Is my GPA and Predicted LSAT enough

[potentialapli1]

Hi!
I'm looking to applying to Law school this fall. I am scheduled to take the LSAT this October. When I can focus my projected LSAT score is 152. My current GPA is 3.56. I just realized that the November LSAT deadline has passed. The school I want to apply to has an average GPA of 3.55 and an average LSAT score of 159. The 25% is 155 and the 75% is 161. They have 2136 applicants Last year and only accepted 261. My question is 1 is there anything I can do in a week to bring my LSAT score up? 2 Should I wait till next year to apply and retake the LSAT in January? I am a single mom and ideally, this is the best time for me to apply. I'm extremely nervous because I never took the SAT or ACT, I only completed 3 years of high school, and if I get distracted I struggle to do well on tests. While I know the teachers who are writing my letters of recommendation are going to going to give supportive letters, I'm becoming increasingly nervous that I will be unable to get in due to my lower than average test scores. Final question, does it look bad if I apply this year, don't make it, then reapply next year?

[momgoingbacktoschool]

Hi!
I'm looking to applying to Law school this fall. I am scheduled to take the LSAT this October. When I can focus my projected LSAT score is 152. My current GPA is 3.56. I just realized that the November LSAT deadline has passed. The school I want to apply to has an average GPA of 3.55 and an average LSAT score of 159. The 25% is 155 and the 75% is 161. They have 2136 applicants Last year and only accepted 261. My question is 1 is there anything I can do in a week to bring my LSAT score up? 2 Should I wait till next year to apply and retake the LSAT in January? I am a single mom and ideally, this is the best time for me to apply. I'm extremely nervous because I never took the SAT or ACT, I only completed 3 years of high school, and if I get distracted I struggle to do well on tests. While I know the teachers who are writing my letters of recommendation are going to going to give supportive letters, I'm becoming increasingly nervous that I will be unable to get in due to my lower than average test scores. Final question, does it look bad if I apply this year, don't make it, then reapply next year?

Hi! Fellow mom here. Kudos to us for studying with kids... it hasn't been easy! I read somewhere that a good rule of thumb is if you are at least above one bench mark (LSAT or GPA) then you maybe have a shot of getting in with everything else that you're submitting. If you are above both their LSAT and GPA benchmarks then you have a pretty good shot. If you are below both LSAT and GPA benchmarks then most likely you won't be accepted. Of course these are all predictions and not guarantees. Their LSAT and GPA benchmarks dictate their rankings and of course, they don't want those numbers to go down since every school wants to go up in the rankings.

Your GPA is above your target school's median GPA so you're in a better position then you would be if it was below. I would apply this year if I could and if you don't get in, apply again next year if this is the only school you want/can go to. Still, you might get waitlisted and in that case you would want to take the January LSAT and submit that new (and better!) score and hope to get in this year still. In the former case, I don't think it looks bad to apply again next year because that just shows how badly you want to go to that school. If anything, it may help your case for next year. You could also consider going to a different school for your 1L year and then transferring to your ideal school for the next years. Just make sure that you get the best grades possible during your first year to increase your chances of being accepted as a transfer. This may be what I end up doing considering how well or not well I do this weekend. Good luck to us moms! We got this!

[Frank Peter]

Hi Potential,

I think it would be worth it for you to take the test and apply. Your GPA is where it needs to be, and your LSAT isn't that far off.
If your score ends up being a little low for this round, I don't think it would be viewed negatively if you reapplied next year, especially if you are able to reapply with a stronger LSAT score. Best of luck!