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Help Me Finalize My School List!
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- NoleinNY
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Not sure how they place in DC, but Emory maybe? Perhaps even add Cal if that LSAT turns out better than expected, perhaps and you get a fee waiver? They tend to be West Coast centric but it's still a T10 and they like high GPA.
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I have a fee waiver from Emory, so I may indeed add it to my list. I've read bad things about their OCI, though, so I'm somewhat hesitant.NoleinNY wrote:Not sure how they place in DC, but Emory maybe? Perhaps even add Cal if that LSAT turns out better than expected, perhaps and you get a fee waiver? They tend to be West Coast centric but it's still a T10 and they like high GPA.
Not really interested in California schools, but I may consider it pending my score.
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These are quite similar to my numbers (164, 3.97), and consequently so is your school list. I would say go for it. For us reverse splitters, I feel like there's no reason not to just throw out a wide net and see what happenssatresia wrote:I retook the LSAT this morning, so now I have 3-4 weeks to finish applications before I receive my score. I am looking for advice about what schools I should add/remove from my list. Thank you in advance!
Relevant information:Anyway, I am looking to work in the following cities (ranked by preference):
- GPA: 3.8x (close to 3.9)
LSAT: 164 (October), TBD (December; humor me and assume 167)
Straight from undergrad
CaucasianHere is my list, as it stands:
- New York
Chicago
Boston
Washington, D.C.
- Boston College
Boston University (fee waiver)
Cardozo (fee waiver)
Cornell
Duke (fee waiver)
Fordham
George Washington
Georgetown
Illinois (no application fee)
Michigan
Notre Dame
Pennsylvania
Texas
Virginia (fee waiver)
Vanderbilt
Washington University (fee waiver)
William and Mary (fee waiver)
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- Richie Tenenbaum
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Re: Finalizing a School List
If you have a fee waiver, apply. Emory is generous with scholly offers and you can try to leverage offers from other schools. Same logic can be applied to WUSTL.atresia wrote:I have a fee waiver from Emory, so I may indeed add it to my list. I've read bad things about their OCI, though, so I'm somewhat hesitant.NoleinNY wrote:Not sure how they place in DC, but Emory maybe? Perhaps even add Cal if that LSAT turns out better than expected, perhaps and you get a fee waiver? They tend to be West Coast centric but it's still a T10 and they like high GPA.
Not really interested in California schools, but I may consider it pending my score.
It sucks that you aren't interested in California as much, since UCLA/USC/Berkeley are so GPA centric in comparison to most other schools.
- chrissyc
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I suspect I'll also be a reverse splitter. I have a 4.04...and my LSAT is likely to be 160-165 (hoping for 165-170 like my PTs but not counting on it).atresia wrote:Anyone else?
The only other thing going for me is that i'm a minority (biracial-black/white) and first generation college student. I'm applying far and wide as well.
What about Columbia?
- gbpackerbacker
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Add Washington and Lee bc it is free.
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I have a downward GPA trend, plus my GPA's lower at my new school (transferred). So I consider my GPA weaker than what it actually is.
Probably will add Emory, but W&L probably won't make my list.
Thanks everyone!
Probably will add Emory, but W&L probably won't make my list.
Thanks everyone!
- Gotti
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weejonbu wrote:These are quite similar to my numbers (164, 3.97), and consequently so is your school list. I would say go for it. For us reverse splitters, I feel like there's no reason not to just throw out a wide net and see what happenssatresia wrote:I retook the LSAT this morning, so now I have 3-4 weeks to finish applications before I receive my score. I am looking for advice about what schools I should add/remove from my list. Thank you in advance!
Relevant information:Anyway, I am looking to work in the following cities (ranked by preference):
- GPA: 3.8x (close to 3.9)
LSAT: 164 (October), TBD (December; humor me and assume 167)
Straight from undergrad
CaucasianHere is my list, as it stands:
- New York
Chicago
Boston
Washington, D.C.
- Boston College
Boston University (fee waiver)
Cardozo (fee waiver)
Cornell
Duke (fee waiver)
Fordham
George Washington
Georgetown
Illinois (no application fee)
Michigan
Notre Dame
Pennsylvania
Texas
Virginia (fee waiver)
Vanderbilt
Washington University (fee waiver)
William and Mary (fee waiver)
+1 i'm 164/3.95 and i applied to pretty much all those schools except - a few and + a few. Go for itttt!
I applied to ucla/usc too but those are regional. try Boalt too, they <33 high GPAs. it's a long shot for both of us, but a better one than Penn, GULC, and Michigan and I see all of those on your list.
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What about Minnesota? It's a pretty good school.
- gbpackerbacker
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Jesus, add it at least for the sake of scholly negotiation. You're applying to peer schools and the application is FREEatresia wrote:I have a downward GPA trend, plus my GPA's lower at my new school (transferred). So I consider my GPA weaker than what it actually is.
Probably will add Emory, but W&L probably won't make my list.
Thanks everyone!
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UW Madison? Iowa?
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- Gotti
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sojuteacher wrote:What about Minnesota? It's a pretty good school.
if you like -10 degree winters and disgusting summers. lol i shouldn't be talking...i applied.
