I got a 149 on the LSAT, which is horrible. I have a 3.65 gpa but I don't think that matters anymore. Any suggestions?
2006-10-20 12:58:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
149 isn't great but also not terrible. It's about the 48th percentile. Many schools will accept it. One suggestion I would have is Elon in Greensboro, NC. It is a brand new law school, but Elon's undergrad is very prestigious. Elon law itself is having to accept lower scorers, though, because they are so new that their accreditation is provisional and they haven't built up any prestige. That will likely change soon though.
If you do decide to retake the LSAT, there is a great book to use called LSAT 180. All the questions are harder than those on the actual LSAT, so when you try the actual test, you end up seeing them as much easier.
DO NOT use the Princeton Review's "Cracking the LSAT." It has few problems and ONLY practice will help your score. DO use the Princeton Review's "LSAT Workout," as it is similar to the LSAT 180, and also gives you tips along the way as you work problems.
Good Luck...and don't worry about it too much. What do you call the guy who finished dead last at the lowest ranked law school in the country?
A lawyer.
2006-10-20 17:36:11 · answer #1 · answered by sam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make a list of the schools you're interested in. Then go look at their admissions websites and see if they've got any info on what combination of grades and LSAT they typically accept. (It's a balancing act; if your grades are good it can make up for a lower LSAT in many cases. ) If it's not on the website I am sure the placement office can provide it; I can recall it was in the info packet of all of the law schools I applied to, way back when. Don't get discouraged. Don't insist on the Ivy League. Apply to schools that have solid reputations and some good clinical programs. They do not have to be Yale. Seriously. Find a place that can give you good training; it won't necessarily be the place with the biggest names. Visit if you can, to get a sense of what schools have an institutional personality that would appeal to you, because not all law schools are alike. Onward and upward....you'll do fine.
2006-10-20 21:18:00 · answer #2 · answered by kbc10 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As others have said, take it again until you get better scores. Take some sort of study course (boot camp) to do better.
And, just a suggestion, consider the possibility that the LSATs might be telling you that law school will be difficult for you.
2006-10-20 20:07:03 · answer #3 · answered by geek49203 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Study
2006-10-20 20:08:03 · answer #4 · answered by The Great Sphinx 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's not going to get you into Harvard, but who wants to go there and be just another number anyway? There are lots of top-50 programs that would admit you with those numbers, if you also write a terrific personal statement and have strong extracurriculars.
Good luck!
2006-10-20 20:02:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I say, just forget about it.
College isn't required for life.
I think you'll be okay in life without college. I'm doing fine now and I only have High school education.
a 3.65 GPA will show a good quality for you.
2006-10-20 20:01:23 · answer #6 · answered by Cuddly Lez 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
1st.Dont follow that advise^^^. I would say if you really really really want to get into a good school STUDY and take it again, or i'd study and get into some program, like that one guy suggested.
2006-10-20 20:48:25 · answer #7 · answered by enigma_gatsby 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
take it again
2006-10-20 20:03:25 · answer #8 · answered by lily 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can retake it.
2006-10-20 20:01:15 · answer #9 · answered by errant_hero 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