definitely being a contender at some schools with some cash or maybe being a contender at some schools with no cash. It's up to you. I decided it wasn't worth. You may want to reconsider.johnnysacks wrote:God damn man its really a rough situation to be in. I've studied for the LSAT well over a year with a 142 starting point. I dunno if I wanna take ANOTHER year off just to eek out 4 points.BobBoblaw wrote:Bump that LSAT score up by 4-5 points and your options will increase dramatically. If you got a 161, you could probably get a 165 of you buckle down and study hard for the February LSAT. In order to not miss the deadlines, you can submit your applications with your current score and then have it updated to your February score to any school that doesn't straight up reject you before February scores are released. I think schools can see when you are registered for future LSAT takes and they may thus hold of on rejecting you until those scores come in.
Also, anything you can do to explain that GPA is important. Others have said the same. Working to pay your way through college, or taking care of elderly relatives or minor children may convince some adcomms, though only to a degree, they still have to report your undergrad GPA to USNWR after all. Such a low GPA will probably be a red flag to many adcomms unless you can prove that you will be able to thrive in law school via a higher LSAT score.