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Help making decision to attend law school this year
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 1:25 pm
by kobe1226
Hello everyone,
I was accepted into a tier 3 law school (USF) this past admissions cycle. I didn't do great on the LSAT, however, I do have a decent gpa (3.36) and I think that I could improve my LSAT score. Should I sit out another year and focus on improving my LSAT? Or is USF considered a good school? Please be honest.
Re: Help making decision to attend law school this year
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 1:31 pm
by justonemoregame
Sit out, improve the LSAT score.
Re: Help making decision to attend law school this year
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 1:34 pm
by gaud
justonemoregame wrote:Sit out, improve the LSAT score.
Re: Help making decision to attend law school this year
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 1:40 pm
by Ozymandias
gaud wrote:justonemoregame wrote:Sit out, improve the LSAT score.
Re: Help making decision to attend law school this year
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 2:06 pm
by mxmatt137
Ozymandias wrote:gaud wrote:justonemoregame wrote:Sit out, improve the LSAT score.
With that gpa and a strong LSAT you could get into a lower T14 or get scholarships to T1 schools. Worth the wait.
Re: Help making decision to attend law school this year
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 2:22 pm
by kobe1226
Thanks everyone! I was honestly thinking the same thing, but it's hard to refocus myself on studying for the LSAT when I have a chance to attend a school. I live in San Francisco and USF has a good reputation around here, but there is a lot of competition from other law schools in this market as well. I don't want to end up regretting it if I end up attending the school.
Re: Help making decision to attend law school this year
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 2:47 pm
by Smumps
kobe1226 wrote:Thanks everyone! I was honestly thinking the same thing, but it's hard to refocus myself on studying for the LSAT when I have a chance to attend a school. I live in San Francisco and USF has a good reputation around here, but there is a lot of competition from other law schools in this market as well. I don't want to end up regretting it if I end up attending the school.
I'm from SF. USF is talked about well, but those aren't people doing legal hiring. Remember, you're competing with Stanford/Berkeley/Santa Clara/Hastings and UCLA/USC that want nor cal. Check out LST, I believe USF did very poorly last year. Sit out.
Re: Help making decision to attend law school this year
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:08 am
by Tekuo
kobe1226 wrote:Thanks everyone! I was honestly thinking the same thing, but it's hard to refocus myself on studying for the LSAT when I have a chance to attend a school. I live in San Francisco and USF has a good reputation around here, but there is a lot of competition from other law schools in this market as well. I don't want to end up regretting it if I end up attending the school.
You could attend nd transfer. Look at some of the transfer forums. If you think you can be the top 5% of your 1L, then go to school and transfer.
Re: Help making decision to attend law school this year
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:10 am
by Ozymandias
Tekuo wrote:kobe1226 wrote:Thanks everyone! I was honestly thinking the same thing, but it's hard to refocus myself on studying for the LSAT when I have a chance to attend a school. I live in San Francisco and USF has a good reputation around here, but there is a lot of competition from other law schools in this market as well. I don't want to end up regretting it if I end up attending the school.
You could attend nd transfer. Look at some of the transfer forums. If you think you can be the top 5% of your 1L, then go to school and transfer.
Dumb.
Re: Help making decision to attend law school this year
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:17 am
by Br3v
Tekuo wrote:kobe1226 wrote:Thanks everyone! I was honestly thinking the same thing, but it's hard to refocus myself on studying for the LSAT when I have a chance to attend a school. I live in San Francisco and USF has a good reputation around here, but there is a lot of competition from other law schools in this market as well. I don't want to end up regretting it if I end up attending the school.
You could attend nd transfer. Look at some of the transfer forums. If you think you can be the top 5% of your 1L, then go to school and transfer.
OP ignore that advice.
Retake LSAT, your GPA isn't horrible
Re: Help making decision to attend law school this year
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:45 am
by crossarmant
Ozymandias wrote:gaud wrote:justonemoregame wrote:Sit out, improve the LSAT score.
Re: Help making decision to attend law school this year
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 11:13 am
by JCFindley
Tekuo wrote:kobe1226 wrote:Thanks everyone! I was honestly thinking the same thing, but it's hard to refocus myself on studying for the LSAT when I have a chance to attend a school. I live in San Francisco and USF has a good reputation around here, but there is a lot of competition from other law schools in this market as well. I don't want to end up regretting it if I end up attending the school.
You could attend nd transfer. Look at some of the transfer forums. If you think you can be the top 5% of your 1L, then go to school and transfer.
HORRIBLE ADVICE!
You have a 95% chance of not being in the top 5%. You have close to 100% chance of improving the LSAT if you work on it hard.