If I say that my low SAT/LSAT doesn't predict my performance in college/law school, will they believe me???

Question

Ok,I'm not lying...it's the truth! I scored an 850 on my SAT back when I was in high school. That is suppossed to measure how well you perform in college, but it didn't! When I went to college I did very well, and I even received Honors!
So, now I'm applying to law school, and my LSAT score is not too pretty! I've studied and I don't feel like I'm lost or confused, but for some reason my practice and actual test scores don't really show that I know my stuff! I've heard that if I tell the law school admissions committees that my SAT score did not show how well my college grades would be, I can use that argument for the LSAT and law school. I will also be sending them a copy of my SAT results as proof!

Soooo, do you think this will work??? I've heard that it does, but I'm thinking what if EVERYONE used this as an excuse! How would they know who to believe and who is lying to them???

Tell me your thoughts!!!

Answer 1

They understand that not everyone does well in standardized tests. There are exceptions to every rule. Sometimes, environment, a poor family, bad school district, etc will make a kid have a harder time taking standardized tests. However, it's not going to go real far with the top law schools. They've got plenty of kids who have great grades and LSAT scores. They also want to protect their Bar passage rate (another standardized tests). So, unless you overwhelm them otherwise with extra currics, etc, there's no reason for them to take a risk on you.

If you're just asking about any law school, then yes. Lower ones will take a risk on you if you have honors.

Oh, and the SAT and LSAT aren't supposed to be indicators of your future performance in school. It's a way for them to see how you compare to other kids. Every school grades differently. Some schools are easier than others. Whether high school or college. They need an equalizer. Something that's the same for all the kids. They use it as one factor to help sort out all the applicants. They don't use it to predict how a kid will do in school.

Depending on how low you scored, you still might have a chance at a first tier law school. Just not something like Harvard.