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Decision party! (Where are you headed in the Fall?)Has anyone made their final decision on where to attend this fall? Let us know so we can cheer for you! Could use some vicarious joy to offset all th…
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> Congrats! That is my top choice heading into ... br /> I'd say law schools have like 80-90% overlap ... what they're looking for in applicants. So ... more conservative side of law schools (maybe not the ... recommend having a 3.7 GPA and at least a 168 LSAT ... -
Harvard Waitlist GuidelinesI don't know whether I would attend Harvad Law or not if admitted off the waitlist. Harvard sent me an email with the following guidelines asking me …
... type of person. A full ride at a good school I'd ... like vs possibly full sticker at a ... option. But that is a major factor for _me_. I do ... 70,000 a year for a 3-5 year stint in Big Law. (It ... schools you can probably get Big Law from and one is ... -
WUSTL vs Vanderbilt; need helpHey everyone so I got into both schools WUSTL offered be about 130K and Vanderbilt offered about 70K. Which school is better for big law? I need help…
... school. Both schools lean a bit more regional than a national name.
3 states that graduates go to ... the fact is that at either school Big Law anywhere is a long shot ... 't get good enough grades for Big Law. Without the big law salary that ... -
Retake/Reapply Support ChatHi 7Sagers! I was just wanting to start a retake/reapply thread for those of us who sat out last cycle for whatever reason. I noticed that there a…
... keep a 3.65 GPA by the end of it all. I worked for a ... least a solid application. For top tier schools, I met their deadlines; for my ... br />
For those who choose to reapply, is anyone concerned that ... can't see putting off law school any longer. I imagine ... -
Canadian Law SchoolsDo Canadian law schools (in Ontario, specifically) allow you to apply through the LSAC, or is it pretty standard that you have to apply using the OLS…
... , the average GPA of people applying from my Canadian institution is a 3.3 - I am ... sure that many american schools have ... . The average GPA overall is lower).
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Just feeling stuckI'm going to vent a little bit on here. At the start, I took the initial PrepTest June 2007 and got 144. I missed 51 questions then. Now, I took my f…
... , where you set a timer for 35 minutes, and ... to timing and strategies for time-management. You can ... it is a lack of fundamentals, etc.
For question ... that the LSAT compiles for all 3 sections. So the ... anyway? That's not a good use of your time ... -
LSAT skills fade with time? Importance of LSAT after law schoolSo just wanted to get some input and see what you guys think about whether LSAT skills fade over time. Now, apparently the LSAT is supposed to a rigo…
... before, and is a skill that will help me in law school.
good of a measure for evaluating students. I mean ... a perfect predictor of law school success. But I also believe the schools ... goes to a lower ranked school. And obviously GPA and other ... -
Scores getting worseI've been studying since January. I took a test before I jumped into the Power Score books and got a 160. I felt great! I worked through all three PS…
... in November.
My GPA is a 3.93 (on CAS too) and ... gotten into Vandy with a lower GPA and even a 162. I worry ... family wouldn't be eligible for need-based, but my parents ... my own for this one. Anything under 50% tuition is going to ... -
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... -town competitive, even despite a 2.8 GPA for example, and MyLSN puts ... it at a 83% for G-town ... /> Is that his degree GPA or his LSAC calculated GPA? If it is a 3.2 ... -
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... not sure what your comment is specifically referring to. OP was ... states that his LSAC gpa is a 3.2. With a 172, I'd think ... he'd be relatively competitive for Georgetown ... -
Can I resubmit my personal statement from last year's cycle?Hey y'all -- thought I'd shoot this out out to the community because I need sage advice. I applied to 8 Canadian law schools last cycle and was r…
... Personally, I am writing a completely different statement. Seeing ... m biased. I'm a big advocate of change ... that advice is for American schools. From what I read, Canadian law schools want applicants ... Ahhh, I see. Thanks for the good insight there. Didn't know ... -
Impact of Undergraduate School Ranking on Law Admissions?Was wondering what role if any the undergrad school you attended plays in the law admission process i.e. if a higher ranked school looks better, lowe…
... going to care about is my 3.80 GPA because it helps with ... 'm not applying to T14 schools. Really, I'm looking at ... matter.
This was a while ago, but I will ... my mom went to Penn for law school when it was ranked ... -
Impact of Undergraduate School Ranking on Law Admissions?Was wondering what role if any the undergrad school you attended plays in the law admission process i.e. if a higher ranked school looks better, lowe…
... seen, very little. Your GPA is the main thing they ... just want to see good grades and I think ... do? It makes sense schools care that much about rankings ... seems wrong. Getting a 4.00 GPA in underwater basket ... be valued higher than a 3.4 GPA in economics from MIT ... -
How much does GPA help/hurt?First things first, I understand that the LSAT score is definitely the most important piece of quantitative information on a law school application. …
... you. I have a 3.80 GPA but looking at schools in the top ... 20-30. The median GPA for these schools is about 3.5-3.65, and the ... get into one of those schools with a point or two below ... some scholarship if I get a little above the median. -
GPA AddendumI have a 3.32 cumulative gpa. However, I had poor grades my first year of undergrad. I want to write an addendum that states that my grades my first …
... law school not freshmen-you. What's most important is that there is a ... /> >
> My cumulative GPA is a 3.51 so I wrote an ... but its not a bad strategy for my GPA addendum. I'm ... admissions committee see my potential for law school. I'm talking out ... -
Down in the dumpsHi all, I got my September mark back and am just so mad at myself. I completely choked after seeing the first RC passage. I stubbornly went throug…
... I am applying to Canadian law schools and and writing for a third time in ... it is that you get into those schools. Depending on your GPA, with a ... 159 it seems like you have a ... -
Down in the dumpsHi all, I got my September mark back and am just so mad at myself. I completely choked after seeing the first RC passage. I stubbornly went throug…
... I am applying to Canadian law schools and and writing for a third time in ... it is that you get into those schools. Depending on your GPA, with a ... 159 it seems like you have a ... -
Keep it up guys, one month left!LSAT rewards those who persevere, and what is life if not one long journey of perseverance. If you want it enough, then you will be able to do it. Te…
... I have a 3.0 gpa, so to get into the top schools, I ... must get at least a 99 percentile ... What? Pretty sure only 2 schools have medians that are at ... /> Well Bamboo said his/her GPA is 3.0, meaning he/she needs ... the LSAT to make up for the GPA. -
Keep it up guys, one month left!LSAT rewards those who persevere, and what is life if not one long journey of perseverance. If you want it enough, then you will be able to do it. Te…
... , I have a 3.0 gpa, so to get into the top schools, I ... ; What? Pretty sure only 2 schools have medians that are at ... ; Well Bamboo said his/her GPA is 3.0, meaning he/she needs ... the LSAT to make up for the GPA.
