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I took the LSAT and received a 143. Studied for a year and received a 169 in February. I'm hoping to apply to the top 25 schools in the nation. Will I have a hard time getting accepted because of the 143? I'm not going to apply to HYS, but hopefully schools in the low T14. My LSAC GPA is a 3.51 btw.

Thank you!

nah dude you're looking at lower T14 money in the $45-70k range

That's one hell of a jump. Congratulations.

Holy crap,

congrats on the amazing jump man. I'd def. include an addendum to explain your 143.
A 169/3.51 will prob get you some money in DNCG and a couple out of CCNMVPB (though you're prob out at B, because of the gpa)

The 143 isn't going to be a major issue, the 169 is what they are going to focus on. If you haven't already graduated, you might try to raise your GPA as much as possible.

Congrats on that jump!

Congratulations on the big jump, you should be a good candidate for the lower T14 as others have said.

I know schools often ask you to submit an addendum explaining a significant difference in LSAT scores so make sure you do that (I think saying that you buckled down and studied really hard would be enough, or perhaps you weren't feeling well on the day of your lower score).

Enjoy the 169 dude. You will be treated as such.