Targeting Law Schools with Your LSAT Score

4 Responses to Targeting Law Schools with Your LSAT Score

1. Guy says:

   July 7, 2009 at 6:25 am

   Jodi,

   This was very helpful. There is another website where you can punch in your GPA and LSAT, don’t know if is very valid or current as far as numbers go.

   Anyway thanks for sharing those tips on LSAC website. It can be quite frustrating to use their website at times.

   All the best,

   Guy

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2. JT says:

   July 7, 2009 at 3:19 pm

   Hi Guy,
   I’m glad you found the video helpful. I’m not sure to what website you’re referring, but LSAC is probably the most reputable source for this kind of information, besides the schools themselves. Which reminds me that if you’re having trouble figuring out the exact % on the LSAC page because the graph can be a bit ambiguous, you can always go to the LSAC page for the specific law school. Those pages will give you the 25th, 75th, and sometimes median LSAT score and GPA for the school, as well as facts regarding how many students applied, how many were admitted, if there is a part-time program, etc.
   Good luck!
   Jodi

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3. Jennifer says:

   October 20, 2009 at 11:09 pm

   Hi Jodi,

   Thanks for the helpful video. Can you tell me about how many schools to apply to in each of the 3 categories (safety, target, reach)?

   Thanks,
   Jennifer

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4. JT says:

   October 21, 2009 at 2:25 pm

   Hi Jennifer,
   The amount of schools to which you should apply is going to vary by person depending on factors such as geographic constraints, where you want to practice, etc.

   These specific factors aside, you want to give yourself a big enough swath so that on one hand you’ve covered your bases with safety schools (and so have the option to attend a law school no matter what) and on the other hand have satisfied your desire for schools that are long shots. (All while maximizing your target schools of course).

   As a general rule of thumb, 1:3:1 is a good ratio. So if you’re applying to 10 schools, you would have 2 safety, 6 target, and 2 reach. I wouldn’t go beyond 3 safety schools, however as you probably don’t need more and you probably want to top out on reach schools around 5. And always make sure that you only apply to schools you would attend, otherwise you’re just wasting the application fee.

   Hope this helps!
   Best,
   Jodi

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