...but i have NO intention of going somewhere that when I walk outside, I have to keep going into stores every 5 minutes to let my face thaw.
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Haha, fair enough.gbpackerbacker wrote:Jesus, add it at least for the sake of scholly negotiation. You're applying to peer schools and the application is FREE
- swampthang
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Average summer high in the 75-80 range = disgusting?? That's a few degrees cooler than Chicago and people rave about Chicago in the summer.Gotti wrote:sojuteacher wrote:What about Minnesota? It's a pretty good school.
if you like -10 degree winters and disgusting summers. lol i shouldn't be talking...i applied.
...but i have NO intention of going somewhere that when I walk outside, I have to keep going into stores every 5 minutes to let my face thaw.
- AreJay711
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75-80? That's like what I have my A/C set onswampthang wrote:Average summer high in the 75-80 range = disgusting?? That's a few degrees cooler than Chicago and people rave about Chicago in the summer.Gotti wrote:sojuteacher wrote:What about Minnesota? It's a pretty good school.
if you like -10 degree winters and disgusting summers. lol i shouldn't be talking...i applied.
...but i have NO intention of going somewhere that when I walk outside, I have to keep going into stores every 5 minutes to let my face thaw.
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- swampthang
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= pleasant temperature? I'm confused about what "disgusting" meant in its original context. When I think a disgusting summer, I think oppressive heat and/or humidity like DC, Arizona, or the South. The Midwest and Northeast generally have warm summers akin to a Florida winter or spring. Not sure what's so unappealing about that.AreJay711 wrote:75-80? That's like what I have my A/C set onswampthang wrote:Average summer high in the 75-80 range = disgusting?? That's a few degrees cooler than Chicago and people rave about Chicago in the summer.Gotti wrote:sojuteacher wrote:What about Minnesota? It's a pretty good school.
if you like -10 degree winters and disgusting summers. lol i shouldn't be talking...i applied.
...but i have NO intention of going somewhere that when I walk outside, I have to keep going into stores every 5 minutes to let my face thaw.
- AreJay711
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Yeah, it seems nice to me. Screw that winter though.swampthang wrote:= pleasant temperature? I'm confused about what "disgusting" meant in its original context. When I think a disgusting summer, I think oppressive heat and/or humidity like DC, Arizona, or the South. The Midwest and Northeast generally have warm summers akin to a Florida winter or spring. Not sure what's so unappealing about that.AreJay711 wrote: 75-80? That's like what I have my A/C set on
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oh my bad...isn't it humid and mosquito-ey? i hate humidity.
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Since this was brought back from the dead, anyone else want to offer some advice on topics not pertaining to Minnesota weather?
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- ahduth
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The people in Minnesota are disturbingly... nice. It's really over the top, it'll kind of freak you out, even if you're already from the Midwest.atresia wrote:Since this was brought back from the dead, anyone else want to offer some advice on topics not pertaining to Minnesota weather?
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If you want to work in New York, Chicago, Boston or DC you should keep your applications to schools in those cities, especially given the retracted legal market. Since it seems unlikely that you’ll be getting into a T14, but highly likely you can get into several strong regional powerhouses with money, I’d shoot for something like the following:
New York:
Fordham
Brooklyn
St. John’s
Rutgers
Chicago:
Notre Dame
Illinois
Loyola-Chicago
Chicago-Kent
Boston:
BU
BC
UConn (BU and BC also place moderately well in NY, doing well at UConn well get you good jobs in NY and Boston)
Suffolk
DC:
GW
American
William & Mary
If you put together a strong and compelling application, then you have an excellent chance of getting into any of those schools and you should get money from many. Given the current legal market, it is wise to minimize debt and go to school in a city in which you wish to practice in.
Best of luck. You are applying late, so don't discount the option of applying early next fall.
New York:
Fordham
Brooklyn
St. John’s
Rutgers
Chicago:
Notre Dame
Illinois
Loyola-Chicago
Chicago-Kent
Boston:
BU
BC
UConn (BU and BC also place moderately well in NY, doing well at UConn well get you good jobs in NY and Boston)
Suffolk
DC:
GW
American
William & Mary
If you put together a strong and compelling application, then you have an excellent chance of getting into any of those schools and you should get money from many. Given the current legal market, it is wise to minimize debt and go to school in a city in which you wish to practice in.
Best of luck. You are applying late, so don't discount the option of applying early next fall.
- swampthang
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I hear it borders on passive-agressiveness. Or maybe it's some kind of progressive social brainwashing. Wisconsin folk are nice, but Iowa and Illinois, what's with them? I might be unconsciously violating Midwestern stereotypes by throwing some of them under the bus, but wow. Iowans are like the polar opposite of WI/MN and IL acts like they're NY or something.ahduth wrote:The people in Minnesota are disturbingly... nice. It's really over the top, it'll kind of freak you out, even if you're already from the Midwest.atresia wrote:Since this was brought back from the dead, anyone else want to offer some advice on topics not pertaining to Minnesota weather?
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