I never quite got the timing down even towards the end of my studies, so I can definitely understand your frustration. One thing that worked for me however is that practicing to diagram MBT type questions will definitely speed things up. Those types of LR questions are very similar to LG questions in my opinion so they're the easiest points to obtain and everyone has the ability to learn how to diagram faster. When you're practicing LR questions just take a few moments to draw out the logic for those MBT questions so that you get more accurate and quicker on them to free up time for the assumption family questions.

Won't matter tbh, it's more of a tie-breaker if schools are deciding between two equal candidates for one final spot but decisions rarely, if ever, come down to that. PBK students do better in admissions moreso because they have a high GPA, not because of the title. A student with PBK but lower GPA than you will likely have a worse admission cycle, given equal LSATs. With a 3.91 GPA and a competitive LSAT, I think you will see very good results so don't worry about PBK designations. Lastly, good luck on the upcoming cycle!

It looks like WUSTL has been aiming for a 169 median this year based on LSN data:

http://washu.lawschoolnumbers.com/stats/1819

I think you will have a good chance of getting off the waitlist if a substantial number of 169+ deposits elsewhere. Either way I think you are in a good position with that GPA.

Agree with @ , latin honors makes negligible difference. The only reason a magna might do better than a cum laude is because of the GPA difference, not because of the title. In your case, a 3.92 is above every school's median so just do decently well on your LSAT and you should see some very good results.

I would always recommend retaking. However, for your next take, you definitely need to diversify the places you take your PTs in. I think a major reason people generally underperform their PTs is because they take them in perfect conditions and quiet areas. Try practicing in hot and loud areas to make sure sure not throws you off test day. In general , uncomfortable areas are best practice.

I can understand your predicatiment with your family. I'm first gen and family don't speak English so I had some difficulty at first explaining differences in law schools and employment. It helped them understand when I showed them numbers instead. Maybe the links below will help illustrate for your family why you're better served in retaking and reapplying.

https://www.reddit.com/r/lawschooladmissions/comments/8aecqr/2017_aba_employment_reports/?utm_source=amp&utm_medium=comment_header

https://www.reddit.com/r/lawschooladmissions/comments/b4jll8/a_curmudgeonly_psa_you_can_in_fact_retake_and/

I am planning to just follow the school's recommendation and most seem to say casual.

Big congrats! Can't imagine balancing bschool and lawschool apps !

Yeah, you don't have much leverage in this situation, but it is still perhaps possible to get a slight increase. maybe this video will have some useful tips for you from former dean of Penn. Hope you get that increase!

I think I'm just going to work on my typing speed before 1L

I think the Powerscore LR chapter on Parallel Reasoning is worth reading but the LSAT Trainer and Manhattan LR books are significantly better for overall LR prep in my opinion.

The LG bible for Powerscore is worth going through as well if you haven't already but most of your gains will come from fool-proofing practice tests and watching the 7Sage LG explanation videos. It looks like your LG is pretty decent already anyway but a few more months of fool-proofing will probably get you close to -0.

Haven't found a great RC book tbh but ManhattanPrep RC is decent if you can find it in a library to skim. It will give you a good idea of how to avoid incorrect answers which I found valuable.

I think it's great that you scoped yourself for 6+ months of study since it'll give you ample time to learn basics and take PTs. Also seen plenty of 20+ point jumps around 7Sage so definitely doable.

Yep, 6039 applicants -> ~1200 admitted -> 314 final class size. In this scenario about 26% of admitted students take Berkeley's offer. We generally refer to that as yield rate.

I think 7Sage breaks it down better here:

https://classic.7sage.com/top-law-school-admissions/

@ @ @ Good luck on all your retakes!

Retake, literally just one or two points in your situation will generate full rides in lower T-14s. The time and money it takes to improve is nothing compared to the money saved paying for law school. Lastly, you underperformed due to lack of sleep etc so I think you would be a good candidate for a score jump.

Congratulations, beautiful city to be in !

All initial decisions will be out before April 1st for people whose app went complete before Feb 1. Since your friend had an interview in mid Feb, then I am guessing he went complete before February. Historically, one huge admit, deny, and waitlist wave happens late March, so your friend should expect a response in the coming days.

Congrats on the great outcome!

Personally just used 2 professors + 1 work recommendation. I think most schools allow up to 4 recommendations.

To each their own, but I chose to read each answer choice for every single LSAT question so that I can avoid trap answers. For me, the questions I was missing at the end of my studies were ones I wouldn't have gotten correct even if I have more time so I figured might as well spend the time upfront with the other questions to be sure I didn't make a tiny mistake. All my sections took up to the last minute and I rarely had time to check but it went well for me so far and it seems like it's working pretty well for u too already.

I'm sure it matters at the margins as others have hinted, but the LSAT is the great equalizer. Chances are u will perform according to your numbers based on LSN.

I had one copy and did each game in a separate notebook. Just more efficient in general and easy to go back and see your old work to check on your own progress.

Did you sign a contract as well?

https://www.reddit.com/r/LSAT/comments/71zteo/hardest_most_difficult_lsat_sections_ever_listed/

I found this list to be fairly accurate back when I was studying.

To be quite honest, I don't think you'll regret either decision. However, as others alluded to, your outcome from both schools are going to be the same, especially since you're not going for clerkships. If this is the Ruby, then 100% take it but otherwise I think you'll be happy at either Yale or the T10.

Completely dependent on what your LSAT score is come September. All else

being equal, applying earlier is better but an additional LSAT point gained is worth much more. Check out the powerscore analysis below:

https://blog.powerscore.com/lsat/does-submitting-an-early-law-school-application-improve-your-chances/

This seems like a situation where you should probably hire a law school consultant. I don't think it will hurt too bad based on what you're describing but make sure you own up to your mistake and keep a clean slate moving forward.