Oh, Law School...

ariesathena
Tue, 11 Jul 2006 16:18:39 +0000

For the top 14 schools, a 165 is pretty much the minimum.

Include your (presumably low) SAT scores with your application. Some schools want to know if your testing overpredicts or underpredicts your actual performance. If your SATs were low and you did well in college, you can make a very convincing case that your LSAT will likewise underpredict your performance.

Aside from that, I would strongly, strongly suggest studying for the LSAT much more than you need to. If you freak out on the actual exam, consider learning relaxation techniques (although the LSAT is often taken in a huge room where the proctors will give you the laser death stare if you breathe the wrong way) far in advance. Also, consider that law school exams are similar to the LSAT - one, high-stakes, time-pressure exam. If you can take Valium or something beforehand, get that all straightened out now. I’m not trying to send a successful, rational person to the therapist - just want you to know what is in store.

If possible, take the LSAT in a rural area - get away from the cow-herding thing, which makes even the calmest of people a bit antsy.