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Keep it up guys, one month left!LSAT rewards those who persevere, and what is life if not one long journey of perseverance. If you want it enough, then you will be able to do it. Te…
... about a 3% or something of getting into most top law schools. I ... . I doubt there is much of a difference between 50th and ... calculators are garbage, there is plenty of evidence that shows ... a 167 to172. Especially for splitters who are way below the median gpa ... -
Keep it up guys, one month left!LSAT rewards those who persevere, and what is life if not one long journey of perseverance. If you want it enough, then you will be able to do it. Te…
... , I have a 3.0 gpa, so to get into the top schools, I ... have about a 3% or something of getting into most top law schools. I ... apply? And at what percentage is it not even worth applying ... /> For me, even if I have 10% chance in a top law school ... -
Keep it up guys, one month left!LSAT rewards those who persevere, and what is life if not one long journey of perseverance. If you want it enough, then you will be able to do it. Te…
... about a 3% or something of getting into most top law schools. ... I doubt there is much of a difference between 50th ... a 167 to172. Especially for splitters who are way below the median gpa ... />
Yeah, the truth is probably somewhere between what @10000019 ... -
Should i retake the LSAT-171 score on September 2018 test first attemptI am currently a junior and took the LSAT for the first time in September 2018 beginning of my Junior year of college. I got a 171 on the test.(-1 L…
... am shooting for a top 20 Law school and know a top 6 is probably ... source of information is, but T6 is doable with a 3.5 GPA and 171 ... , but my fear is if i shoot for a second time not only ... to lose. Like you said, law schools look at the highest score ... -
Should i retake the LSAT-171 score on September 2018 test first attemptI am currently a junior and took the LSAT for the first time in September 2018 beginning of my Junior year of college. I got a 171 on the test.(-1 L…
... am shooting for a top 20 Law school and know a top 6 is probably ... source of information is, but T6 is doable with a 3.5 GPA and 171 ... T6 schools probable? With a 171 and 3.5, I think NYU is the ... to 172 and the other schools aren't splitter friendly. -
Canadian law school chances?I have a quite low cGPA as I was pretty sick during my 2nd and 3rd year but it is not well documented. I have 3.09 cGPA, 3.49 L2/B2 GPA, 166 LSAT. …
... have applied to Canadian Law Schools for 2019 admissions as well ... Canadian Law Schools endorse your claim, I think that you have a good ... open to another law schools in Canada, ... Law. (This law school will use your B2 GPA.)
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How much does the law school you attend really matter?Hi everyone, I'm in a bit of a dilemma and I'm wondering if with your experience, you'd have any advice for me. I began studying for the LSAT in Jun…
... that it is as high as possible and ensure studying for LSAT ... a Master's GPA). Schools definitely care about both numbers!
My GPA is a 3 ... will also aim for A's so I'm hoping for a 3.6 by ... the end of those classes, and a high 3.6/3 ... -
An introduction, and are the pencil threads a joke?Salutations! So when I first saw the pencil threads here and at TLS my impression was that they were jokes entirely. But as a result of them I did…
... safety schools since my overall undergraduate GPA was 3.15. Though my average for ... some amazing schools out there. Yale is a pipe dream even for people with ... that getting into a top 3 school with a 3.15 GPA is impossible, but you ... -
How to identify what law schools you want to attend?Hello, I wanted to get everyones thoughts/opinions on how they identifying what law schools they wanted to apply to and the criteria if any they used…
... LSAT score is. Law schools don’t really factor in graduate school GPA as ... anything other than a good soft [carries abt ... for them is about a 164 for BC and a 166 for Fordham. A good rule of thumb is ... -
Is there a method to gauge how much scholarship money a school may give based on your LSAT score?These may be questions that can only be answered after applying to schools. Will a 165 get me a full ride to a school with average LSAT scores of 1…
A lot of schools use indices that factor both GPA and LSAT. If you ... LSAT is worth .1 for GPA. SO a student with a 170 LSAT and a 3.5 GPA is ... roughly equivalent to a ... -
Fam, I screwed up. My exchange grades are AWFUL!!!I spent fall 2018 on exchange in England for one semester (Sep-Dec 2018) and took three courses. Two were 100% assessed on a 15-page essay. The other…
... 2018 on exchange in England for one semester (Sep-Dec 2018 ... I just received my grades for the two 100% assessed courses ... have a 3.87 GPA at my home institution, but since every law school ... anyone know what schools do with exchange transcripts? Is there a way I ...
