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Location isn't so much a problem for me, just not west - given the amount of money it takes to live on the west coast.

As someone who has lived all over the west coast and is currently on the East coast, so feel it’s my duty to tell you that there is a huge continuum of cost of living on the West coast, and many East coast schools have a much higher COL than many West Coast schools.

It’s not about west vs east, but the local housing markets. The Bay Area and LA are comparable to NY and DC, but many other areas are very affordable.

Everyone needs to read “Most Law School Advice is Bullsh*t” before they pick their schools.

Go into this with both eyes open, guys.

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@ I am planning on taking January as a dry run to dispel any test anxiety I might have...

I think this is going to backfire on you. You’re not ready to take it yet. I say this as someone in your same shoes. If I had to sit for the LSAT in January, it would CONFIRM all the anxiety I have about the test because I would bomb it. I also say this with the benefit of having gone through this process before when I tested in 2011. I went from a 155 cold diagnostic to a 165 with testmasters, and i was a pretty piss poor lsat student back then. This time around, I’m battling my dragons (damn logic games) and I’m not going to test until June at the earliest, but the plan is July since I can cancel if it’s not as high as I want and retake in September.

I really don’t think taking an official test when you’re not ready will help you at all. Take it in June and use July as a freebie backup, with September as your last chance.

Also, please read “Most Law School Advice is Bullsh*t”. It’s free on Kindle unlimited.

I used to worry about this too. Turns out, we can’t really control when we get married and/or have kids. Sometimes, our best laid plans go to hell in a handbasket.

I took the lsat and scored pretty well (165) fresh out of grad school. My husband proposed to me in the parking lot of my Testmasters class. Then, the Marine Corps sent him on recruiting duty and it felt impossible to do law school when I had no idea where we would be living. I put it on hold, spent time exploring careers, and then we were finally able to have kids. Now, at 35, I’m finally ready to make my law school dream happen. My kids will be 6 and 3 when I start in 2020.

My best advice to you is to just enjoy what you are doing now, because life is never going to be easier than it is right now lol! It’s hard to feel that when you’re in it, so easy to see it looking back.

Take your time to kick the LSAT’s ass, and go when you’re ready. There is NO correct timeline for a life well-lived.