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3.17/163
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 4:28 am
by Peg
Please don't suggest a retake because a) I can't afford it and b) I had practiced for the 3 months for the Oct test and was PTing around 171. I think I am LSAT-challenged. I have given up on the LSAT.
Just let me know if I have a chance at the T20. I'd ideally like to apply to the coasts.
Thanks.
Re: 3.17/163
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 9:14 pm
by kalvano
T20 is out. If you were PT'ing around 171, then you need to retake, period. That will get you into the T20.
Re: 3.17/163
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 1:13 am
by Grizz
kalvano wrote:T20 is out. If you were PT'ing around 171, then you need to retake, period. That will get you into the T20.
Re: 3.17/163
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 8:59 am
by Peg
Thanks for the honest advice guys. The more research I do the more I realize I'm doomed to a T4 school unless I retake.
Seton Hall sent me a fee waiver. Depressing.
Re: 3.17/163
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 9:36 am
by Grizz
Peg wrote:Thanks for the honest advice guys. The more research I do the more I realize I'm doomed to a T4 school unless I retake.
Seton Hall sent me a fee waiver. Depressing.
You're not doomed to T4, but you still must retake.
Re: 3.17/163
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 12:53 pm
by HeavenWood
rad law wrote:Peg wrote:Thanks for the honest advice guys. The more research I do the more I realize I'm doomed to a T4 school unless I retake.
Seton Hall sent me a fee waiver. Depressing.
You're not doomed to T4, but you still must retake.
This. It sounds like nerves got to you. Try taking more PTs under simulated conditions.
Re: 3.17/163
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 2:17 pm
by im_blue
No shot at T20 or even T30, but you might squeak into schools like American, Villanova, Houston, or even Fordham PT.
Re: 3.17/163
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:22 pm
by Peg
im_blue wrote:No shot at T20 or even T30, but you might squeak into schools like American, Villanova, Houston, or even Fordham PT.
Even T30? I was looking at Wisconsin-Madison because their LSAT 75th percentile is 163, although my GPA is below their 25th percentile (3.31). Is it a waste applying to Wisconsin Madison? I had thought of sending out some applications while preparing for my December retake.
Re: 3.17/163
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:27 pm
by plenipotentiary
If you can't afford to retake, then you definitely can't afford to go to law school with your current score.
If you were PT-ing around 171, you are not LSAT challenged. You just choked. Retake retake retake.
Re: 3.17/163
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:32 pm
by Peg
plenipotentiary wrote:If you can't afford to retake, then you definitely can't afford to go to law school with your current score.
If you were PT-ing around 171, you are not LSAT challenged. You just choked. Retake retake retake.
=) Thanks for the encouragement. Yeah, I came to the same conclusion as you did eventually (if I don't pay up now, I won't be able to pay up for law school).
What do you think my chances are at Wisconsin-Madison and schools in the 30s like Wake Forest, George Mason, and Washington & Lee? I wanted to send a few apps out this coming week while studying for December.
Re: 3.17/163
Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 9:30 pm
by mt1042
Have you looked into the fee-waiver for LSAC? That would certainly help allay some costs.
We have very similar numbers, I have scoured Law School Numbers and it looks like we both have pretty decent shots at schools like Northeastern, Temple, and both Rutgers campuses. I am confining my search to schools in the Northeast though. Law School Numbers could give you a good idea of where you stand at other coastal schools.
Re: 3.17/163
Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 9:34 pm
by sophia.olive
If you scored your pt average you could go to UVA/
Re: 3.17/163
Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 10:08 pm
by northwood
check out lsn and apply where you think you have the best shot. if you feel as though you can re create your pt average on the december test, take it and have an addendum ready to make your apps go complete. If you think december is not the best time ( finals or lack of focus) then sit this cycle out and take it in june.
best of luck