I'm going to agree with Leah, two letters is sufficient and from what I understand 3 letters can actually hurt you if its not required. The third letter should really only be used if its a professional letter, or some really unique letter that would highlight something unique. I would refrain from using all three, just use the two you know are good.

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My thoughts are you are probably onto something. Still, I don't think it accounts for the whole picture. I definitely think someone who needs to study less for the LSAT to score the same score (all else being equal) is probably smarter. However, I think law school, at least from my understanding, comes down to much more than the skills one would find on the LSAT. So I don't necessarily think Good LSAT score = Good law school grades. Though I would expect there to be some sort of correlation.

I completely agree that Good LSAT /= Good law school grades. I just kind of feel as though one may perhaps want to be wary with the effort that put into studying if it "artificially" raises score. But perhaps even the LSAT takes this preparation factor into account for success in law school?

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For those who are able to achieve a high LSAT score more quickly than others with less effort, I think that is great. I don't think that necessarily means they will be able to get through law school with less effort than someone who had to spend 3X as long studying for the LSAT to achieve the same score.

I think law school is an exercise in determination, tenacity, and sheer desire to apply yourself and work hard. For some, they brush up on those skills a little early by having to slave away over the LSAT. And yeah, I'm sure there are those special people among us who breeze through the LSAT and maybe are also able to get through law school with significantly less effort as well. But I would imagine they are the exception, not the rule.

I'm not saying one doesn't have to do with the other, but I don't think they are as closely related as maybe you are implying?

I completely agree with your first paragraph, but what I'm stating more so is that if one prepares far above the average of those receiving such a score, do you think there is a pretty good potential that it may be better for the individual to perhaps temper their score in their mind when making a choice between schools?

The final point you make may very likely be valid, I may be over estimating the value of the amount of time one is spending on preparing for the LSAT. It was just kind of thought that I had. I am kind of curious if any research has been done regarding that, it would be interesting to see if LSAT Score with Time Spent achieving that score had a higher predictive value of law school success (class ranking).

I believe they are referring to some form of photo identification, I see that they mention it below in the post, but that has to be a mistake. The check list doesn't mention that.

I really like to consume mostly protein instead of carbs because I find they make me lethargic. For breakfast, I like eggs and for a snack I think almonds or other types of nuts because they're filling, but don't spike your blood sugar like carbs do.