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Yup! As a splitter with good work experience and essays, why not.
U of T grad. I think a 170+ LSAT would be enough to get your foot in the door there, with a good story to tell. I'd say just own the GPA and don't try to rationalize/explain it. Has multiple friends who were in the 3-3.3 GPA range in undergrad who absolutely killed.the LSAT.
For context I got a score somewhere between 165-169 (can't remember exactly)
I mostly used past LSAT exams (can't remember what books I used). I think how you approach studying is more important than what books you use.
My advice: Start by writing an LSAT under test conditions with 0 prep. That's your "diagnostic". Figure out what your score is, and how many wrong answers you had in each section (-4 in RC, -7 In LG, etc.). Then look up detailed explanations for each question you got wrong online (there's a YouTube channel that does a great job for logic games). I'd keep writing 1-2 practice exams under test conditions per week, while spending the rest of the week focusing on individual sections and question types which are your weakest.
And agree with the above comment - getting over 170 is hard as hell. It depends on a lot of things outside your control, and folks tend to score worse on test day than they do in prep. And frankly, I don't think the LSAT is the kind of thing you can just throw more hours at and expect to keep improving. There are diminishing returns after a certain point for most people. Not to discourage you, but going into prep with the mindset of "I need to get X score to get into Y school" will not help you, and if anything will just add unnecessary stress. Not getting into U of T or Osgoode isn't a death sentence for your life/career. Had a friend who was deciding between U of T and Dal, and I actually advised her to go to Dal because of her interests and what she wanted to do. She was an SCC clerk and just finished her first trial as a crown a few days ago. Not the worst thing to go somewhere else.
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LSAT (at least in US) is weighted much more heavily than GPA…and for good reason. I think you’ll be competitive and you’ll have solid work experience which few in law school have. Good luck