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Hello fellow 7Sagers!
Long time reader, first-time commenter, here. I just completed my second LSAT exam. I canceled my first score, which was probably for the best, because of problems related to LSAC. They didn't send enough tablets for my first exam and having to come back and prepare myself for the make-up exam just bummed me out. Anyway, I have been studying for a very long time. I have been planning on taking the LSAT for over three years and have studied (off and on) at different levels of seriousness over that period. I felt super prepared for the exam. I don't know how it would be possible to be more prepared. I consistently scored 172-173 on PTs leading up to my exam date. And, my mistakes were always something silly; a consequence of not paying enough attention to stimuli on easier questions.
During the actual exam, I felt like I was on auto-pilot. I had never experienced that during PTs. I finished each section under time and feel good about LG. But, I have no idea how my LR and RC went. I have read a few posts of other students talking about this same feeling. But, I have not found a post about whether those same students received their expected score. Can someone please tell me if this is a good thing (haha)? I feel like my intuition has been conditioned to choose the correct answer through the course of my studies. But, my post-LSAT anxiety is forcing me to seek the advice of the people more experienced with the harsh reality of real LSAT performances and scores.
Could @"Juliet --Student Service--" or maybe another instructor let me know if this is normal?
Yes! I have been optimistic in the mornings and pessimistic in the evenings, every single day since taking my exam. For me, the hardest part of imagining a bad score is that I am not sure what could be done differently in my prep. I wouldn't even know where to start if a re-take in needed, because, I have spent so much time studying already. But, in relation to essays, I agree. I have put off writing all my essays until right now, during this in-between period. And, I am trying to write my essays as though my LSAT score is the worst case scenario. But, that is much easier said than done. I am using all of my application materials in a way that communicates a single defining characteristic. My application has a single overarching theme that (hopefully) even my LORs communicate. I hope the admissions committee will be able to define me in a single, intended, word after reading my application materials. And, my topic provides me enough room to accommodate both a good and bad score.
I am in the same boat as you @ . I am not overly concerned with rankings. Right now, we have a presidential candidate who received his law degree from Syracuse University, a V.P. candidate who went to UCLA Law, and a nominee for the Supreme Court who graduated from Notre Dame. I think we are witnessing the double-edged sword of the more contemporary super-exclusiveness of T14 law schools. Many of these law schools are creating the conditions, as a consequence of their exclusivity, that threaten their relevancy. I really don't think that law school rankings will be viewed the same way in a decade from now.
I graduated with my undergrad from the University of Denver and feel very lucky to have found that amazing community of faculty and scholars. I just want to go to a law school that will make me as proud as my undergraduate community already does. And, I want to attend a T14 school because it seems like the resources available to students in those communities would provide me a comparable amount of academic opportunities that would facilitate that same level of pride.
I want to practice legislative law. And, I understand that a legal degree from any school would be enough to have my dream career within the field of public policy. But this, maybe unique perspective of rankings, let me view this law school admissions process more like an indication of how much time and work it will take me to get to that dream career. Because, unfortunately, rankings are still important for this application cycle.
Hopefully sharing my personal perspective will provide even a bit of comfort in your own process.