Law School Predictor Update

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  Late Summer Live Member

  November 26 edited November 26 127 karma

  International students + Time of Application
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  mibu21112 Core Member

  November 26 edited November 26 8 karma

  Genuine question from someone that does not fully understand affirmative action. Does being an under-represented minority still affect chances of admissions? I thought that it was now illegal to use that as a determining factor??
• David Busis Member Moderator

  November 26 7404 karma

  @"Late Summer" we removed being international and time of application from the model because the data about those factors was too noisy.

  @mibu21112 in the 2023–2024 admissions cycle, which occurred after the Supreme Court decision against affirmative action, we observed a correlation between self-identified under-represented minority applicants and acceptance. We suspect that these applicants were able to convey their biographies in their applications, which had a positive impact on their chances.
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  matthew0280 Live Member

  November 27 31 karma

  Would love to see Canadian schools added!
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  khaidinh42 Live Member

  November 29 38 karma

  ED no longer a factor?
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  JojiVlogs Live Member

  December 3 48 karma

  I think it would be neat to maybe have an option for students to voluntarily add their gpas, latest lsat score and date they submitted their application and law school responses (accepted, rejected, waitlisted etc.) I think this would help see trends. Especially with things like when students submitted their applications during admissions since that def affects chances.
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  abby_mccormick Core Member

  December 8 21 karma

  Please add Canadian schools!
• David Busis Member Moderator

  December 8 7404 karma

  @khaidinh42 ED is definitely a factor, but we didn't have enough data to model it for every school.