I just took the practice LSAT today and got a 149 with no practice or anything. I'm going to shell out the 1500 bucks to take the practice course which says they will let me retake the course if I don't get a minimum 10 point boost. That would stick me at the 157-162 range I'd guess if what they're saying is true. It encourages me a bit just because I'd at least have a shot to go somewhere besides a clown college.
Still not good enough to get me out of the state though without paying an arm and a leg so I'm a bit cautious about the whole thing. IF I do in fact get in that ball park range I could go somewhere like Louisville or UK (maybe) where I'll pay a pretty reasonable 14-15k a year. I can definitely handle that financially but I really was not looking forward to living in KY my whole life and looks like that's what will happen if I go there. I could possibly go out of state but even if I eek that out I'd get to pay a hefty 33-45k a year. Damn man I could buy a friggin house with that kind of scratch and the law schools arn't even that much better than UK, some are rated worse. I just don't see myself doing something like that.
Anyhow, that's all conjecture because for all I know that practice test was a fluke and I'll bomb the LSAT. I feel like it's at least a test for me though, got a kingly 800 on the GRE due to a 260 math score. But seems to me this law school business can get out of hand. For example Santa Clara University has a cool Intellectual Property program/International law program, is in California, and values a high gpa over a LSAT score. If I was more reckless I'd say thumbs up. 44,500 k tuition, average 12 k room and board, 7,500 k living expenses. No way, I think I'd rather be debt free and stuck in KY than paying off student loans until I'm 50 in California, plus something like only 68% pass the bar there! Crazy.