General Info-
Age: 20 about to turn 21
Lsat PT scores: 152
GPA: 3.5
Internship/volunteer work: 4
Full time job for over 3-4 years.
Making this post is kind of a difficult but I don't know where else to turn to since it feels like reddit thread users are annoyed when asking for advice and no one I know really went to law school. I graduated with my Bachelors pretty early (finished in 2.5 years). I never actually dedicated any time on doing LSAT prep during that time because of work, internships, and what not. After graduating this spring I honestly thought that I would have enough time to maybe bring up my score but it looks like it's going to probably take more time than what I had wished for initially.
I'm not sure if it's even relevant but I am also 20 years old and the few friends and family members who have gone to grad school are telling me to take it slow as it may be hard on my head.
My practice tests keep telling me that I'm getting a 152 score and it feels like I'm just sort of stuck right now. I have probably pushed my test so far back that it looks like my best chance is probably doing the test on November, but then I keep calculating that it's a far reach to apply in December.
I guess what I need advice on is whether I should just wait on applying or still go for it? I don't even want to go to a big law school, I genuinely just want to go to a law school and have wanted to be an attorney ever since I was a kid.
The other consideration is how the schools I want to apply to have really high applications and law schools are becoming way more competitive than before.
What do you guys think? Should I spend money on these applications with my score being this low?
3 comments
From an outside perspective, it would really seem like you'd be best served by taking a bit more time before applying to law school.
The reality of law school admissions right now is that there aren't a lot of schools with an LSAT median for a 152 or lower, or a GPA median of a 3.5 or lower. If you're at/below both of those marks, you're really relying on your resume and written pieces to help win the day for you. The logical issue here then becomes that you haven't had a lot of time for your resume to develop. I acknowledge that you've been working full time while in college, but that'll usually be considered differently than post-grad employment (especially if that post-grad employment is either in the legal field or the field you'd eventually like to work in, like working in the sports industry if you'd like to be in sports/entertainment law down the road).
If you build up that resume and keep nudging that LSAT up, you can apply in another year or two and still enter law school at the same age as most of your classmates.
I hope that all helps!
I would say dont take the LSAT until you are consistently scoring in your goal range, even if that means delaying until next year. You will still be younger than many applicants and will be able to get way better scholarships if you get your LSAT up. Also - you worked 40 hours a week while also doing an accelerated bachelor's degree? impressive
please take the lsat again, you are so so so young. Right now by not taking the lsat again or raising your score in this competitive cycle you are limiting yourself immensely. The school you go to influences your opportunities of employment and chance to pass the bar, don't limit yourself further by just trying to rush the process.