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when to be realistic with yourself
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2015 7:13 pm
by lawschoolgirl312
When should you be realistic to yourself?
I am scoring around 165-167 on my pratice tests... and I still have school going on ( my senior year)
Should I push through it and just take it, even though I am not very confident at all in my abilities. Or should I concentrate on my GPA and not let that fall and take a gap year?
I want to score at least a 172
Re: when to be realistic with yourself
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2015 7:18 pm
by TheSpanishMain
Don't take a "gap year." take like three years.
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Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2015 7:20 pm
by gamerish
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Re: when to be realistic with yourself
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2015 7:21 pm
by carmensandiego
Take at least 2 years off, you can't re-do your GPA like your LSAT.
Re: when to be realistic with yourself
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2015 8:46 am
by TheSpanishMain
Seriously, graduate with as high of a GPA is possible and go get a job for a few years. If you still want to go to law school after being a working adult for a few years, fine. You'll do much better at interviewing anyway if you have actual work experience on your resume.
Re: when to be realistic with yourself
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2015 10:05 am
by carmensandiego
TheSpanishMain wrote:Seriously, graduate with as high of a GPA is possible and go get a job for a few years. If you still want to go to law school after being a working adult for a few years, fine. You'll do much better at interviewing anyway if you have actual work experience on your resume.
I can seriously not stress WE enough. There are plenty of people in my class who do great without working prior to LS; however, Ive noticed that those who did work before school have better job opportunities, even if their grades/rank are lower, because they interview better, have more to talk about besides school/internships, etc.