LSAT Results, GPA and Law School Options
Computed my results for the second LSAT practice test, went 78 for 100, which translated into a score of 164. A little fishing around the web indicates that a 164 is around the 90th percentile, or top 10%, but it feels pretty shabby. I did finish the last section in under 30 minutes this time, with 25 minutes being the time limit, but had the same disagreements as usual with the official answer guide in "The Next 10, Actual Official LSAT PrepTests(TM). I have particular trouble with the question of the type "based on the above, which of the following statements do they (dis)agree the most about?"
In all fairness, I can see where this would be a critical for a lawyer engaged in negotiations. If you can figure out the primary points of contention and agreement, you're going to waste a lot of time going about in circles. That said, I simply don't agree with the LSAT answers in some of these cases, even if I choose the result they declare correct through luck or empathy.
Armed with the LSAT score, I popped into the most popular site Googled turned up for what to do with it. What immediately became apparent is that my LSAT results are out of sync with my GPA, which I believe was around a 2.9 as an undergraduate in Electrical Engineering, and maybe a 3.2 in graduate school. I don't really recall because I'm old now, but I'm pretty sure you had to maintain at least a 3.0 in grad school or they kicked you out, which often happened. Obviously, this was in the days before grade inflation. Reminds me of the troubleshooting chart I drew up for student problems a few months ago.
If law schools really do base admissions on an undergraduate or graduate record from 20 years ago, I may as well punt now, because my GPA isn't going to allow me into any interesting schools. While it strikes me as kind of silly, I can't say it's unfair, I didn't give a damn about grades when I was young and I give even less of a damn now. Finding out just how much my options for a law school have been limited by my youthful academic crimes will probably have to wait until I have LSAT results in hand, which if good enough, would at least be a conversation opener.
In the meantime, I'm going to put more time into looking for a house in New Hampshire before Massachusetts passes legislation making it illegal for long time residents to leave the state:-)
In all fairness, I can see where this would be a critical for a lawyer engaged in negotiations. If you can figure out the primary points of contention and agreement, you're going to waste a lot of time going about in circles. That said, I simply don't agree with the LSAT answers in some of these cases, even if I choose the result they declare correct through luck or empathy.
Armed with the LSAT score, I popped into the most popular site Googled turned up for what to do with it. What immediately became apparent is that my LSAT results are out of sync with my GPA, which I believe was around a 2.9 as an undergraduate in Electrical Engineering, and maybe a 3.2 in graduate school. I don't really recall because I'm old now, but I'm pretty sure you had to maintain at least a 3.0 in grad school or they kicked you out, which often happened. Obviously, this was in the days before grade inflation. Reminds me of the troubleshooting chart I drew up for student problems a few months ago.
If law schools really do base admissions on an undergraduate or graduate record from 20 years ago, I may as well punt now, because my GPA isn't going to allow me into any interesting schools. While it strikes me as kind of silly, I can't say it's unfair, I didn't give a damn about grades when I was young and I give even less of a damn now. Finding out just how much my options for a law school have been limited by my youthful academic crimes will probably have to wait until I have LSAT results in hand, which if good enough, would at least be a conversation opener.
In the meantime, I'm going to put more time into looking for a house in New Hampshire before Massachusetts passes legislation making it illegal for long time residents to leave the state:-)
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