<p>Just got my very disappointing LSAT score: a 167. That's about 4-5 points lower than what I've been getting on practice tests. </p>
<p>I'm going to continue studying this summer and retake in September. </p>
<p>But as of now, with that score and a 3.80 GPA from Columbia, where can I realistically get into?</p>
<p>um, I wouldn't be too disappointed if I were you--it's a solid LSAT score, better than more than 90% of people who took the exam. Most people seem to score lower on the actual test than on the practice exam. You may find that your score stays the same or even goes lower if you re-take (when you're missing as few questions as you are, it's hard to improve).</p>
<p>were you to apply to the top 15-20 law schools, you'd very likely get into some (but not all, and probably not the most competitive ones). of course, your recommendations, essay, background (racial, grad degrees, work experience, etc) can be significant plus or minuses as well.</p>
<p>Realistically, you are competitive for much of the T14 (and everything below), especially if you apply early and make sure that your soft factors (essay, recs, ECs) are strong. I scored similarly to you on practice exams, lower on the real one (but higher GPA), and am going to a top 10 school (and I applied very late, which was a mistake).</p>
<p>Your score should not be "very disappointing," no matter what you were expecting. You did an excellent job and will be fine. You're a near shoe-in for the vast, vast majority of law schools in the country, and are competitive at nearly every single one (assuming no glaring weaknesses in the rest of your application).</p>
<p>Assuming the other facets of my application are average, can I count on getting into at least a couple T14 schools?</p>
<p>Problably not into HYS, Columbia or NYU, your numbers are ok for Cornell, etc. Besides, you are an Ivy student and that is more than average for sure.</p>