Self-study
I am trying to get into Lawschool. I am 31 years old and have a decent work resume in infectious disease research. My GPA is 3.59. I probably will score between 160 and 165 on my exam this week. Below is every practice exam I ever took. Think it's worth it to take again in June before applying to law schools? I want to raise my LSAT score as much as possible to override my not so great GPA and to get as much scholarship poetntial as possible. I live in NYC and want to go to Fordham or St Johns. I want to work full time through it but I guess that's another story. My true was goal was to get 166+ on my LSAT.
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I think you gotta chill out with the practice tests. They're meant to be a measuring tool, so you want to give yourself some time spaced out in between tests to truly see if you're actually improving with your studying (from drilling, journaling, reviewing, sections, etc.)
Consider this example: If I want to bench 225, am I going to hit the bench press every day trying to get a PR? No, I would probably end up tearing my pec. Same thing with practice tests: you will probably burn yourself out before the June test if you keep going through all these PTs too frequently. Best case scenario is that you just run out of practice tests that you can take to properly evaluate yourself to see if you're ready for June or not.
With that said, I absolutely think you can get a 166+. You've already scored it twice so it's absolutely possible. You're also obviously a hard worker and you've got no problem with the grind. But I strongly encourage you to take the time to focus on your weak spots (7Sage analytics lowkey goated to see where you need to work) and to focus more so on the journey that you're on rather than the goal.
It's okay to have a goal in mind; after all, this is what drives each and everyone here. But it's important to take the time to understand the steps it takes to get to that goal. Whether it's focusing on the conditional language you'll see in LR, the macro-level reading strategies for RC, or whatever it may be, I firmly believe that your success will be deeply rooted in your understand of the test.
With that said, I really do believe in you. I'm not going to tell you which test to take because I'm not a tutor or expert who's going to be able to tell you that. But I can tell you that you deserve success (based off of the work ethic you've got) and I'm rooting for you to succeed.
@LukaDoncicForMVP Just to add something I lowkey forgot to say, just to refer to whether or not it's worth it for you to take the June LSAT, here's a piece of advice I got from my tutor as to whether or not you're ready (which isn't 100% accurate but seems reasonable): if you can score your goal score three tests in a row, you can approach your test day with a good degree of confidence. I don't want to say that this is going to be the best indicator of which test you should take, but I think it's a reasonable principle to follow.
I think you are doing great on practice exams and recommend taking the exam in June to see if the practice exams match what your actual score will turn out to be. Once you take it you will be able to determine if you need to study more or take the lsat in August. I got into law school this year and looking back I wish I had taken the June lsat to see what my score would of been and have two months to work on it and retake it. Applications open up Sep. so you want to try and get your application in as soon as possible especially for competetive schools like that. You rather give yourself time than stress about not getting the score you wanted right before it opens. Keep up the good work and you will do great! Also take into consideration you have alot of work experiance and your essay and letters of rec. play a big role as well.
hi! im from NYC too and really hope I can attend Fordham. also interested in st johns. I have a friend attending there now!
I think you should retake in either June or august! I haven't taken the exam yet. im registering for June but people often recommend to take it more than once. I think its worth a shot if you're able to strengthen your skills, maybe you could replicate a score close to what you'll need for SJU/fordham!