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<p>@juillet, Just spending more TIME on studying doesn’t necessarily give you a better chance at increasing your score. It’s how you spend your time studying. If someone is serious about doing well on the LSAT, several months of dedicated studying specifically for the LSAT is probably better than studying on and off while trying to balance your schoolwork and ec’s.</p>
<p>And yes, you can run out of materials if you study too early:
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<p>I agree with you completely on what you say about majors, though.</p>
<p>I didn’t say that you <em>couldn’t</em> run out of materials. What I said was that the OP isn’t going to run out of materials. And I will amend that to “I can’t say with 100 percent certainty that he isn’t going to, but it’s very unlikely and I would be willing to bet my next paycheck that he’s not going to run out of LSAT materials.”</p>
<p>I also didn’t say that spending more time increases it - I’m a statistical analyst and I’ve taught test prep, I’m familiar with how score increases work from both a practical standpoint and a statistical one (standardized testing is one of my interests). I said that he’s more likely to improve his score if he spends more time on it. But there are definitely diminishing returns for that, and 3 years prior is definitely beyond that point.</p>
<p>Let me also clarify myself. I don’t think he SHOULD begin studying 3 years in advance. That’s far too early. I don’t think anyone should start more than a year out from when they plan to take the test, and only the weakest test takers should even start that early - I think an ideal time is 3-6 months before testing. All I was saying is that if he’s deadset on starting now, then it can’t hurt him if he studies effectively AND doesn’t use LSAT studying as a distraction from taking classes and doing other things that will help. But I don’t think that he <em>will</em> study effectively 3 years out, because I agree with you - dedicated studying time is far more effective than this on-off thing that one would do with 3 years of time.</p>
<p>Ok that makes sense. I also never said that studying earlier would necessarily hurt the OP, but that it most likely won’t help him. I agree with you that if he studies <em>effectively</em> now, then sure, it could help, but it is certainly not necessary.</p>
<p>Hate to be such a downer, but unless you’re 100% passionate about law and actually become a lawyer, there’s no reason to go to law school. Law school is a professional school; you don’t go just because it sounds interesting. Plus the job market is awful, most non-liberal arts undergrad degrees are better than a JD in terms of job prospects.</p>
<p>There’s a bunch of statistics out there, but close to 50% of all law school grads don’t have a law job a year after graduation. And most of the ones that do have law jobs end up working low-paid jobs that barely covers their student loan payments. The ones that get into Big Law work 80 hours a week for $200k+ salary, but there’s a lot of turnover and most of them get fired after a few years. If you’re after a stable, high-paying job you will not find it in law. The only reason to go is if you truly like law, and are confident that you can get in the top percentiles of the class at a top law school.</p>
<p>^^ It’s alright. I know it’s not pretty out there for a lot of jobs, but law was just something that sparked my interest as a potential job. I can’t imagine not doing well in school if I major in something I like/relatively easy, since law school doesn’t require a specific major. I’ve just been really stressed lately in regards to college as a whole. As of now, I’m not really passionate about anything, yet I need/want to make money because I can’t really imagine myself not living the way I’ve grown up, and the way I want to live. Problem with that is that the jobs that are very lucrative (medicine, finance, etc), don’t play too nice with my strengths/weaknesses which is math in general. So then I have to sit and think what jobs can I be good at, that will leave me with money. That’s when law popped in as a possibility. </p>
<p>Thankfully I have 4 more years of college, and hopefully should I decide to pursue law, the market improves. But for now, this situation as a whole can be quite stressing.</p>