[blindlaw] LSAT problem

Dennis Clark dennis at dgclark.net
Thu Dec 4 00:29:47 UTC 2014


Hello Aimee,
I'm writing to you off list. Your situation is quite typical when working with the LSAC. I realize you didn't ask for law school advice, but here goes. As you undoubtedly know, getting into a good law school is difficult, and getting into a great law school is extremely difficult. For this reason, your law school application needs to be as perfect as is humanly possible, and this means that your LSAT score needs to be as high as you are capable of scoring. Obviously you can take the test a second time to improve an unfortunate score, but the people who get into the best law schools get it right the first time. I can also tell you, that you must go to the highest ranked law school to which you are admitted. Its very strange in a way, but in the legal profession, where one went to law school continues to remain important throughout one's career. I always look up where opposing counsel went to law school, just to get a feel for who I am going to be dealing with, and rarely has this given me a wrong steer. This does not mean that a great lawyer cannot come from a lower ranked school, but if they went to a top five school, I know that I'm going to have to be at the top of my game all the time. For this reason, its important that you not shoot yourself in the foot by taking the LSAT before you are fully prepared, or until the LSAC has given you everything you need to deliver a score which represents your true ability, and not an unlevel playing field. I know this is a hard decision, because you have been preparing and gearing up to take the LSAT now, and get it behind you, but you will not be able to put a low score behind you. As I mentioned in my last email, I can't help you legally since I'm not licensed in Pennsylvania, but I am happy to provide advice in your journey to go through law school. I look forward to hearing from you if there is anything I can do to help. 
All the best,
Dennis



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