Is Sept 2025 LSAT too late if I want to get my application in early for the 2026 cycle?

lsat202629lsat202629 Live Member
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Hi! I’m trying really hard to shoot for a 170+ above on the LSAT and I was planning on taking it this September with the intention to get in somewhere for the 2026-27 calendar year. I’m trying to understand the whole early application/rolling admissions thing for the T-14s, so I’m just wondering if taking the Sept LSAT would hurt my chances at all. Thanks!

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  • mtawamwpsmtawamwps Core Member
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    i don't think so , i think that's pretty standard. my understanding based on what my college pre law advisor told me is that submitting before mid/late november is considered early still.

  • anxious_panda77anxious_panda77 Core Member
    49 karma

    Ya, I am going to be taking the sep and oct tests, and the schools I am applying to all still consider that time range for early admission scholarships. Best of luck!

  • CBLawStudentCBLawStudent Live Member
    62 karma

    No, you should still be good!

  • l0bstah_roll207l0bstah_roll207 Core Member
    103 karma

    Well, as you'll probably be tired of hearing soon, the true answer is: "it depends."

    If you are able to hit your goal scores of 170+ by September, then you'll have plenty of time to apply this cycle. Check out the admissions lessons and the sample timeline for an idea on that. Depending on how your studies are going, you may want to start working on application materials like your personal statement as well.

    I once was in a similar boat as you, aiming for 170, just beginning my studies in the summer of 2023 (basically two years ago) hoping to apply that coming cycle as well. Well as much as I was putting in the work, my score was not nearing 170, really barely into the 160s so I decided to delay. I finally was able to reach 160 for the June 2024 test, but decided to delay again, and I'm waiting on my June 2025 score, but I was PTing around 168 with a high of 175 so I'm feeling pretty good this time and definitely going to apply this cycle. I might take the test one more time in Sep or Oct depending on my score I get back this Thursday.

    So like I said, it depends really on how your studies are going, whether you're approaching your goal score or not, and the flexibility of your timeline. Best of luck to you!

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