Holding off law school to retake

Sarah JaneSarah Jane Alum Member
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Hi all,

After much contemplation, I decided to hold off law school another year and reapply. My UGPA isn't great (~3.35) and my LSAT score definitely needs improvement. Scholarships are the priority, and understand that I'm aiming pretty high. Does anyone have any suggestions/advice about how to approach a retake? I never really finished the full course (skipped around), and I intend to finish it this time. I wanted some ideas on how to set a schedule for PTs/Drills. I plan to retake and reapply in September.

Any insight is appreciated :)

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  • catgonzalez1974catgonzalez1974 Member
    193 karma

    I'm doing the same thing, for the same reasons. I'm just plugging along. My PT scores are much higher then before my Dec. test, but I don't know. Sometimes, I just don't get a question's reasoning, and after a year of studying, I'm finally starting to grasp there are some things I just can't get.
    I'm doing 2 PT a week, and reviewing my tests and doing the drills for 3 days.
    It's been working ok for me. I go back and forth between 7Sage explanations and Manhattenprep. I did do the entire course though. I followed my syllabus timeline.
    I do well on Logic Games, and my Logic Reasoning has improved tremendously. I'm still having issues with Reading though for some reason. Something I thought I would be good at.

  • tringo335tringo335 Alum Member ⭐
    3679 karma

    Don't feel badly about pushing back. I too adjusted my date for a variety of reasons :) Definitely finish the curriculum first and then try to incorporate the tools below from this webinar post completion.

    https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/post-core-curriculum-study-strategies/

  • studyingandrestudyingstudyingandrestudying Core Member
    5254 karma

    Sounds like you're making a wise decision by retaking and reapplying.

  • westcoastbestcoastwestcoastbestcoast Alum Member
    3788 karma

    What is your diagnostic. What are you PT-ing right now and whats your score breakdown like

  • Sarah JaneSarah Jane Alum Member
    49 karma

    @catgonzalez1974 I, too, became unmotivated after I didn't hit my target score. RC is definitely a beast, and my weakest area. Wish you the best of luck! Thanks for your post.

  • Sarah JaneSarah Jane Alum Member
    49 karma

    @tringo335 I felt bad for quite some time, until I put into perspective of how much one year could cost me which would be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Once I saw that number, I knew I made the right choice :smiley: Thank you, I will definitely watch that once I finish the course!

  • Sarah JaneSarah Jane Alum Member
    49 karma

    Hi @westcoastbestcoast, my first ever diagnostic was a 140. I've been averaging in 149-150, and I know it's because I wasn't sticking to my study schedule or finishing the course. I intend to change those factors. My weakest area is definitely RC (average -12) and LR (-10). LG is usually -3, but I believe I can get -0 in games if I keep drilling and get the timing right.

  • gzaba003-1gzaba003-1 Alum Member
    3 karma

    Hi,

    i am doing the same thing, graduated last fall with a 3.4 gap and took the December lsat after taking a course with blueprint. i didn't do well at all and so i have decided to take this year to study and also i work so its extra challenging to get home and study. But if you keep in track you'll make it!

  • westcoastbestcoastwestcoastbestcoast Alum Member
    3788 karma

    @"Sarah Jane" said:
    Hi @westcoastbestcoast, my first ever diagnostic was a 140. I've been averaging in 149-150, and I know it's because I wasn't sticking to my study schedule or finishing the course. I intend to change those factors. My weakest area is definitely RC (average -12) and LR (-10). LG is usually -3, but I believe I can get -0 in games if I keep drilling and get the timing right.

    Hey my first exam after going through the LG Bible was 140, so I imagine my cold diagnostic to be in high 130s. I ended up with a 161 on the exam officially after taking quite a bit of time to prep ( 2 years). I would focus heavily on drilling problematic question types. Limit PTs to 1 or 2 a week. I also made it a habit of reading difficult material and also focusing on overall structure on RC to improve my score.

  • Sarah JaneSarah Jane Alum Member
    49 karma

    @westcoastbestcoast Wow, congrats! Thank you for your input, I think that is the best way to tackle my weakest section is to drill by sections and questions. Realistically, I could probably only do one PT a week since I work full-time. What kind of material were you reading if you don't mind me asking?

  • Sarah JaneSarah Jane Alum Member
    49 karma

    @gzaba003-1 I also took a course with Blueprint! I don't think it helped me much. Thank you for your positivity, and good luck on studying!!

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