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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First, law schools start taking applications in the fall but you can supplement your test scores and application usually through the spring if you happen to take the LSAT in Dec or Feb and get a higher score.  I graduated from law school two years ago and I applied my senior year of college and then actually took two years off in between and it was the best decision.  Applying to law school is literally a full time job if you do it right and put in the right amount of time like you should in to picking your schools, studying for the LSAT and your applications.  My LSAT score went up 15 points from when I took it as a college senior vs when I had actual time to study and take it during my gap year.  Also, I worked at a law firm during those gap years and it put me so much ahead of most of my class when it came time to apply for jobs 1L year because I had actual legal work experience vs some of my classmates who went straight through from high school to college to law school and had never really worked anything than an after school or summer job like babysitting or lifeguarding.  And, once you start law school, it's very hard to get a break from school, work, internships even after you graduate so I treasure those two in between years when I worked as easy job and actual got to enjoy living in the city.[/quote]

* was supposed to say took two years off in between before applying again and finally going.  Final note- the caliber of law schools I got accepted into from when I applied in college vs. when I applied after the gap years- whether due to higher test scores, more time devoted to application, or work experience went significantly up.  In college the best school I got into was one ranked #150 and I ended up attending a top 20 school.[/quote]

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