3.71/169 ED to GULC? Forum

[suitup]

I just got my June score back and got a 169 on my third try (thank goodness, since I bombed and got a 163 on my second try in October). Georgetown is my top choice by far. I EDed there this previous cycle and got waitlisted. I'm hoping that if a 163 can get me on the waitlist, then a 169 would be good enough to get in.

Georgetown is still my top choice but I don't know if it would be smart to ED again this upcoming cycle. I plan on getting everything together this summer and submitting my app as early as humanly possible which would hopefully gimme a leg up in the admissions process. I know that Georgetown tends to be pretty stingy with scholarship money so I'm afraid that EDing would negate any chance of a scholarship and give me absolutely no room to negotiate. At the same time, my numbers aren't auto admit numbers so I don't want to risk not getting in either when an ED could help my chances.

Before anybody says anything about retaking, THIS WAS MY THIRD TRY so that's actually not an option. I'm not just saying I can't take it again because I don't feel like it.

Thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks!

[3ThrowAway99]

Aim higher.

[top30man]

I got into GULC via rd this cycle with a little higher Gpa and an interview. Don't Ed. It's not worth losing the money. I'm going to Cornell with 60k. Why gulc?

[Br3v]

Not trying to hijack thread (ok maybe a little just for a second)
But what about a 3.6x and 168 for GULC? Gpa is between 3.65 and 3.69

Congrats on substantial improvement OP and I wish you the best of luck!

[suitup]

I got into GULC via rd this cycle with a little higher Gpa and an interview. Don't Ed. It's not worth losing the money. I'm going to Cornell with 60k. Why gulc?

I want to do regulatory work and DC has the most opportunities in terms of government agencies and GULC is obviously the best school in DC. Plus I'm really into their clinics and I haven't seen that any other schools that I could actually get into.

[Miracle]

Hopefully i will be seeing you there!

[Miracle]

I got into GULC via rd this cycle with a little higher Gpa and an interview. Don't Ed. It's not worth losing the money. I'm going to Cornell with 60k. Why gulc?

GULC ranks higher than Cornell!

[top30man]

I got into GULC via rd this cycle with a little higher Gpa and an interview. Don't Ed. It's not worth losing the money. I'm going to Cornell with 60k. Why gulc?

GULC ranks higher than Cornell!

Thank you for being a helpful and informed poster.

[ahnhub]

You would've gotten into GULC RD this cycle. Like, 80%+ chance. Sure if you're dead set on it go ahead and apply ED, but 200K+ plus is a lot of money. You could easily get 45K at Michigan or more at Cornell and use that to negotiate.

[top30man]

I got into GULC via rd this cycle with a little higher Gpa and an interview. Don't Ed. It's not worth losing the money. I'm going to Cornell with 60k. Why gulc?

I want to do regulatory work and DC has the most opportunities in terms of government agencies and GULC is obviously the best school in DC. Plus I'm really into their clinics and I haven't seen that any other schools that I could actually get into.

OP, those are certainly admirable goals. I was really drawn by gulc because of similar reasons. However, government jobs are nearly impossible to come by. With budget cuts and freezes, almost all agencies aren't hiring directly out of school anymore. The more Lear path would be big law in reg for a few years and then attempt to go into gov from there.

[suitup]

I got into GULC via rd this cycle with a little higher Gpa and an interview. Don't Ed. It's not worth losing the money. I'm going to Cornell with 60k. Why gulc?

I want to do regulatory work and DC has the most opportunities in terms of government agencies and GULC is obviously the best school in DC. Plus I'm really into their clinics and I haven't seen that any other schools that I could actually get into.

OP, those are certainly admirable goals. I was really drawn by gulc because of similar reasons. However, government jobs are nearly impossible to come by. With budget cuts and freezes, almost all agencies aren't hiring directly out of school anymore. The more Lear path would be big law in reg for a few years and then attempt to go into gov from there.

I'm definitely not opposed to doing the big law then government route and am still trying to leave my options open. I just graduated undergrad and am actually going to be working at a government agency in DC starting this month so by the time I go to law school I'll have at least one year of government experience under my belt which I figure would be helpful in finding government work after law school. Also, georgetown's good enough of a school that it's not like going there would completely cut off my chances at big law although i realize that its placement isn't as high as some other schools.

[pizzaguy1]

I would say you should probably just blanket the lower T14's and see where you get into and how much aid you get to these schools. If you ED to Georgetown you run the risk of cutting yourself off from other potential schools and any aid you could possibly receive from these school. But if you're dead set on Georgetown, you could ED there but I'm not sure if that would be the most prudent decision.

[rad lulz]

[Miracle]

I got into GULC via rd this cycle with a little higher Gpa and an interview. Don't Ed. It's not worth losing the money. I'm going to Cornell with 60k. Why gulc?

GULC ranks higher than Cornell!

Thank you for being a helpful and informed poster.

I'm just saying! Lol