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This question is intended for those folks with less-than-great GPAs who are hoping that the LSAT will be our ticket to the T6 (or T14). What is the highest score you would retake? At what point do you think retaking just looks bizarre as opposed to helpful?

Depends on how bad the GPA is, lol.

I retook a 170. I said I would retake anything under a 175, which is what i got the second time. (GPA=2.98)

booboo wrote:Depends on how bad the GPA is, lol.

Haha, agreed - I would say anything below 170.

booboo wrote:Depends on how bad the GPA is, lol.

True

Nightrunner wrote:I would retake a 172; anything above that is 99th percentile.

But still under 25th %tile for Harvard and Yale

ConsideringLawSchool wrote:

Nightrunner wrote:I would retake a 172; anything above that is 99th percentile.

But still under 25th %tile for Harvard and Yale

But with a "less-than-great GPA" you're not getting into H or Y even with a 180.

with a 3.4 gpa my plan was retake anything under 170

vanwinkle wrote:

ConsideringLawSchool wrote:

Nightrunner wrote:I would retake a 172; anything above that is 99th percentile.

But still under 25th %tile for Harvard and Yale

But with a "less-than-great GPA" you're not getting into H or Y even with a 180.

I'm not ready to categorically say that

I would have a lot of respect for anyone who retook a 179. That's confidence.

ConsideringLawSchool wrote:

vanwinkle wrote:

ConsideringLawSchool wrote:

Nightrunner wrote:I would retake a 172; anything above that is 99th percentile.

But still under 25th %tile for Harvard and Yale

But with a "less-than-great GPA" you're not getting into H or Y even with a 180.

I'm not ready to categorically say that

Then you're not ready to accept the way the admissions system works. It still works that way whether you accept it or not.

ConsideringLawSchool wrote:

vanwinkle wrote:

ConsideringLawSchool wrote:

Nightrunner wrote:I would retake a 172; anything above that is 99th percentile.

But still under 25th %tile for Harvard and Yale

But with a "less-than-great GPA" you're not getting into H or Y even with a 180.

I'm not ready to categorically say that

Check out lawschoolnumbers.com.... its just the way admissions work

Nom Sawyer wrote:
Check out lawschoolnumbers.com.... its just the way admissions work

Depends on what less than great means. There are students here who had relatively poor undergraduate GPAs and are not URMs.

179: There are no points for second place.

Cleareyes wrote:

Nom Sawyer wrote:
Check out lawschoolnumbers.com.... its just the way admissions work

Depends on what less than great means. There are students here who had relatively poor undergraduate GPAs and are not URMs.

Haha yeah I know, but when I think of less than great I'm thinking of <3.5... which is probably almost an absolute wall (barring urm and another one or two admits per year) to HYS.

However if by less than great you're talking about 3.7 (which is A-, doesn't actually fit in my opinion) then ur chances are much better of course.

Nightrunner wrote:I would retake a 172; anything above that is 99th percentile.

I don't get this joke even though I see people make it a lot. Since when is 172 not 99%ile?

Generally I would say 172, since anything above that gives you a pretty good shot at getting into YHS, but since you are a splitter (assuming your GPA is below 3.5) you are dinged from there no matter what... so then I say retake anything below 175 to make sure you get at least one of CCN.

I would have retaken a 172. If my gpa was over 3.3 I'd probably retake a 173.

But this very much depends on gpa and what you realistically can get. Not everyone is cut out for 180.

my cutoff was 170, but I think I would have retaken a 172.

I voted 170...but the more I research and compare numbers with other fellow splitters I feel like I should have voted 172.

Nightrunner wrote:

D Brooks wrote:

Nightrunner wrote:I would retake a 172; anything above that is 99th percentile.

I don't get this joke even though I see people make it a lot. Since when is 172 not 99%ile?

At least in December, possibly before.

Oh okay, you guys also had a -14curve. I got a 172 in Sept and it was 99%ile then.

D Brooks wrote:

Nightrunner wrote:

D Brooks wrote:

Nightrunner wrote:I would retake a 172; anything above that is 99th percentile.

I don't get this joke even though I see people make it a lot. Since when is 172 not 99%ile?

At least in December, possibly before.

Oh okay, you guys also had a -14curve. I got a 172 in Sept and it was 99%ile then.

Nope, 98.6%.

superserial wrote:my cutoff was 170, but I think I would have retaken a 172.

I really need a cutoff before I see my score but can't decide...

ConsideringLawSchool wrote:

superserial wrote:my cutoff was 170, but I think I would have retaken a 172.

I really need a cutoff before I see my score but can't decide...

It depends on your GPA and the best school that will realistically accept you in spite of it.

superserial wrote:

ConsideringLawSchool wrote:

superserial wrote:my cutoff was 170, but I think I would have retaken a 172.

I really need a cutoff before I see my score but can't decide...

It depends on your GPA and the best school that will realistically accept you in spite of it.

3.25

I know many people hold this belief, but I do think that I have unique, game-changing softs. Will also have 2 years post-college work experience.