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@thisissparta I’ve definitely thought about doing an LLM, but ultimately decided a JD was the better option for three reasons: Job portability within the US. My wife is a medical student and, once she’s a doctor, may have to move states for her ca…
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To follow up my last comment, this is LSAC's grading scale for international degrees, lifted from my transcript evaluation: This field is based on the indigenous grade average. AACRAO evaluators enter Superior for A-level work, Above Average for…
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@TheMikey LSAC do indeed grade international degrees on a scale ranging from 'below average' to 'superior'. I have two degrees — undergrad and UK law degree — both of which are graded 'superior' by LSAC. They also give a UK - US conversion table, w…
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Thanks for the advice, I really appreciate it! I agree that the risk is dropping a few points, so I'll only retake if extremely confident that I'll improve. My GPA, although not reportable, equates to a 4.0 on the scale LSAC attached to my transcri…
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I’m in a very similar situation (international applicant with173 LSAT, ‘superior’ GPA assessment). I’ll try and answer your questions: January is not too late in the cycle to apply. However, given international applicants seem to have less predict…
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Thanks for the advice! I think I’ll see how tutoring goes and make a judgment call in April / May 2018 about whether to retake.