I had to make a slight edit to that sentence, because I didn't mean that I personally have amazing softs. I just meant that one would have to, in order to get into T14 schools with those stats. My softs--well, some are good, some great.
I can reasonably claim to be an exceptionally good writer, and I wrote a damn good personal statement that admissions people I've talked to remembered clearly. I also like to imagine that they look at the LSAT essay, which shows that I can write off-the-cuff arguments much better than most.
I've spent four years working since college, and most of that work was teaching in a variety of places and contexts. No, I didn't do TFA, which I hear they like, but I did similar things. My life has been pretty colorful--I've moved around a lot and dedicated a lot of time to hobbies like rock climbing, which is a double edged sword; my personal development is great, but I don't have anything you'd call a career, which I assume is a major hit.
I actually don't know about my LORs. One was from my supervisor and was undoubtedly glowing, although I don't think it could have gone into much detail about my academic abilities. One was from a professor I knew well, and I think that one was quite convincing as well. I had a third from a professor with whom I only took one class; I doubt he remembered me that well and it's possible that his letter was perfunctory (though positive). So I tried to avoid using that one.
As for schools you should apply to, let me think. First of all, you should be asking for fee waivers from every school you apply to. Just send an email to admissions as early as possible (I did it in September/October) and get them to waive your fee. NYU didn't waive my fee, nor did Texas (and I didn't end up applying to Texas) but basically everyone else I asked did. With that in mind, you can crank out up to 20 applications without killing yourself, and I recommend that you do so.
I would say pick out 3 or 4 schools that you like from the T14, and then apply to Northwestern and NYU too, because they supposedly value LSAT over GPA. Also, if you really want to go to a T14 school (and swallow the $300,000 debt you'll probably have because they don't like to give money to GPAs like ours) you should probably retake the LSAT in June and try to get a 175+, because that will distinguish you from other elite students. If you'd rather go to a more affordable school, then I don't think you have to retake because you're above the 75th percentile for all of them.
So, from the next bunch down, I skipped Texas but applied to Vandy, Emory, UCLA, USC, and George Washington. I waited endlessly for decisions from them and got wait listed at 4 of the 5. Applied later to WashU and got in. I was hoping to get into more of those and bounce scholarship offers between them until I got a really good deal, but it didn't happen that way. You and I have the same basic stats but your LSAT score isn't as eye-catching, so I would expect to be wait listed at those schools as well if I were you. But don't let that stop you from applying.
Anything outside those schools, with a few exceptions, is a regional school that may be considered very good in its state, but won't easily get you a job in another market. I got into most of the schools I applied to between the ranks of 20 and 30, and all the ones I applied to below that. Also, every school I got into gave me a scholarship but these varied widely in amount. Pick a bunch of these in areas that you think you'd like to live. UNC in North Carolina is a great example, people also like UGA if they're from Georgia, and so on. These schools should offer you money.
So ultimately it depends on your priorities, your financial capabilities and career aspirations. Don't expect to be admitted outright to any particular one of the top 20, because odds are you'll be disappointed. On the other hand, schools do admit a lot of people off of wait lists and I think the next year will be no exception. On the other other hand, you can't expect much scholarship money, if any, if you're coming off a wait list.
Let me know if that helps, it was kind of vague but you didn't give me much to go on!