Thanks, @alexandergreene93! It sure is a lot to think about, to say the least. He has an interview tomorrow for an MIT position, and so he says that I can go to Harvard (to which I roll my eyes and say "yeah, once I get a 180 on the LSAT...")! :)
If someone takes the LSAT twice and scores a 140 on the first try and a 180 on the second try, there is no way that NYU will view it as a 160. They'll offer that applicant an apartment in the West Village to come to their school.
As far as NYU goes ... Man, oh man. Friend ... ) with a 174 graduated from NYU with close to $200k in ... feel you must go to NYU. Get as much scholarship money ... financial advisor before going into NYU-style debt if you're ...