Career goals? How will you be financing the $? I assume you have a decent gpa if you got into a T25 school but if you study for a retake and score really high 165+, you could be looking at almost a fully scholarship at your regional.
Have you applied to any schools? A 161 should get you into many good schools, maybe even with a small scholarship, as long as your GPA isn't terrible. Possibly even a top 50 school.
Apply at UIUC. I got in there with a full ride scholarship and a 162. My GPA was below their medians too. They are really trying to get the LSAT median back up and a 161 should be good enough.
... in terms of acceptances and scholarship opportunities. The worst is you ... viable candidate for and more scholarship money from the school you ...
... school vs lower ranking with scholarship. This of course applies to ... lot of students lose their scholarship. The other day I was ... entering class had lost their scholarship for 2L.
Yep, this is an interview with JY from just under a year ago ... I wonder if the ban on PDF's will lead some prep companies to develop their own pseudo-LSAT material in the tradition of Kaplan et al?
There are also some schools who take away any scholarship you received and you are responsible to pay it back if you transfer (not sure how many schools do this but I have heard it done)