Deciding Reach/Target/Safety status - but no UGPA

Rigid DesignatorRigid Designator Alum Member
edited September 2018 in Law School Admissions 1091 karma

Hi guys!

Any advice on choosing a final schools list when I don't have a reportable LSAC GPA? I got my undergrad education outside the US and my CAS report gave me the "above average" categorisation. My graduate degree is also non-US and was categorised as "superior".

Obviously you can't compare these directly to a UGPA, because it's not the same fine detail. So my question is; should I consider UGPA a wash when looking at schools? Am I right that my transcript is unlikely to help, nor hurt my chances? In which case, should I judge reach/target/safety status on LSAT score alone?

Thanks.

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  • akistotleakistotle Member ⭐ 🍌🍌
    edited September 2018 9377 karma

    @"Rigid Designator" said:
    In which case, should I judge reach/target/safety status on LSAT score alone?

    Yea, I think that's all you can do. There isn't much data on applicants with non-reportable uGPA since LSN doesn't have that category.

    I think your predicted outcome depends solely on your LSAT score. So if your LSAT score is below the median of a school, your chances are low (unless you're a URM).

    Here are some LSN profiles with Superior:

    175: http://lawschoolnumbers.com/dimebag
    174: http://lawschoolnumbers.com/mimosa12
    171: http://lawschoolnumbers.com/Parcori
    171: http://lawschoolnumbers.com/piggy11
    170: http://lawschoolnumbers.com/thisisthedream
    169: http://lawschoolnumbers.com/wsqlaw
    165: http://lawschoolnumbers.com/ghkdwlsdud

  • BamboosproutBamboosprout Alum Member
    edited September 2018 1694 karma

    Oh wow, great stuff, @akistotle ! Wow, how were you able to find these users?

    The data is really interesting. But we have to take note that one of the 171s has an American PhD, and the other is a pre-law from a well known school for law with a lot of law related extracurriculars. I have no idea how the 170 got into Harvard though. It seems like the range of acceptance results is really wide, and depends a lot more on extra-curriculars and work, on top of the LSAT score.

  • akistotleakistotle Member ⭐ 🍌🍌
    9377 karma

    @Bamboosprout said:
    Oh wow, great stuff, @akistotle ! Wow, how were you able to find these users?

    The data is really interesting. But we have to take note that one of the 171s has an American PhD, and the other is a pre-law from a well known school for law with a lot of law related extracurriculars. I have no idea how the 170 got into Harvard though. It seems like the range of acceptance results is really wide, and depends a lot more on extra-curriculars and work, on top of the LSAT score.

    I searched the word "Superior" within the site. But yea, they all have great softs. People who wrote details such as their LSAC ratings tend to have other things to write about. So we can't conclude anything from the list.

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