I've been studying on and off for about a year (with big breaks because of school, work, etc.). I've been pretty consistently scoring in the high 160s but really want to be 170+ (at least) on the actual test. I was planning on taking the test in September after an advanced course in August. The deadline to register is the end of this week. However, I feel nervous signing up for it unless I'm already scoring in my goal range, as I've had to back out before and lost a lot of money. I also want to apply during this application cycle and know it's better to get apps in as early as possible. Should I take a risk and sign up for the September one or push it to October??

I'm an American who went to university in the UK and am now going back to the US for law school. I am wondering if anyone has experience with how law schools see this/how grades are converted to GPAs? Is anyone going through the same process?