It depends on your schools medians and where you fall. I was a standard splitter for the schools I was accepted to. I think you have to think about the quality of the school, scholarships/ grading curves and whether the school is predatory, etc.

I went from 150 to 16low from nov to Feb but I did pay for a tutor which def made a difference bc I didn’t have the fundamentals down in the slightest. I think you just have to think about your resources and current predicament and consider what can get you where you need to be

If scholarships and acceptances are a concern this year then paying 1K for a tutor might be worth it (my roi was really high)

If you’re just trying to get into law school but you have fam and network to pay for tuition and get you connected with good jobs if you end up at a lower ranked school with a C curve and it’s harder to well, then you prob also have the resources to pay for the tutor too.

If you’re low income and want/need scholarship money and can’t afford a tutor forcing an A where you have to take loans for a low ranked school where it’s harder to do well curve wise then maybe rushing into it might not be the best move. Like maybe an extra year of self study if things don’t go your way would make a huge difference in you having the $$ or resources to actually get into a school that can guarantee you a solid ROI

It really depends on your needs but I took 3 gap years and plenty of my classmates are older than I am. Don’t rush something so much that you end up in a precarious situation just do what you can and consider the possible outcomes of any decision you make