What to do after you bomb the LSAT?

[LSATBomber]

On Thursday I opened up my E-Mail, and saw my score..... It was a 150! A Freaking 150.... I also have a LOW GPA so I'm pretty much f'ked.

I spent two friggin years working to save up enough money for Law School, and now I can't even get into anywhere. This is BS.... My only hope is to apply to a few part time programs, and hope that they have a spot to give me.

I still have two more chances to take the test, but the highest I can score is a 153 which still isn't good enough for Law School. I couold also feasibily score as low as a 147 if I take it again.

[BanksyPhan]

I still have two more chances to take the test, but the highest I can score is a 153 which still isn't good enough for Law School. I couold also feasibily score as low as a 147 if I take it again.

I'm confused about the part above. Why is 153 the highest you can score? And why is 147 the lowest? Was that your score range for practice tests? If so, I would suggest that you keep studying in hopes of increasing your potential.

[Anne]

I still have two more chances to take the test, but the highest I can score is a 153 which still isn't good enough for Law School. I couold also feasibily score as low as a 147 if I take it again.

I'm confused about the part above. Why is 153 the highest you can score? And why is 147 the lowest? Was that your score range for practice tests? If so, I would suggest that you keep studying in hopes of increasing your potential.

Yes, I was confused about that, too. Any clarification you can provide on that would be very helpful, Bomber.

[dreamer2585]

hmmm strange when I was in my prep course the instructor said if you scored at least a 150 you were well on your way to getting accepted into law school Baylor wont accept anything less than 162/4 so I am shooting for a 170 and I am very far from that.

[LSAT Eliminator]

hmmm strange when I was in my prep course the instructor said if you scored at least a 150 you were well on your way to getting accepted into law school Baylor wont accept anything less than 162/4 so I am shooting for a 170 and I am very far from that.

Your instructor probably meant that 150 gets you in contention at a lot of law schools, but those are often the ones that are thought to be at the lower end of the rankings. 160+ is where the floor beings for the better schools, and shooting for 170+ is definitely a good goal if you have aspirations toward the Top 14 schools.

[Anne]

Your instructor probably meant that 150 gets you in contention at a lot of law schools, but those are often the ones that are thought to be at the lower end of the rankings.

+1. 150 is typically about the minimum a school with any sort of reputation will consider, albeit they tend to be schools that are very much regional and local in scope.

160+ is where the floor beings for the better schools, and shooting for 170+ is definitely a good goal if you have aspirations toward the Top 14 schools.

Particularly if your undergraduate GPA isn't quite up to par a 170+ is what you should be shooting for any school in the T20, I think.

[mispadloly]

I spent two friggin years working to save up enough money for Law School, and now I can't even get into anywhere. This is BS.... My only hope is to apply to a few part time programs, and hope that they have a spot to give me.

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[7sagelsat]

If you get a good LSAT score, you can definitely explain a less-than-stellar GPA. This is where a good personal statement comes in handy.

First off, think about it this way, 1) you still have all the money you saved up 2) with all the recent law suits against law shcools, law school might not even be the best choice.

But if you are set on law school + legal career, then definitely pencil in 3 months to study for the LSAT, as in treat it like a summer job and STUDY for it. It sounds like you are referring to the 3 point range for retaking the LSAT, but that's if you retake immediately without any additional studying.

How did you study previously? It's important to be consistently scoring in the range you want on practice tests before you go for the real test.