Chances? 2.8 GPA/179 LSAT URM (I think?) Forum
- csalguero10
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Chances? 2.8 GPA/179 LSAT URM (I think?)
Undergrad School: Cornell
Major: Engineering (Operations Research and Info)
Would that help to take the sting away from my 2.8?
I also got a 179 on the test, hopefully that helps a bit as well.
Finally, my dad is El Salvadorian and my mother is Brazilian, so I don't know if those are URMs or not.
Looking to get into T14s, specifically NYU.
Major: Engineering (Operations Research and Info)
Would that help to take the sting away from my 2.8?
I also got a 179 on the test, hopefully that helps a bit as well.
Finally, my dad is El Salvadorian and my mother is Brazilian, so I don't know if those are URMs or not.
Looking to get into T14s, specifically NYU.
- Knock
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Re: Chances? 2.8 GPA/179 LSAT URM (I think?)
South American is not considered URM. Check out the stickies in the URM forum for more information.csalguero10 wrote:Undergrad School: Cornell
Major: Engineering (Operations Research and Info)
Would that help to take the sting away from my 2.8?
I also got a 179 on the test, hopefully that helps a bit as well.
Finally, my dad is El Salvadorian and my mother is Brazilian, so I don't know if those are URMs or not.
Looking to get into T14s, specifically NYU.
- csalguero10
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Re: Chances? 2.8 GPA/179 LSAT URM (I think?)
Yeah but El Salvador is in Central America. If I really wanted to I could trace my ancestry to Mexico (according to my Dad, part Mayan and whatnot) but that's a pain in the ass I'd rather avoid doing.Knock wrote:South American is not considered URM. Check out the stickies in the URM forum for more information.csalguero10 wrote:Undergrad School: Cornell
Major: Engineering (Operations Research and Info)
Would that help to take the sting away from my 2.8?
I also got a 179 on the test, hopefully that helps a bit as well.
Finally, my dad is El Salvadorian and my mother is Brazilian, so I don't know if those are URMs or not.
Looking to get into T14s, specifically NYU.
- csalguero10
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Re: Chances? 2.8 GPA/179 LSAT URM (I think?)
Also, I'm looking to do IP law and am hoping that the engineering undergrad degree would help out in that regard. Or does that not really play a factor in the admissions process?
- glitter178
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Re: Chances? 2.8 GPA/179 LSAT URM (I think?)
your 179 will play a factor in the admissions process.csalguero10 wrote:Also, I'm looking to do IP law and am hoping that the engineering undergrad degree would help out in that regard. Or does that not really play a factor in the admissions process?
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- D-ROCCA
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Re: Chances? 2.8 GPA/179 LSAT URM (I think?)
URM is going to be tough to prove. Any valuable work experience? I think your best bet is to wait a cycle and ED next year to your choice of the lower T-14.
- csalguero10
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Re: Chances? 2.8 GPA/179 LSAT URM (I think?)
I'm currently working at a Non-Profit public policy research and evaluation company, I'm also planning on waiting for the next cycle anyways.D-ROCCA wrote:URM is going to be tough to prove. Any valuable work experience? I think your best bet is to wait a cycle and ED next year to your choice of the lower T-14.
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Re: Chances? 2.8 GPA/179 LSAT URM (I think?)
You'll probably get some sort of boost, but don't expect the full AA/PR/NA boost.Knock wrote:South American is not considered URM. Check out the stickies in the URM forum for more information.csalguero10 wrote:Undergrad School: Cornell
Major: Engineering (Operations Research and Info)
Would that help to take the sting away from my 2.8?
I also got a 179 on the test, hopefully that helps a bit as well.
Finally, my dad is El Salvadorian and my mother is Brazilian, so I don't know if those are URMs or not.
Looking to get into T14s, specifically NYU.
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Re: Chances? 2.8 GPA/179 LSAT URM (I think?)
I know it's not NYU, but I've heard that Michigan has been shown to give a little boost to non-URM hispanics. You have a 179, so your chances are really, really good.