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Dec LSAT/Applying with no score

aakkggzzzaakkggzzz Member
edited September 2016 in Law School Admissions 15 karma
I am taking my first LSAT in December, but I am leaving open the possibility of pushing it back to Feb if my PT are not where I want them to be. If I do decide to take the Dec test, should I submit my applications as early as possible with no score, and ask for them to be held until my score becomes available? Or should I wait until I have a score and apply later? My biggest concern with submitting without a score is with applications to schools where my GPA is a little below average, but where I think I will be able to achieve an average or above LSAT score with more time. I am worried about what impact it will have if I end up scoring lower than anticipated.

For example:

My UG GPA is a 3.55
Current PT average is a 160, my goal is 165+ and my biggest weakness is LG which I know will improve with drills and practice.

Some schools I'd like to apply to have 3.6/3.7 GPA averages, and 165-168 LSAT averages. I have been out of school for 3 years, have a solid work resume and letters of recommendation.

Any thoughts on this? I'm feeling like every piece of this is so uncertain since I don't have a real score yet! If I am rejected this round from those reach schools, and decide to wait, take the LSAT again, and apply again the following year, does anyone know how a rejection will impact my chances of getting in the following year?
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  • SprinklesSprinkles Alum Member ⭐
    11542 karma
    Yup. Submit before your score is released. Don't worry about your GPA because they don't even look at the application without a valid LSAT score. The reason we encourage submission before the score is so that when the score is released your application will automatically put for review instead of waiting yet another week or two for it to be processed and pushed even lower of the application pool.
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