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To the moderator/whoever knows - how much does URM matter?
I have a 3.45/161. I had hoped to barely eak into University of Washington (Seattle) with that score. However, I just got a fee waiver to University of Minnesota- Twin Cities and an invitation to apply from Georgetown within this last week.
Does being black really matter that much?
Furthermore, how much does an upwards grade trend matter? My first semester, I had a 2.7 at a junior community college. This last semester, I picked up a second major, was accepted to the honors department and pulled a 3.9 at a 4 year liberal arts college.
In short, should I stick with trying to get into schools like UW and UC Davis or would it be worth the money to apply to Cornell, Georgetown and such?
Does being black really matter that much?
Furthermore, how much does an upwards grade trend matter? My first semester, I had a 2.7 at a junior community college. This last semester, I picked up a second major, was accepted to the honors department and pulled a 3.9 at a 4 year liberal arts college.
In short, should I stick with trying to get into schools like UW and UC Davis or would it be worth the money to apply to Cornell, Georgetown and such?
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Re: To the moderator/whoever knows - how much does URM matter?
I think Cornell will take you. Try lawschoolnumbers.com and sort by URM. It's a huge bump.lisjjen wrote:I have a 3.45/161. I had hoped to barely eak into University of Washington (Seattle) with that score. However, I just got a fee waiver to University of Minnesota- Twin Cities and an invitation to apply from Georgetown within this last week.
Does being black really matter that much?
Furthermore, how much does an upwards grade trend matter? My first semester, I had a 2.7 at a junior community college. This last semester, I picked up a second major, was accepted to the honors department and pulled a 3.9 at a 4 year liberal arts college.
In short, should I stick with trying to get into schools like UW and UC Davis or would it be worth the money to apply to Cornell, Georgetown and such?
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Re: To the moderator/whoever knows - how much does URM matter?
If you are an AA male then anywhere in the T14 except Yale.
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Re: To the moderator/whoever knows - how much does URM matter?
This is really optimistic.hiromoto45 wrote:If you are an AA male then anywhere in the T14 except Yale.
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Re: To the moderator/whoever knows - how much does URM matter?
Maybe not Stanford. Everything else is a wild card.romothesavior wrote:This is really optimistic.hiromoto45 wrote:If you are an AA male then anywhere in the T14 except Yale.
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Re: To the moderator/whoever knows - how much does URM matter?
Honestly, OP will probably get CCN on down.
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Re: To the moderator/whoever knows - how much does URM matter?
UGH... not at alllisjjen wrote: Furthermore, how much does an upwards grade trend matter?
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Re: To the moderator/whoever knows - how much does URM matter?
Sorry D Brooks. What does OP and CNN mean?
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OP= Original posterlisjjen wrote:Sorry D Brooks. What does OP and CNN mean?
CCN= Columbia, Chicago, NYU
Unfortunately, LSN doesn't give us much insight into URMs since there is such little data for them, and obviously D Brooks and Hiro know URM cycles better than me, but I still think their predictions are aggressive.
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Re: To the moderator/whoever knows - how much does URM matter?
161 3.4 AA male this past cycle got WL'd at CLS and into NYU and Chicago this cycle (he's attending Chi). 160 3.5 AA female got both Chicago and NYU this past cycle as well. Additionally, she got the AnBryce full-ride to NYU and is attending there.romothesavior wrote:OP= Original posterlisjjen wrote:Sorry D Brooks. What does OP and CNN mean?
CCN= Columbia, Chicago, NYU
Unfortunately, LSN doesn't give us much insight into URMs since there is such little data for them, and obviously D Brooks and Hiro know URM cycles better than me, but I still think their predictions are aggressive.
Trust me, OP will be fine.
JUST APPLY EARLY!!
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Re: To the moderator/whoever knows - how much does URM matter?
Also, in picking between an NYU and a Penn, is it snobbish of me to want Penn just because it's Ivy league?
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Re: To the moderator/whoever knows - how much does URM matter?
Yup. NYU is better.lisjjen wrote:Also, in picking between an NYU and a Penn, is it snobbish of me to want Penn just because it's Ivy league?
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Re: To the moderator/whoever knows - how much does URM matter?
LOL at the too optimistic posts.It is very possible the OP can get into the top of the T14. Harvard isn't out of reach. Just apply across the board and see what happens.
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Re: To the moderator/whoever knows - how much does URM matter?
Yalelisjjen wrote:Also, in picking between an NYU and a Penn, is it snobbish of me to want Penn just because it's Ivy league?
Harvard
Chicago
Columbia
Stanford
UVa
....
the rest
HTH.
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Re: To the moderator/whoever knows - how much does URM matter?
lisjjen wrote:Also, in picking between an NYU and a Penn, is it snobbish of me to want Penn just because it's Ivy league?
Doesn't matter for law schools. Go to the best school you get into. I wouldn't pick Columbia over UChicago just because it is Ivy League. There are many more important factors to pick a school over other than is the school Ivy League or not.
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Re: To the moderator/whoever knows - how much does URM matter?
What'd I miss?Nightrunner wrote:Man, these UVA trolls start early.
LOL if you say Penn or NYU.
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Re: To the moderator/whoever knows - how much does URM matter?
There are mid to high 160s with 3.5+ that got outright dinged at Harvard this year. Yes, there are a few extreme outliers who have gotten accepted, but OP's odds of Harvard are low. Still worth an app, I suppose. CCN is a bit of a reach, but it is more realistic. Definitely in at MVP and beyond.hiromoto45 wrote:LOL at the too optimistic posts.It is very possible the OP can get into the top of the T14. Harvard isn't out of reach. Just apply across the board and see what happens.
Good luck OP.
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+1, just don't be discouraged and apply wherever you want.romothesavior wrote:There are mid to high 160s with 3.5+ that got outright dinged at Harvard this year. Yes, there are a few extreme outliers who have gotten accepted, but OP's odds of Harvard are low. Still worth an app, I suppose. CCN is a bit of a reach, but it is more realistic. Definitely in at MVP and beyond.hiromoto45 wrote:LOL at the too optimistic posts.It is very possible the OP can get into the top of the T14. Harvard isn't out of reach. Just apply across the board and see what happens.
Good luck OP.
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Re: To the moderator/whoever knows - how much does URM matter?
I think he meant that OP could apply everywhere but Yale. Most people read "in everywhere but Yale"acrossthelake wrote:Possible to get in to Harvard =/= "In everywhere but Yale" type of certainty. Harvard is possible, but it's definitely not a lock.hiromoto45 wrote:LOL at the too optimistic posts.It is very possible the OP can get into the top of the T14. Harvard isn't out of reach. Just apply across the board and see what happens.
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Re: To the moderator/whoever knows - how much does URM matter?
anonymous wrote:It's so unfair that you get a LSAT boost or whatever for something that happened soooooooo long ago.
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Are you trying to instigate a racial debate? WTF?D Brooks wrote:anonymous wrote:It's so unfair that you get a LSAT boost or whatever for something that happened soooooooo long ago.
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LOL, good try.D Brooks wrote:anonymous wrote:It's so unfair that you get a LSAT boost or whatever for something that happened soooooooo long ago.
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