<p>I'm 23 years old and I have a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice. My GPA is 3.27 and my first two tries with the LSAT were, for lack of a better word, horrible. At this point I am currently enrolled in a Masters Program in Criminal Justice. </p>
<p>My question is this. Should I devote all of my time and effort over the next 7 months to the LSAT or should I still practice for the LSAT while I do my Masters, so that I can improve my "stock" ?</p>
<p>I mean, you certainly shouldn't drop out of a master's program just to study full time. That's going to raise a ton of eyebrows.</p>
<p>well I havent started the program yet. I just got accepted and registration is this week.</p>
<p>I mean, you're going to be sending these schools a resume. If there's a 7 month gap in it, people are going to want to know what you spent that time doing.</p>
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<li><p>You should start and complete the Masters program unless a much better opportunity turns up. In any case, if you plan to work in any capacity in criminal law, that masters degree will be important.</p></li>
<li><p>As far as the LSAT is concerned, if you have taken it twice with little or no improvement, then the least you need is a different approach to preparing for it. Studying the same way over and over for 7 months might not help. You may need to take a certain review course, use a different book or hire a tutor who can point out what you need to do to improve your score. So whatever you do, don't plan on spending the next 7 months (or whatever) studying the same way as before.</p></li>
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<p>thank you for the feedback. I appreciate it. I am obviously going to take a different approach to it, definitely. Truth is, I am horrible at standardized test. SAT, ACT, LSAT all of them. Its a character defect I think. That doesnt make me an idiot, Im just not a standardized test taking Ace. Id just like to know if I should start the Masters as a way of improving my stock so when I apply to law school, it will have helped me. (the university I attend has a dual JD/MSCJ program).</p>