Advice on October vs December LSAT Forum

[JoeC12]

Hey guys,

Took the LSAT in June and while I did not do as well as my practice tests, I did OK. Plan/planned on taking the October LSAT but I just have not found as much time as I would have liked to studying (I play football at a division 1 school). Most if not all of the schools I am looking at take the highest LSAT score. So my question is... should I take in October or delay till December. If I take in October, best case scenario I score within my range and I can apply earlier on in the cycle and worst case scenario I don't score what I would like to and I take again in December. If I take in December I know for a fact I can increase my score by 4-5 points (maybe more) but I would be applying later on in the semester.

[JoeC12]

later on in the cycle*

[Moomoo2u]

hard to know without telling us your numbers. If you absolute must go to LS nxt year then take October so you can retake either feb/dec. If not, take it in Feb/June and apply super early fall 2013.

[JoeC12]

158 June 2011 LSAT...I was pt'ing around 161.. I am currently pt'ing around the same... If I take in December I am confident I can bump my 158 to appoximately 163-164... Is the advantage to applying in October that much more significant??