Whether or not you decide to retake the test depends upon your goals. What sort of law school do you want to attend?

Its very unlikely you’d get admitted to one of the top ranked schools with a 2.77 GPA and a 152 LSAT score. However, who cares if you weren’t planning on attending one of those schools anyhow? lol

Your best bet is to look at the average admissions profiles of the schools you’d like to attend – if your stats compare favorably with the average admission stats, then I wouldn’t worry too much about it.

One caveat – even with your low GPA, a great LSAT score could get you some scholarship money. If you think that you could dramatically improve your LSAT score, that might be something to take into consideration. My GPA was near yours, but I scored a 172…had full ride scholarship offers from several schools, and also was admitted at 3 Top 20 law schools. The LSAT can open doors for you…but, also keep in mind that the schools will still see your 152 score.

I’d lean towards telling you not to retake it UNLESS you have good reason to believe that you can make a dramatic improvement. (Do you normally score right in the middle on standardized tests anyhow? Or are you generally a high standardized test scorer, and this average score was just a fluke? Is there anything you can do differently to prepare this time?) Be realistic, of course – a person is not likely to score a 178 on the LSAT if they’ve never cracked the 70th percentile on a standardized test before. lol

Usually the advice is not to retake unless you think you can improve but I’d say that with a 152, prep hard and retake. Do diagnostics, sign up for a prep course and assume your mark will drop 1 – 4 points from practice to actual test. Give it as much time as it needs. Even a 155 would give you more options and the new ABA policy means most schools would only look at the highest score.

4th tier law schools tend to have a harsh curve to improve bar passage rate. This means that they don’t want people to fail the bar and bring down their US News Ranking so they allow people in but then fail them out after their first year (cheque has cleared). They are also insanely competitive by reputation as only the top students are in line for jobs. Cooley is known for flunking out a LOT of its first year on its curve – do some research before investing money.

RE:
How does a 152 LSAT score really look? good/bad?
I was upset that I recieved a 152 on my LSAT (53rd percentile) until I was trolling around here on answers and see everyone with 140's. But then I see others with 160's…

So am I just average, or is 152 sort of on the low end of average and maybe I should retake it (and study more…