<p>Hey everyone --</p>
<p>I haven't posted to college confidential since my high school days, and you guys have always steered me correctly. </p>
<p>I'm going to take the LSAT in October. I'm currently a rising senior at Case Western Reserve with a 3.9 GPA in Philosophy (Honors), Cognitive Science, Pre-Law, with minors in Economics and possibly French (just have to finish 2 courses). I've been working hard up here, but only doing it because I like the classes!</p>
<p>What's a general deadline for most law schools? I'm worried that this is all sneaking up on me and I'm messing myself up. I recall being all prepared in junior year of high school for colleges; yet, here I am approaching senior year and not prepared in terms of deadlines.</p>
<p>Am I alright still? Will taking the LSAT this late be detrimental? Moreover, what is a good book to look into to practice -- I've done some samples and I am generally good but I want to dedicate my time to mastering this thing. I can't afford a course, so a couple book suggestions would be great.</p>
<p>Sorry to overload you all with questions, any guidance will be MUCH appreciated!</p>
<p>The earlier you can send in an app, the better. Rumors say that the important thing is to try to get it in by November, but I've never seen anything to substantiate that November is some kind of special deadline. Of course, high enough numbers will render this moot. Official deadlines are usually a couple months later. If you're signed up for an October date, then I think you'll be all right -- although of course earlier would have been even better. Just get the essays written and the LORs and transcript in the system so that you're ready to go immediately.</p>
<p>As for books, I don't think you want to follow my study style, so I'll let somebody else deal with this one.</p>
<p>Without knowing where you're practicing right now and what your goal score is, it's hard to say whether or not 7 weeks is enough to prepare. I'd say if your goal is an increase of 7-10 points or more, you should probably put off the test until December. Although it is true that applying earlier in the cycle is more advantageous, taking the test earlier just to get the apps in earlier, at the cost of your score potential, would be a mistake in the long-run. Of course, putting off the test will force you to apply in late December at the earliest, but if your numbers are strong enough, this will make little difference.</p>
<p>In terms of preparation, my suggestion is to buy PowerScore's Logical Reasoning and Logic Games Bibles, read through them very thoroughly, and practice, practice, practice (on as many prep tests as you can buy).</p>