<p>i am going to be a junior at UCLA bus econ program. I definitely want to do law school after and have started studying for LSATs. </p>
<li><p>Is it true that you can take LSAT 3 times in 2 years? </p></li>
<li><p>Is there a point for me taking the LSAT this fall once to try it out if i am scoring 165ish on practice tests average or should i study more and take it senior yr?</p></li>
<li><p>Can someone explain to me how the T1…T2…etc works and which schools fall in which category.</p></li>
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<p>Thanks!</p>
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<li><p>I don't know if there's a specific time frame within which you are or aren't allowed to take the LSAT. As far as I know, you can take the LSAT as many times as you want. However...</p></li>
<li><p>Never, EVER take the LSAT "just to see where you are". Most law schools average multiple LSAT scores, which will ultimately work to your detriment if you're not fully prepared the first time around. My suggestion to you is to spend as much time as necessary until you are consistently achieving practice LSAT scores in a range you find comfortable. The amount of time necessary will obviously depend both on your natural ability and what you're shooting for. But never ever take an official LSAT as a "practice run".</p></li>
<li><p>Most people divide the 100+ law schools in the U.S. according to "tiers", and membership in any given tier is typically dependent on factors such as employment statistics, lay prestige, endowment, etc. People like to talk about the T14, which stands for the top fourteen law schools in the country. These are all law schools which have at one point or another in history been within the top 10 rankings. The schools, in order according to this year's U.S. News rankings:</p></li>
<li><p>Yale</p></li>
<li><p>Harvard (tied)</p></li>
<li><p>Stanford (tied)</p></li>
<li><p>Columbia</p></li>
<li><p>NYU</p></li>
<li><p>UC Berkeley</p></li>
<li><p>UChicago (tied)</p></li>
<li><p>UPenn (tied)</p></li>
<li><p>Northwestern (tied)</p></li>
<li><p>UMichigan (tied)</p></li>
<li><p>UVA (tied)</p></li>
<li><p>Cornell</p></li>
<li><p>Duke</p></li>
<li><p>Georgetown</p></li>
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<p>The important thing to note about these schools is that these are typically the schools that have the most national purchase. In other words, graduating from these schools would give one the best shot at having a portable degree, allowing you to practice in a geographical location and legal sector of your choice. Outside the T14, one's options begin to diminish rather drastically.</p>