Appealing a Rejection with a higher LSAT score

[Aurora_35]

Hi,

First of all, thanks for everything you guys do - it’s truly so helpful! I want to ask about my situation and admission complications.
I’m currently (and have been) located in a war zone in which it was almost impossible to study. I graduated this past summer (a year late due to the war) with a 3.98 GPA (but a 3.9 accumulative CAS GPA).
I’ve had multiple issues in trying to study for and take the LSAT abroad (as they only have 4 options and they’re not all feasible). I took my first diagnostic Oct 7 (2 months+ ago) and got a 152, and my most recent one was 163. I’m scheduled to take the January exam and don’t want to push it any later. Assuming I can score in the ~165 range with high intensity study for the next few weeks, I’m trying to make critical decisions regarding admissions.
Now, in terms of my question, would it be possible or is anyone familiar with the case of appealing rejection letters with a higher LSAT?
And I’m asking that because I would like to continue studying and take it again in April.
I think that my sorts are relatively strong, but my LSAT score estimate barely allows for admissions to T14, which is ultimately my goal.

More info of my sorts: medal of excellence in military (distinguished award in country’s military), years of work in peace activism, learned 2 languages (one of which is Arabic), Gilman language scholarship, diverse ethnic/religous background.


Really appreciate your help and time

[Luke Haqq]

Hi tamtam100!

If you don't already have a school list, that could be a good place to start. Creating a spreadsheet can be a helpful way to track which schools you're applying to as well as other data points you might want to collect, like their median GPA and LSAT, their ranking, and their requirements for recommendation letters, among other things. Once you know what schools you're applying to, you could then create one or two a columns for each that have the website for each school and the email address they provide for contacting them. It may be the case that you'll find an answer to this on a school's website, such as an admissions FAQ page. If not, you can always email them directly (it'd likely be the admissions office) to ask. So the short answer is, the best bet is to contact the schools you're considering attending (or just ones who have sent rejection letters) and ask them your question.