On that note, even if admitted, would I likely be looking at sticker price if admitted? Does law admissions generally work like this : if a school favors high GPA in admissions ----> then they also favor high GPA in scholarships ( ex. would a Columbia or NYU be willing to give me any more money since they favor high LSATs compared to a Berk or Chicago)pleadthafif wrote:No doubt biases are prevalent today, that's just part of it whether it's admissions, hiring, or whatever. I'm just saying in this given hypothetical with exact candidates numbers-wise, it's a lose-lose either way. If the difference in an admit or a reject is a soft like your student orgs (that you're not an officer in), you're probably looking at sticker which isn't an enviable position IMO.Desert Fox wrote:I'm sure there is no official entrenched policy. But the biases of the admissions officer is definitely at play. A lot of people would find someone crusading for Planned Parenthood to be a good soft. And yet, wouldn't consider crusading for a pro life group to be a good soft.pleadthafif wrote:I don't think a top law school would be so petty as to discriminate based on your political affiliation, but if they did you probably wouldn't want to go there anyways.
For most applicants, it wouldn't matter. But if you have to rely on your packet standing out, doing something the admissions officer fundamentally disrespects is probably the end of your chances.
myLSN gives me decent admissions stats if I crush my LSAT retake but not so great scholarship ( coming from Texas, the warm weather at Berkeley is an appealing factor as well, but not the only one of course)
