163 LSAT, 3.78 GPA Forum

[lane]

I graduate in May and will be applying to law schools this fall (for Fall 2015 semester). I would like to retake the LSAT in September, but I don't know if I would have ample time to study with my senior year approaching and working full time. I have some decent soft points to work with, as listed below, but was wondering what my chances of being accepted into my reach schools are. My reach schools are Vanderbilt, University of Texas, Notre Dame, and USC, and I am a non-resident for each.

LSAT: 163
GPA: 3.78
Soft points: Former military/cryptologic linguist, fluent in Korean and Pashto, vice-president of non-profit organization, former champion boxer including several state, regional, and a national championship, and former national champion wrestler (all athletic accomplishments were non-collegiate).

[Gray]

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[Ricky-Bobby]

Retake for high 160's at the very least. The military admissions bump is real, you just have to give it a nudge. PM me if you want to hear my story about outperforming my GPA/LSAT with the military bump.

[Mullens]

Retake September and then retake again in December if necessary to get to 170+.

ETA: Holy shit you should be reaching higher than the schools you listed. T14 is well within your reach.

[pancakes3]

I feel like you're just shy of a wait-list caliber applicant to Georgetown as is - maybe higher depending on how that military bump works in your favor. If you can get a 167+ (just 4-5 more questions correct! 1 more per section!) and you've got GULC and other T14's well in hand in my opinion.

[kevin0201]

Retake! I work full-time (applying this fall) and raised my score by 3 points in June.