I joined a free LSAT group I found on this sub and the group guy running it asked me about my goal scores and application cycle. I told him I’m taking the LSAT in November, probably going to register for January in case my score is below a 165 to apply for this current cycle. He told me that taking the LSAT in November is already pushing it and January is way too late.

This I didn’t know, and it has me questioning my whole plan. I graduated from college May 2024, and my studying was delayed due to a death in the family so I’m considering taking the extra time. I also have a full time job in politics in during legislative session in January-April, but I haven’t found any jobs using my degree and I’ve been working from home as a digital assistant/project manager for a startup. Just wondering if this will reflect negatively on me. If there’s no downside to taking another year then I figure I might as well if my LSAT score goes up and I can save some money. Thanks to everyone on this sub for the advice!