A quick read (and a great site for those interested in solo/boutique practice):
Everyone Is Losing Interest In Law School on Lawyerist.
It seems our timing couldn't've been better, folks; for those who are applying in next year's cycle, it may be even better.
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But aside from that, yes! Haha less competition .
I plan to drive my Nissan Cube until it bites the dust and have no problem living in a modest apartment, even if I make the big bucks at some point. Throwing money at things is just a poor way to go about life.
I think we should all bookmark articles such as this purely for the sake of revisiting the reality of how great an opportunity we all have. Post-graduation may still be a different story down the road, but man do we have a chance to snag the best the law school realm has to offer.
Especially the breakdown at the bottom where less than 2,500 people hit a 170+. 7Sagers FTW!
In all honesty, at first I was super intimidated, and I will admit, afraid of going to law school. I'm in the process of studying up and going through this great program but fear I will not be ready for the October exam and taking it in December may completely ruin my chances of getting into a good school.... is it ridiculous to stress the big schools? I want to provide myself with the best opportunities I can create but also don't want to be in mountains of debt and blowing my brain up trying to get some crazy amazing score for Oct to go to one of the big league schools which I couldn't afford without a scholarship.... any suggestions? or advice?
All that being said, relax and take a day or two off. Don't worry about the schedule, just stay focused on learning and applying skills. Pick up a copy of the LSAT Trainer if you want some time away from a computer screen. You can even just read it without doing all the exercises so you get a fresh outlook. But in general, just take it easy, overstressing serves no functional purpose to your goals so get it out of your life. Good luck!
I've yet to take the LSAT in October for the second time (first time in Dec 2013), and since my confidence and brain melted with working for The Man for the past six years, I feel that I'd be lucky to hit the 160s. PTing so far has improved toward the 160s, but I'm one to have low expectations so as not to be devastated (isn't there a name for that way of thinking in psych?).
If that's the case, will the T14 admission boards laugh if I try to apply, despite being blah blah cum laude in undergrad? Or maybe they'll let me in, but just charge me "full price?" Hah
Does your undergraduate school give out "A+" for classes? If so, your gpa will be a lot higher because LSAC recalculates your gpa and uses A+ as 4.33. With a 3.867, however, you will need a 167+ to get into the lower T14. 3.857+166+ED Georgetown could produce a good result as well, although it's not a sure thing. Keep studying hard and push your self to improve. You can do it. I went from (147)-(157-159)-(161-163)-169, and I still have three months to go. Nothing is impossible. There are plenty of people on 7sage who scored in the 140s on their diagnostic and they improved dramatically and will be competitive applicants for the most elite law schools in the country.
http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/law-admissions-lowdown/2015/02/09/law-admissions-trends-2015-applicants-should-know-about?int=a8e509
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+1 re your assertion about URM status and high gpa. According to LSN, appplicants with a 165 and 3.9 usually get into almost all of the T14.
@Pacifico - does being a ginger count as URM? We're an endangered species, you know...oh well. Back to studying.
"Never let the fear of losing keep you from playing the game'
I forget who said that quote, but has always stuck with me.
Also, general question here, although I am quite behind on my studies, I am still planning to take the Oct LSAT. If I do not do as well as desired, I plan to follow up with the Dec exam. Would this be advisable, or should I simply invest my energies into the Dec LSAT? In short, would repeating the exam back to back like that look negatively on my application?
NYU: http://www.law.nyu.edu/jdadmissions/applicants/jdapplicationfaq#7 Texas: https://www.utexas.edu/law/admissions/jd/faqs.php
Mike Spivey corroborates this information on his blog posts. It seems to me there's a slight increase in interest in law/law school this year.
"As of 1/29/16 applicants up .9%, applications up .1% At this stage last year, we had 52% of the applicant count. More granular data soon!"
The granular data has been posted at http://blog.spiveyconsulting.com/2015-16-cycle-data-as-of/
The bad news is that there seems to be a real spike on applications on the higher end of the LSAT scores. Everything above 160 is up
I saw that
I figure it's only going to go up from here.