14 point difference in LSAT scores
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 11:43 pm
how in the f*** do I explain a 14 point improvement on the LSAT: 142 to 156 w/o sounding like a retard?
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so it def should be part of my personal statement?ec2xs wrote:Ummm...you worked at it?
I agree with this.vespertiliovir wrote:Is there an actual explanation -- did you get sick the first time, have a different sort of test-day problem, etc.?
Honestly, I think a 14-point increase kinda speaks for itself, but that's just my 2¢
absolutely not. put an LSAT addendum.mharrin5507 wrote:so it def should be part of my personal statement?ec2xs wrote:Ummm...you worked at it?
from what ive read, lsac slices and dices ur GPA enough so that adcomms can decipher it any way they wish. However, they want to see how you did in all your classes, not just your major's specific ones. the electives and general ed courses are a part of that as well.mharrin5507 wrote:my degree gpa is 3.67 but my overall is 2.85 - should this be explained also in an addendum? I am out of school and have no adviser.
Again, do you have a real explanation? If so, then definitely write an addendum. But don't waste your time if your reason is something like "I just started working harder."mharrin5507 wrote:my degree gpa is 3.67 but my overall is 2.85 - should this be explained also in an addendum? I am out of school and have no adviser.
What sort of law do you want to practice.mharrin5507 wrote:Thank you, but I have no aspirations of getting into a top school. I'd be thankful to be admitted just about anywhere with my credentials. I appreciate your suggestion that I wait another year, but that's just not really practical for me.
I really don't know. It's my understanding that decision can be made after the first year. I suppose constitutional law interest me most...I don't know.Desert Fox wrote:What sort of law do you want to practice.mharrin5507 wrote:Thank you, but I have no aspirations of getting into a top school. I'd be thankful to be admitted just about anywhere with my credentials. I appreciate your suggestion that I wait another year, but that's just not really practical for me.
Well you need to learn more about the job opportunities low ranked law schools provide. You should learn more before you commit 180K towards a degree that has poor job outlook.mharrin5507 wrote:I really don't know. It's my understanding that decision can be made after the first year. I suppose constitutional law interest me most...I don't know.Desert Fox wrote:What sort of law do you want to practice.mharrin5507 wrote:Thank you, but I have no aspirations of getting into a top school. I'd be thankful to be admitted just about anywhere with my credentials. I appreciate your suggestion that I wait another year, but that's just not really practical for me.
Word. Though you may not value my advice there's a reason for it. A 2.85 / 156 is a drag on most 25th percentiles let alone medians. You jumped 14 points...don't stop there if this is truly what you want to do, because right now with your numbers you will end up at a t3 w/ little or no scholarship money. And as the previous poster said...in this economy...and in this legal market...Desert Fox wrote:Well you need to learn more about the job opportunities low ranked law schools provide. You should learn more before you commit 180K towards a degree that has poor job outlook.mharrin5507 wrote:I really don't know. It's my understanding that decision can be made after the first year. I suppose constitutional law interest me most...I don't know.Desert Fox wrote:What sort of law do you want to practice.mharrin5507 wrote:Thank you, but I have no aspirations of getting into a top school. I'd be thankful to be admitted just about anywhere with my credentials. I appreciate your suggestion that I wait another year, but that's just not really practical for me.