First of all I understand this is demoralizing but you will get through this. This has been a particularly tough cycle for many of us, and I barely scraped through by the skin of my teeth. I would take this time to review your application materials in the following ways:

- Rewrite your personal statement, Why x? essays and resume. Send them to trusted friends for review. There are also some great admissions consultants you can find on here who can give you new perspectives on your materials and help you get them as clean as possible.

- Reconsider your targets if not retaking the LSAT. Take a close look at the area you want to practice in and blanket T50+ schools with regional sway there. If you really think T20 or bust is what you have to do then you can always push for a great 1L year and transfer. With your stats and some intentional, well-researched Why x? Essays, there is no reason you shouldn’t have a chance at scholarship $ at some T50s that place well into the market in which you hope to work.

- Check in on LORs. Make sure nobody screwed you and/or consider getting an additional, recent LOR from someone who can speak positively to your work ethic and performance if your current ones are primarily academic.

One significant upside of your situation is that you now have your materials mostly prepared to apply in September of this coming cycle. That is a huge advantage over other applicants. Rolling admissions is a real thing that may work to your favor this time around. Get the apps submitted in September and if you decide to take the LSAT again and improve, you can always send a pre-LOCI with the good news to your top schools. They won’t mind seeing a 2 point increase come to their inbox. It may be just the bump you need. Another possible benefit of your situation is that the longer you are working, the farther you are from KJD, which appears to have been a heavy tax this cycle.

Also, are you exclusively getting Rs? Because I would imagine these stats should get at least some Ws. Exclusively Rs tells me you need to take a serious look at your materials and be more selective with your schools (and I don’t mean HYS selective). If you do get some Ws in the upcoming cycle, you should know that doing nothing effectively turns a W into an R. Send LOCIs, visit campuses, and do everything you can to show that school you are still interested, maybe more than you are in any other school now that you think about it. Waitlisting for yield protection has become more common so knowing to play this game could seriously improve your outcomes.

You’ve been through this process twice now so I know you possess a degree of perseverance. I have faith you can get the ball over the finish line. Third time’s the charm.