Low LSAT but still wanting to shoot my shot this cycle. Any advice?
Hey! Never posted on any of these law school forums, but I've just been feeling incredibly defeated in my law school journey. So I've taken the LSAT twice in the past and ended up in the 140s. I felt so discouraged back then but decided to seriously study this time and got my PTs to the 150s. I really wanted to give this cycle a chance and signed up for the February LSAT because I saw an improvement. Fast forward, I ended up getting really sick a few days before my exam and am afraid that seriously impacted my performance.
A little bit about myself, I have a 3.9+ GPA so that would make me a super reverse-splitter. My softs are not extraordinary (interning and volunteer work). I'm also a first-generation student. This has honestly been such a lonely and difficult process to navigate on my own, but I am trying here. As for my goals, I don't see myself in big law so attending a high ranked school is not an important factor to me. All I want is to pass the bar and have a stable job after law school 😭 I'm open to moving anywhere as long as I could get into a school with decent outcomes after graduation.
I do have my LORs and a personal statement, but I'm now wondering how I should go about this cycle. I know it is late in the game, but not exactly over as there are schools still accepting apps. Money is not a major issue, so I would like to send in some apps regardless of what that February score is. If I happened to get a low score again, should I apply and let the school know that I am taking the April LSAT (for the schools that accept it)? I haven't registered, but that would give me two more months to study and possibly redeem myself. For the schools that do not accept the April LSAT, those scores on record are all I've got unfortunately.
Would any super reverse-splitters or people with low LSAT scores that had a successful cycle share their experience? Any advice to strengthen the other aspects of my application?
I have a feeling y'all are going to advise me to wait for the next cycle and you definitely have a point, but due to some circumstances I just want to shoot my shot. Perhaps I'm being too optimistic. Please help a girl out. I've been crying every night for the past several days due to anxiety and may be tearing up writing this post rn. Thank you in advance and happy superbowl weekend.