<p>I go to a public state university double major. I'm interested in going to a prestigous university, not the Ivies, but a reasonably good school. I have a 3.4, figure I can get it up to atleast a 3.6+. Interested in corporate law. Would like to go to a school like WUSTL, somewhere along those lines. Maybe Top 15-30 somewhere in that range. If I could stay in the midwest that would be great, but I'd be willing to move. When should I start preparing to take the LSAT, and what should I reach for to get into atleast a top 30 college.</p>
<p>I thinking of schools like Indiana University, Emory, Notre Dame, WUSTL, University of Minnesota, and Vanderbilt. Schools of that ilk. What kind of LSAT will I need?</p>
<p>Probably about a 167. But you should "reach for" a 180.</p>
<p>Why rule out the top 14? I think it is good to have ambition.</p>
<p>I'll never get a 170 on the LSAT let alone a 180. I'd think I'm capable of obtaining around a 165. When I took the LSAT practice test in high school I was scoring in the low 150's so 165 would be a definte reach.</p>
<p>An upward curve looks nice to grad programs and professional schools, but you really need to pull it together.</p>
<p>You took a practice LSAT in high school! That's a long time ago, and how much did you study for it? Maybe you aren't giving yourself enough credit. If you prepare well, you could probably do better than you think. </p>
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<p>Many schools in the "top 14" aren't in the Ivy League, some higher than most Ivies (Stanford, Chicago).</p>
<p>Yea, I'm sure I could do better but not 20 points better.</p>