I just got my LSAT score. My UGPA is between Harvard's 25/50 and my LSAT score was 170. Now I'm very worried about my chances at Harvard. If I were American, I would be an AA male. But since I am not American I don't know how much of a boost I'll get. My goal is patent law and I am in the last year of a Stem PhD. Should I prep for September or should I take my chances with 170? Oh men. The curve was -11. Why couldn't it be -13?
I haven't taken it before. If adcoms at HYS are neutral then I might just take it.
I am wondering whether I should withdraw from the December test or to go ahead and just take it. My pt scores are around 168 and with my gpa below the medians at HYS, I need a 172 at least. I am hoping maybe the adrenaline of test day will give me a 5 point boost at least. Tonight I was -7 on the two LR sections combined, -3 on LG and -3 on RC. On test day, can I get to -2 on LR combined and -1 on RC and LG? Or should I swallow my pride and keep plugging away till June? I was planning on applying next fall anyway so there is no particular rush. But I thought I could get the test done now with 172+ score and confidently approach next fall's cycle. What do you wise folk think?
I'm grateful for all your thoughtful comments. I've decided to withdraw from the December test and keep prepping till I can hit at least 175 in one go either in June or October of 2016. My gpa is between H's 25th and 50th percentiles and as alexandergreene93 points out, I probably have to exceed their 75th percentile lsat to be very competitive. I'm not a URM since I'm an international student. Thanks for your comments.