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Hey, I am just looking into law school again now that my UG career is coming to an end. It was my plan to apply this past cycle, but certain programs/activites/etc. got in the way. I plan to take the LSAT in September and hopefully apply that cycle. I am hoping for a 170.

In my sophomore year I took a kaplan lsat diagnostic for free and got a 151, I did not know what the lsat asked and did not know that I should guess on every answer. I have not looked at anything since and just scored a 156 on the june 2007 test.

Here's the break down:

LG: -6 (none wrong that I actually got a chance to attempt)
LR: -6 (2 wrong that I actually got a chance to attempt) and -7 (2 wrong that I actually got a chance to attempt)
RC: -9 (5 wrong that I actually got a chance to attempt)

I really hate that the bulk of my improvement needs to come from reading comp, but I am happy to see that for the most part, I have a lot of room for improvement just by improving my timing.

Any tips on how to approach prep with these numbers? I am thinking in my situation a prep course may help, but I think I stand to gain most from constantly drilling timed sections and taking a bunch of real test-day environment PT's. Maybe limiting my time to 30-33 minutes?

Good to be here, and I think i'll be sticking around for a while.

Spend a year or two in the work force and then reapproach this endeavor. You might find out that you will do alright at life without a law degree, and is much less risky/costly than diving right in straight out of undergrad in case the whole law school thing just isn't for you.

Also, everyone shoots for 170, but statistically only ~2% (so they say) actually score it or better. If you're only PTing in the 150's now and you need a 170 to get into the school of your choice, then it really might not be for you. Not saying it's impossible, but seriously take your time making this decision, because you might come out the other side worse off than where you are now.

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Check yourself into the Sept study thread.

Considering you took those tests cold, you aren't in a bad place. Pick yourself up the cambridge packets, the lsat trainer, and a whole mess of recent PTs, and you are probably going to be in good shape.

That June 07 test has a tough curve! A 151/156 diagnostic is EXCELLENT. Consider this: you are PT'ing above the average taker before even doing any prep. Perfecting logic games alone would get you a 160 probably. However, don't give too much weight to this number either one way or the other. You will have a long, arduous, road ahead of you but you are still in good shape.

Pick up Manhattan LSAT, The LSAT Trainer, Cambridge packets, etc. and start hittin' the books!

civalj wrote:Spend a year or two in the work force and then reapproach this endeavor. You might find out that you will do alright at life without a law degree, and is much less risky/costly than diving right in straight out of undergrad in case the whole law school thing just isn't for you.

Also, everyone shoots for 170, but statistically only ~2% (so they say) actually score it or better. If you're only PTing in the 150's now and you need a 170 to get into the school of your choice, then it really might not be for you. Not saying it's impossible, but seriously take your time making this decision, because you might come out the other side worse off than where you are now.

this is not encouraging lol.

OP listen to the others (if you're serious about law school that is)

civalj wrote:Spend a year or two in the work force and then reapproach this endeavor. You might find out that you will do alright at life without a law degree, and is much less risky/costly than diving right in straight out of undergrad in case the whole law school thing just isn't for you.

Also, everyone shoots for 170, but statistically only ~2% (so they say) actually score it or better. If you're only PTing in the 150's now and you need a 170 to get into the school of your choice, then it really might not be for you. Not saying it's impossible, but seriously take your time making this decision, because you might come out the other side worse off than where you are now.

I forgot to ask whether or not you read the OP. A 156 was his DIAGNOSTIC. I don't care what anyone else thinks - that is a great starting point and points the poster in a great position to hit 170. People do it on here all the time (granted, they are a self-selected bunch).