Does it make sense to delay going to law school by a whole year only on the basis of wanting more time to raise your LSAT score? I only ask because it seems as though there are a lot of things in life that we wish we could have more time to prepare for but it's not always necessarily wise to take that time off. In theory having an extra year to study would mean I would definitely get into a better law school than if I simply took the Oct or Dec test, but if my only reason is because of a single exam then I'm not so sure I'd be justified.
Comments
Keep in mind that Canadian law schools are different than American law schools. Many Canadian schools don't rely more heavily on LSAT (except, maybe U of Toronto). LSAT and GPA are given equal weight to a vast majority of law schools here. In fact, some schools consider your GPA more than the LSAT. Also, given the low number of law schools in Canada, we don't really have tiers like American schools do. Getting a JD from U of New Brunswick will offer you similar opportunities as getting your JD from, say, U of British Columbia. Of course, some employers may have regional preferences. Canadian law schools aren't as expensive as their American counterparts. I think the most expensive law school is U of Toronto with $30K per year tuition. So, if you have a high enough GPA, great letters of references, and amazing extra curriculars, then you can probably get by with an LSAT score that is in low to mid 160s (or maybe even high150s).
Having said that, LSAT is an important factor in your apps. It is in your best interest to do as well as you can there. So study hard and do your best without taking too much stress over it.
University of Toronto will be a little over $33,000.00 this year.
But it does make me wonder: Is LSAT slowly losing its significance? I've heard of some schools in the States who have completely eliminated the need to write LSAT as part of the application. From what I had heard previously, LSAT mattered a lot for UofT. In fact, I think they were a bit less holistic than all other Canadian schools. Now with this news, I wonder if other Canadian schools will increase their focus on GPA as opposed to LSAT.
### end trolling ###