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October vs November Application

mrmurphy815mrmurphy815 Member
in Law School Admissions 91 karma

I'm wondering if anyone with admissions insight can tell me if there's a big difference between applying in mid-late October vs mid-late November. I took the exam yesterday and didn't feel great about it (mis-wrote a rule, had to spend more time than normal on one game, ran out of time on LG which is uncharacteristic; I had been PT-ing in the low-170s). I'm signed up for the October exam but now I'm wondering if I should try for November as well. It would push back my admissions timeline and I know earlier is better, but I don't know how consequential it is before American Thanksgiving.

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  • helloooohelloooo Member
    14 karma

    Wondering this as well!

  • booksandcoffeebooksandcoffee Core Member
    107 karma

    Following!

  • ShiftingScalesShiftingScales Alum Member
    21 karma

    Generally you want to have your application in by American Thanksgiving, however, having it in later doesn't mean you'll necessarily have less chance of getting accepted. For example, my PTs are close to my target but I will not hit it by the October test. For me it is better to wait and take the November test.

    Keep in mind also that this year's admissions experience will be rather different from previous years. Some schools have students that deferred. Many people are having problems with LSAT Flex, and especially ProctorU, that may have ripple effects on LSAT scores as a whole. School budgets, and consequently scholarships, are definitely going to be impacted.

    You can check out an analysis here:
    https://blog.spiveyconsulting.com/application-timing/

    You can see some trends for your schools here (just check previous years for more data points):
    https://www.lawschooldata.org/school

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