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LOVE your mindset, brother. That's the exact mindset one needs to achieve such an awesome score. I'll tell you what, if you get a 173+ and have a 3.8+ GPA, I bet you almost anything you will gain admission to one of HYS and likely 2 of CCN. You'll get $$$ below that at the rest of the T13.

Keep grinding and if it takes 2 years but ultimately you gain admissions to your dream schools, it will be all worth it.

Best of luck!

Thanks! :) I look forward to finishing the core curriculum. So far I'm loving 7Sage, the community is amazing! I think I'm gonna upgrade to Ultimate+ fairly soon! I'll definitely be posting updates on the forum as I complete certain milestones. Best of luck to you as well!

@: Ah, that's good to hear because I have been worried about the prestige factor for my University. :) Well, about maximizing my GPA, I hope to graduate with a GPA between 3.8-3.85. I don't think it can be less than 3.8, can definitely be more though!

@: Well, my target score is 180! But that doesn't stem from over-confidence, its just a psychological thing with me. I like to aim high so that even if I fall short, I'm still doing good (my dad's analogy, aim for the stars, if you fall, try and grab a cloud on your way down, haha). I wouldn't take the test till I am consistently scoring 173+ on PTs. And anything under 173, I would definitely retake. Not sure how realistic these goals are, just got started! I think its fair to say that I am aiming for at least 173, I think if I take a year or two years of consistent prep, nothing is impossible! :)

@: Mainly, is that a good thing that I have average softs? Are any of these softs particularly weak? Assuming I hit my LSAT target score, would the fact that I did not go to a prestigious university have a detrimental impact on my application? How much would these softs help?

@: Yeah I know that UofT does, and that might honestly get me accepted because my grades have a clear upwards trend. Let's see how it goes! :) For now its time to ace the LSAT! Good luck and thanks! :)

@ I have no idea actually, sorry. I haven't applied yet. I just called the OLSAS customer help line and they explained to me how to calculate it using the table which is how the OLSAS app on Android calculates it. :)

@ Thanks so much! Oh I hope so that's the case with me too! The messed up part is that if that is true and they only take my letter grades, I'll have a better chance at Harvard and Stanford than at the University of Toronto in terms of GPA. When it comes to GPA, Ontario law schools are ridiculously hard to get into and have a GPA median that beats Harvard and Stanford and rivals Yale! The acceptance rate at UofT is 9% the last time I checked, which is the same as Yale!!!!

@ Thanks so much! I hope it is honestly because UofT has been my dream school for years. :)

@: UBC has been on my mind for a bit now honestly! And I think I'll definitely apply (also, I love Vancouver). Thanks for your help! At the end of the day, I hope that being a better lawyer and having excellent grades matters more to Bay St. (which is where I would practice at least for some time) than what school you went to! :/

@: Its so messed up honestly. I have a 3.8 at my school according to their grade conversion but I didn't find out about OLSAS until recently and learned that my 3.8 goes down to 3.65 on the OLSAS scale. I still have a year and a half of university left to make up for it but its a big drop in numbers that would ruin my chances at even Osgoode and University of Toronto, let alone HYS. University of Toronto was (ans still is) my top choice for Canada, Osgoode being a close second! Say if I have a 3.7 on the OLSAS scale (a worst case scenario), I'll have to have a jaw dropping LSAT in order to compensate for my GPA. I'm not too worried about the LSAT, I'm pretty obsessive and probably won't sleep till I get my target score, but still my OLSAS GPA broke my fragile little heart! :(

@ I used that tool yes. The problem is my transcript reports both numerical percentages and letter grades so I am just worried because if they take my numerical percentages, my GPA might be lower, but if they take the letter grade, it will be higher. :/

Thanks for all the encouragement everyone! I really appreciate it! :)

@ Ah okay, makes sense! I am aware of the OLSAS table. I just found out that according to that table, my GPA is a bit lower than what my university (I'm from Atlantic Canada) calculates. So I am just terrified of how LSAC will calculate it. :neutral: Thanks, though, I appreciate your help! :)

@ Cool! Thanks for the advice! I really don't mind taking a year to put in the work needed. I look forward to learning from everyone here! :)

@: Awesome! Thanks so much for your advice! I really appreciate it! :)

@ Awesome, thanks so much! Getting paid in a couple of days, so I'll email you when I make the upgrade! :)