I'm in a bit of a dilemma right now in deciding if I should apply to schools now or wait to retake the LSAT in January. I took it for the first time in November and got a 167. Now, I know that sounds great, but my GPA is below the 25 percentile for every school that I am looking at. Sometimes well below. I’m not delusional and looking at HLS or Yale, mostly top 20-50. My 167 is above the 75 percentile for almost all the schools I am looking at. My goal for November was above 170. Now, I know that it is always better to apply early, but I think I can break 170 in January. Do you think I should wait to retake, or will it not make too much of a difference and just apply now?

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  • Saturday, Dec 08 2018

    For some reason I didn’t take that part in. You are totally correct

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  • Saturday, Dec 08 2018

    @ctsoucalas903 said:

    @ctsoucalas903 can you elaborate?

    Once you've passed the 75th, I think the benefit of retaking is so minimal that it isn't worth delaying your application.

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  • Saturday, Dec 08 2018

    @ctsoucalas903 can you elaborate?

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  • Saturday, Dec 08 2018

    Apply now.

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