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Hi everyone!
I just got my august lsat score back (152). Some background: This was my 3rd attempt. 1st attempt was a 142 and 2nd was a 145 so not a bad jump but not entirely satisfied. I have a 3.28 LSAC GPA, 3.78 Masters GPA, 5 years experience as a senior paralegal, strong LORs from a grad professor, a shareholder, and senior associate that are my direct bosses. I graduated undergrad about 4ish years ago so im nontraditional. Im the main breadwinner of my family, have 3 kids.
Im on the fence of going into a 4th attempt and hoping to get into the high 150's low 160's by November so i can apply for this coming cycle or just apply with my 152. Im based in Florida and am looking to get into a part time program as i cant really afford to quit my job. I'm looking at Barry, Nova, Stetson, and FIU's part time programs, with FIU and Stetson being my top choices but im open to whoever accepts me tbh.
Could my other soft factors (masters gpa, work experience, strong LORs, non traditional) possibly make up for my numbers? or is this a reach and i should put in 120% into studying again and retest in November? any advice is welcome! TIA!
@KimberlyLoki222 Idk to be honest. Ive heard that they dont look at your application until youve finalized all your scores. So if youre planning on retaking in October, lets say, then it pushes back your application slightly. This is just what ive heard so dont take my word for it! I just heard that if you can have everything finalized for sept 1st apps then youre in a better place than if youre retesting in sept/oct/nov.
i was down to A, C and D. chose C initially and then really dove deep in BR where i came down to A and D, felt like A was better because i dont see where it talks about the weight.......
Currently in the same boat.. working full time, finishing up my masters, and I have 3 kids. recently got surgery done and fell behind like 8 days. i was supposed to start the practice period this past week. i took a diagnostic at a 149 back in feb so im like would i be good to score mid 160s in June?? I want to be able to get my app early so i can qualify for good scholarships but im at a standstill. i think im giving myself til right before the deadline to register for june and see where my PTs are hitting. if theyre not close to my target, im going to postpone to august. if theyre close/hitting my target, i think im going to test june and leave august to retest which puts me in a good place with early decision. and if i HAVE to retest (which hopefully i dont) then retest in october.
idk why i chose B at first and A in BR if i literally KNEW D was the right answered but second guessed myself so bad
I literally KNEW it was E on the first time i read it but I crossed it off both times bc i said no way its too obvious of an answer.. i stg
What tripped me up so hard and took me forever was trying to break down what every answer choice was saying. at one point i was like theres no way im reading english rn
you know what, i got 3/5 at first bc i made really stupid mistakes (i read things too quickly) and when i BRd i got 5/5 so I take it as a win.
i have gotten pretty much every single answer in this section wrong i want to quit
7/15 then 10/15.. I suck at RC clearly.