Hey Matt. I can't speak a ton on next-steps—it sounds like there's a lot more to unpack re: timeline, risk tolerance, future goals, etc. However, I can speak on my experience in improving scores by "doing things differently".

I boosted from 163->172 from my June write to October. A bit longer of a timeline than what you're looking at, but I can't say I was studying at above 65% capacity through my last few months. Use your analytics and drill the hell out of question types you are getting wrong. Master the 4/5 difficulties through intense, time-constrained drilling and let your mastery flow into the easier questions to save your valuable time. Read more complicated literature, scientific papers, economics articles, etc. in your free time to have RC feel like a natural extension of your day. Emulate test conditions when doing PTs... any difference in testing environment / timing from your test day is another thing that has the potential to throw you off.

Over everything, just relax and remind yourself that you have a brain capable of at least 160, just need to transfer that to test day. I burnt lots of good time feeling sorry for myself instead of addressing my weaknesses. Considering you're consistently at 160, a few months of intentional, efficient studying can probably bring you higher than you would think. It did for me.

• Similar to my CV, but longer. Mine is 1.5 pages and that's fine.

• Focus on skills gained (think: what have I learned that is valuable for law school) over outcomes achieved when practical.

• Inclusive of ALL substantial activity since high school (if practical) - I have all my university extracurriculars from a few years ago.

Look at Harvard's website for three good resume templates for law school apps... they give a good basis to build off of.