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Question

median lsat score is 10 points above mine?

Answer 1

Law school is one of those unique situations where the LSAT test is not an absolute predictor of success. Someone can score a perfect LSAT and is not guaranteed to be at the top of his/her class, even if that person goes to a 4th tier school. Conversely, students with lower LSAT scores have the potential to beat out the statistically better students through hard work and intangible ability to "think like a lawyer" no matter which school they attend.

Pick the school based on where you feel most comfortable, job placement rate, pass rate for the bar and cost. If possible, visit the schools and sit in on a first year class. It's desirable to sit in on the same first-year class at each of the schools (contracts, property, constitutional law, civl procedure, criminal law) so you can try to compare apples with apples. A school with clinics and internship opportunities may also be helpful when it comes to looking for that first job. Good luck!