<p>im a junior college student right now and getting ready to take the test that will determine my standing for law schools application.. having said that, do i really have to get a score of, say 1700 out of 1800, to get into awesome schools such as stanford or columbia or cornell or NYU? this really is pressuring the hell out of me. and another thing, is history a good major for future law school students? yikes.</p>
<p>Yeah you should get an LSAT Score of 170/180 for those top schools I think. I've always read that history is a fine major for future law school students.</p>
<p>hey um.. is the lsat THAT hard?</p>
<p>You should probably start taking some old LSATs and maybe even a prep-class in order to see where you stand.</p>
<p>sounds good.. where can i get an old LSAT test? and um, are the self- help books about how to get a good score in the LSAT useful?</p>
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<p>Keep in mind that the top three -- Yale, Harvard, and Stanford -- are distinctly more difficult to get into, so while a 170 may put you in the median range, a 172+ will make you a salient applicant. </p>
<p>The general principle is that you should aim for a 180. You cannot go wrong with that attitude. Never accept anything less in practice. </p>
<p>Of course, the above general principle is what I live by, it is not authoritative or definitive.</p>
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<p>this really is pressuring the hell out of me.</p>
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<p>The only way to reduce the LSAT pressure is to get an extremely high GPA from an excellent school. If you have a 3.95 from Princeton, that will get you more LSAT slack. What's your GPA at the moment?</p>
<p>i have a 3.96 right now. that good enough?</p>
<p>Unless you are going to Southeast Nowhere State, a 170 will just about guarantee you top-6 acceptances with that GPA. HYS possible, CCN extremely likely.</p>
<p>from what i heard, the logic/reasoning part of the tests is draining! oh man.. what happens if i bomb my lsat's? sorry for sharing my negative vibe.. hehe and another thing, um.. when you apply for a law school, do they consider the university you attended as a factor for determining their acceptance decision?</p>
<p>Just to clarify things - knix, you said you are a "junior college student". Does that mean a junior in college with a 3.96, or a student with a 3.96 who attends a junior college ?</p>
<p>The university you attended is a factor, but a much smaller factor than either GPA or LSAT. In other words, given a constant LSAT of 170, a Nowhere State 3.8 is much better than a Princeton 3.5, but 3.7's from Princeton and Nowhere State are not treated equally.</p>
<p>HAYDEN..im a student attending a junior college. sorry about that.. my bad, got you all confused.</p>
<p>also, i already have 1 withdrawn class. is that gonna hurt my chances?</p>
<p>Why on earth are you taking the LSAT now if you are in a junior college? Wait!!! Even if you want to go straight to law school, the earliest you should take it is after your junior year is completed. You can download a sample LSAT on the <a href="http://www.lsac.org%5B/url%5D">www.lsac.org</a>. site if you just want to see what it's like. You can also buy a book of real LSATs and I recommend you do so. </p>
<p>One thing to keep in mind---most law schools do NOT just look at your highest LSAT. They average them. So, take the LSAT without being well prepared for it and you've hurt your chances a LOT.</p>
<p>jonri: yup, i do understand that its too early yet to be thinking about the LSAT's.. but my dad, who has gone through the process, said he started preparing for the LSAT's as early as his second year in a junior college, and he got a good grade on it.. so, um.. you think its justifiable to worry about the LSAT's this early? i dont want to feel sorry later on in life so i guess i'll take the early step of worying about the LSAT's..</p>