<p>I haven't done a lot of prep for the LSAT yet but I'd like to apply in the fall so I probably need to take the October 4 test. Will I be sufficiently prepared if I study now for the LSAT independently (on my own)? I'm also taking 4 courses. Should I register for the October test if I start studying now?</p>
<p>Considering the test is in about 3 weeks you have to:</p>
<p>register for the test $127</p>
<p>you have until 9/12 for late registration (pay late registration fee)$64</p>
<p>hope that you can get a location</p>
<p>if not be placed on the waitlist for a location</p>
<p>lsdas fee $ 127</p>
<p>Since you haven’t prepared, I would suggest taking it next year after you have had sufficient time to prep and apply next year. </p>
<p>Even though there is a test in december, by the time you get your scores back and your application goes complete at some schools, while you are ahead of the deadline you could be late in the cycle.</p>
<p>I’ve been prepping since July for the October test, so I’m going to say that starting now is a bad idea. Take an old exam under timed conditions if you want to make sure.</p>
<p>Yeah, even I don’t think this is enough time for most people. If you were talking October 31st or something, I’d tell you to go for it.</p>
<p>With that said, though, I agree with post #2 that it’s not wise to take it any later than that and still apply this cycle.</p>
<p>I agree with the previous advice to take a practice LSAT. You can download one at the [LSAC.org</a> Homepage](<a href=“http://www.lsac.org%5DLSAC.org”>http://www.lsac.org) site. (It would be even better to take several practice exams and average the scores.) Drop 2-3 points, as many people do worse in real exam conditions. Is the resulting score good enough to get into the law schools you are aiming for? If not, wait until next year to apply.</p>
<p>I would like to go to LS next year, especially since I’ve already gotten professors to write letters of recommendations and I don’t want them to have written them for nothing. I’m thinking of postponing the LSAT until December because I took a practice test without much prior prep and scored in low 140s (I know it’s not great). I feel that if I study very hard I may raise my score at least to the 150s. The only issue with the Dec. test date is that it falls on a Saturday before my final exams week. I have currently a 3.66 GPA (and hope to increase it this semester). My number one choice is Loyola in Chicago. Other schools I’m applying to are Depaul, John Marshall, Chicago Kent, and Northern Illinois. So if I take the lsat in December will I still have a good chance? I’ve read that some schools would even accept the Feb test score. So I’m considering of taking the Feb test if I feel that I’m not that confident to take it in Dec (although I will try to shoot for the Dec date for the sake of getting the score in earlier).<br>
Anyway, I would like to know if I still have a good chance in getting in these schools if I take the December lsat or possibly the February one?</p>
<p>Your professors letters won’t be “for nothing” if you delay a year; they will just send them a year later. Some schools will ACCEPT the Feb. scores, but you will put yourself at a disadvantage (not huge, but noticeable) if you do that.</p>
<p>Additionally–check with someone, but I THINK you can submit your rec letters NOW to LSDAS and they will just remain on file to be submitted whenever you apply, even if it’s next year.</p>
<p>Lets just say I apply for LS this year and take the LSAT either in Dec. or Feb. And all the letters of recommendations, as well as the Personal Statement and resume have been submitted through LSAC. If I apply this year and then end up applying again next year, will the letters of recommendation remain online and can they be used again to apply the following year or will I have to ask professors to write new letters?</p>
<p>scholar- I am pretty positive that recommendations, transcripts and LSAT score’s are kept by LSAC and can be used at a later date. That is what my kid is doing. She obtained her recommendations from her professors during her senior year at college and has no intention of applying to law school until at least next year.<br>
Resumes and personal statements seem to be part of the law school application process and probably have to be submitted at time of application- so if you apply to a law school this year and then again a year later (with a higher LSAT score), my guess is that you need to resubmit the personal statement and an updated resume.
word of advice- don’t take the LSAT unless you are fully prepared. It’s not the type of test you want to take more than once.
better to be prepared- and get the highest score possible. If it means that you work one year (also looked favorably upon by many law schools) and get the higher score, that is preferable (IMO) than rushing to study and not scoring as well as you can.</p>
<p>Can’t the professors just save a copy of the letter in case it has to be sent out again? It’s better to have a hard copy in case there’s a problem, and they might forget things about you if it’s a year later, so a new letter could be worse.</p>
<p>law schools won’t accept your copy of a recommendation and don’t expect a professor to save recommendations and send them in a few years later. What if they die- have a fire or just plain forget where they filed your recommendation??.
That is why my kid asked for recommendations while she was still a student and when her professors knew her best. She had those recommendations sent to LSAC so she could use them later down the road.</p>