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ftbchamp231

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171 3.72 chances

Post by ftbchamp231 » Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:39 pm

I retook a 168 and got a 171 this december. I have a 3.72 LSDAS gpa, 3.83 undergrad gpa (I like to think law schools will care).

UPenn is my dream school, then NYU and Columbia are a close second. I will apply to yale and harvard for ha-has but I'm not expecting much.

I looked at mylsn, but it is a pretty even split for accepted and waitlisted at penn and columbia.

Any help?

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Re: 171 3.72 chances

Post by jbagelboy » Fri Jan 03, 2014 3:09 pm

Penn is tougher to predict because they could YP you, assuming with your numbers you'll be CCN bound, unless you demonstrate substantial reasonable interest (writing the extra essays is a good start).

You're in at NYU. Last cycle, your chances at Columbia would be a coin flip due to LSAT, but now you are at both medians so you're their target applicant. The late application doesn't help, but it shouldn't hurt much either.

Good luck!

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Re: 171 3.72 chances

Post by ftbchamp231 » Fri Jan 03, 2014 3:41 pm

Thank you so much, one question though. What does YP mean? I looked it up on the abbreviations thread but I still don't know what it means :oops:

Much better news now than in november!

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Re: 171 3.72 chances

Post by nothingtosee » Fri Jan 03, 2014 5:37 pm

ftbchamp231 wrote:Thank you so much, one question though. What does YP mean? I looked it up on the abbreviations thread but I still don't know what it means :oops:

Much better news now than in november!
Yield protect. They think u wont really attend so they don't accept u. This lowers their acceptance rate which helps usnews rankings.

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Re: 171 3.72 chances

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Re: 171 3.72 chances

Post by phillywc » Fri Jan 03, 2014 5:56 pm

The best way to prevent them from YPing you is to write a Why Penn essay.

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Re: 171 3.72 chances

Post by helix23 » Sat Jan 04, 2014 3:27 pm

Yale: ding
Harvard: waitlist
CLS/NYU: in with a little $
UPenn: in, but maybe without money.

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