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JUNE is, for many, the optimum month to take the LSAT. Which JUNE? The JUNE that is fourteen or fifteen months before you plan to enter law school. In particular, for someone graduating college in four years and intending to attend law school just after graduation (in the Fall), the ideal time to take the LSAT is the JUNE at the end of the junior year.
JUNE LSAT. Possible Academic and Non-Academic Scheduling Conflicts. By early June, the Spring Semester is over and, unless you are attending the Summer Semester, there are no academic conflicts although a conflict with summer employment is possible. The June LSAT may conflict with Spring Quarter final exams.
JUNE LSAT Advantage. Taking the LSAT in June allows the applicant time to submit an early law school application; this may allow the applicant to befnefit at law schools that have rollling admission (with rolling admission, the admission process is done on an ongoing basis).
JUNE LSAT Advantage. If you have a problem with the June LSAT (for example, you were unable to take it as scheduled, you want to retake it, etc.), you can take or retake the LSAT in September/October and still possibly benefit from rolling admission.
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER LSAT
The SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER LSAT Academic Scheduling Conflicts. Fall semester and fall quarter are both in progress.
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER LSAT Disadvantage. The big downside of taking the LSAT in September/October is that the next LSAT testing date would be in December, too late for rolling admission.
DECEMBER LSAT
The December LSAT Academic Scheduling Conflicts. Occurs near at the end of the fall semester and fall quarter.
The December LSAT Disadvantage. The big downside of taking the LSAT in September/October is that a retake would be in December, too late for rolling admission.
FEBRUARY LSAT
The February LSAT Academic Scheduling Conflicts. Occurs during the spring semester and winter quarter.
The February LSAT Disadvantage. Too late for admission consideration at some law schools.
ALL TEST DATES are bad test dates if you are not prepared to obtain close to your potential. |
