figuring out appropriate schools without LSATs

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<p>Hi, I'm a college soph. interested in law school. I'm a poli sci/econ major, and I've been holding pretty steady at a 3.5 gpa. Since I won't be taking the LSAT for a while, how can I judge which law schools I would have a chance of getting into (so I can start doing research) without the score?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>You can't. The LSAT is a big determinite factor in going to LS. You can have a 4.0 and with a 145 LSAT you're probably not going anywhere.</p>

<p>Having said that, play around with the law school calculator on LSAC.ORG (Do a Google Search for it). You can type in what your GPA is and just play around with various LSAT scores to see what your chances are of getting into a school</p>

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<p>A 4.0 gpa and a 145 lsat? You can get somewhere.</p>

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<p>Econ,</p>

<p>If you are really anxious to get into the material part of your law school search, I’d recommend you begin by purchasing a Kaplan (or similar) LSAT book, and spending a couple of days getting acclimated to the test. Once you’re comfortable with the general format, I’d suggest you take one of the practice exams, trying your best to simulate real LSAT testing conditions (15-minute break, exact timing, filling in the bubbles, etc.) All of these books have a key for calculating your LSAT score, and this result should be fairly indicative of which stratum your actual score will fall into. Clearly, you can improve your score with practice, but this preliminary LSAT score should give you some clue about what schools you have shots at, and consequently which schools you should research further.</p>

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<p>good idea, thanks a lot :)</p>