Good Morning! I will be taking the September LSAT, but decided to write July to get some "real-time" experience and a score on the books if worse comes to worst (I will be out of the country from October through April 2020, so September is my only option if I want to enroll next fall.)

Anyways, I began studying in late May with a diag of 152. When July came around I was less than 50% through the curriculum. However I still took the test due to the cancellation option. Just got my score of a 158 back. Progress, about what I expected, but not where I want to be come September (shooting for a 165-168).

On the bright side I am PT'ing around 163 while missing -8 on LG (just need to improve my speed, as I rarely make it to the final game).

I told myself I would keep anything above a 157 in July, which I did. With a a full month left to prep and drill LG, I am hopeful a 165-168 is doable next month.

Was keeping my score a mistake? Slightly freaking out.

Sorry if this has been discussed before - I tried searching 7Sage and Reddit to no avail.

All else equal, do AdComs favor applicants who are undergrad alumni of the university to which they are applying? For example if someone went to Northwestern for undergrad and is right in the 50% for LSAT and GPA at Pritzker (or slightly lower), are their chances better than an applicant with equal marks who did not attend Northwestern for undergrad?

Hi! I will be applying to law schools in the coming months for enrollment in Fall 2020.

The only thing is, I am moving to Thailand to teach English on October 1st. I plan to be there from October through next May.

I have been in the workforce for three years now, and I have a strong resume with experience in investment banking as well as corporate finance.

I am just wondering, would it be beneficial to address the reason for leaving my current job in an addendum? Since I am not addressing this in my personal statement, I think an addendum may be a good opportunity to 1) address the reason for departing my current job which will be evident on my resume and 2) allow admissions to learn of my upcoming travels / employment overseas.

Thanks in advance!