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I have been out of school for 2 years in May and am taking the LSAT in June. I was planning on taking it last year, but a death in the family and the following probate (since I was executor) made it impossible for me to dedicate enough time to be prepared. I will only go to law school if I can get into a T100 program so that I can pay off the school bills. My GPA is 2.88 from a strong southern school, with a split between my first year and the last 3 (my last three year GPA is 3.12 with my final year being 3.5). What should I be shooting for in the LSAT to get in a T100 school? T50? T25? Obviously I want to get as high as possible. Yesterday, I took my first practice since last July and scored 157 with no prep work, so I am sure that I'll be able to jump that over 5-10 points in the next 10 weeks, will that be enough?

Also, what is the best school for me to look at for international trade law? Thanks for the look.

157 with no prep is not bad

I got a 159 when I first took it and with some practice got up to 168-170 in practice tests... though I got a 165 on the real thing

anyway, here's a good resource
lawschoolpredictor.com

a 160 will give a decent chance at some of the less popular schools (75-100)
163 and 50-100 are all decentl shots
165 will give you a shot at one of the lower T1
168 will give you a shot at the SPLITTER FRIENDLY T25
a 172+ will give you a good shot at Northwestern (T14)

i'll give you some context:

LSAT: 162
cGPA: 2.78
uGPA: 3.36

so far i've been accepted to Richmond (t77, $$) and Hofstra (t100). i still have apps out with Denver (t77), UNLV (t75), Drexel (unranked), Gonzaga (t100), and North Dakota (tier 3).

i guess i should have applied to some 50-75 schools, but 75-100 is almost a lock with your numbers. can't speak to the effect of my work experience, addendums, and PS, however.