ery low lsat score
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 5:23 pm
I am 38 years old and got a 3.0 but got a 139 on the lsat. do i have a chance? I cant retake it because it is to late and Im not sure I could raise it anyway. ugh I really hate the lsat
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still the question remains did the OP study yes or no, we're not picking on themtaxguy wrote:Folks, have a bit more sympathy. My son studied for the LSAT like mad. He took the powerscore virtual course. He studied all of the PowerScore bibles. He took 15 or more live LSAT tests and got a 144 and 146 respectively. It happens. Not everyone is going to test well regardless of the amount of studying that they do for the test.
Then he probably shouldn't go to law school. We're not being particularly unsympathetic...taxguy wrote:Folks, have a bit more sympathy. My son studied for the LSAT like mad. He took the powerscore virtual course. He studied all of the PowerScore bibles. He took 15 or more live LSAT tests and got a 144 and 146 respectively. It happens. Not everyone is going to test well regardless of the amount of studying that they do for the test.
If this is crushing someone's dreams after a ton of $ and time investment, then yes, such a view is not sympathetic.SilverE2 wrote:Then he probably shouldn't go to law school. We're not being particularly unsympathetic...taxguy wrote:Folks, have a bit more sympathy. My son studied for the LSAT like mad. He took the powerscore virtual course. He studied all of the PowerScore bibles. He took 15 or more live LSAT tests and got a 144 and 146 respectively. It happens. Not everyone is going to test well regardless of the amount of studying that they do for the test.
not to be particuarly unsympathetic but its better that it happens now instead of 3 years and 150k of debt later.glewz wrote:If this is crushing someone's dreams after a ton of $ and time investment, then yes, such a view is not sympathetic.SilverE2 wrote:Then he probably shouldn't go to law school. We're not being particularly unsympathetic...taxguy wrote:Folks, have a bit more sympathy. My son studied for the LSAT like mad. He took the powerscore virtual course. He studied all of the PowerScore bibles. He took 15 or more live LSAT tests and got a 144 and 146 respectively. It happens. Not everyone is going to test well regardless of the amount of studying that they do for the test.
+1 good pointSandro777 wrote:He asked if he had a chance. The answer is yes, you have a chance at some schools. Whether or not it makes sense to attend them is a different question which the op/flame didnt ask.
study as hard as you can for as much as you can and take the feb one you are bound to do at least in the low to mid 140s.packmomma wrote:I actually did do alot of prep but then I canceled my October LSAT test and took the december lsat wothout prepping for over a month, why I did that I have no clue. I cant retake it because I wanted to apply for fall 2011 and not wait another year untill 2012. If I were in my 20s then another year wouldnt seem so long. I also sorta have an undiagnosed dislexia issue that made some things a little harder. My anxiety was through the roof the day of the test and I went completely blank and blindly guessed on 75% of the test. I really want to pimp slap myself, ugghhhh
It's something you're not doing very well here.packmomma wrote:By the way What the heck is a flame? This is my first forum entry ever
LSAT = .16 correlation with 1L scores. And you need to acknowledge a person's background before making a "probably shouldn't go to law school" recommendation.stintez wrote:not to be particuarly unsympathetic but its better that it happens now instead of 3 years and 150k of debt later.glewz wrote:If this is crushing someone's dreams after a ton of $ and time investment, then yes, such a view is not sympathetic.SilverE2 wrote:Then he probably shouldn't go to law school. We're not being particularly unsympathetic...taxguy wrote:Folks, have a bit more sympathy. My son studied for the LSAT like mad. He took the powerscore virtual course. He studied all of the PowerScore bibles. He took 15 or more live LSAT tests and got a 144 and 146 respectively. It happens. Not everyone is going to test well regardless of the amount of studying that they do for the test.
Which happens to be the single highest correlating factor. Add GPA to that equation and the correlation increases even higher. Look, I'm awful at math, I can't calculate myself out of a wet paper bag. Does that mean I. Should become an engineer? Absolutely not, even if its my dream. Sometimes it really is time to face reality...glewz wrote:LSAT = .16 correlation with 1L scores. And you need to acknowledge a person's background before making a "probably shouldn't go to law school" recommendation.stintez wrote:not to be particuarly unsympathetic but its better that it happens now instead of 3 years and 150k of debt later.glewz wrote:If this is crushing someone's dreams after a ton of $ and time investment, then yes, such a view is not sympathetic.SilverE2 wrote:
Then he probably shouldn't go to law school. We're not being particularly unsympathetic...
Edit: In this case...1 month no study prior to Dec test? --> less sympathy..sorry. OP, take the February test & throw that score at schools that waitlist you. If you think about it, you got around 30-40 questions right - there's a lot of room for improvement
+1 unfortunate but I have to agree.SilverE2 wrote:
Which happens to be the single highest correlating factor. Add GPA to that equation and the correlation increases even higher. Look, I'm awful at math, I can't calculate myself out of a wet paper bag. Does that mean I. Should become an engineer? Absolutely not, even if its my dream. Sometimes it really is time to face reality...
FlanAl wrote:i guess i'll be the first to say that if you can't re-take you probably shouldn't go to law school
The 1L grade correlation is minuscule at 0.16, and in OP's case (38 years old) GPA's additional value is nil. That the LSAT is the highest measurable correlating factor does not say very much btw...it's like commending a person for being the tallest among midgets (no offense to midgets)SilverE2 wrote:Which happens to be the single highest correlating factor. Add GPA to that equation and the correlation increases even higher. Look, I'm awful at math, I can't calculate myself out of a wet paper bag. Does that mean I shouldn't become an engineer? Absolutely not, even if its my dream. Sometimes it really is time to face reality...
I agree, which is why I said that we need to consider a person's background before making a recommendation against entirely pursuing a dream. In this case, I think we have enough information to say that OP should study harder.akili wrote:It's not about whether she would be a good lawyer, but with that GPA and that LSAT score she will go in to huge amounts of debt for crap employment prospects. We aren't talking even TTTT...