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I think I'm getting carried away, at fear that I won't apply somewhere and then decide I want to go there (strange, I know). So the question is, how many law schools do most applicants choose to apply to? a few reach, a lot of fits, and a few safeties? I can't decide where to cut it off.

I would stop when you hit 30.

I've been thinking about this too. I've come to the conclusion that fits and safties are just a matter of my top couple choices in that department, but as far as targets go, I would rather apply much too high than regret not spending the extra money on a few applications that could turn out to be the lucky acceptance.

kalvano wrote:I would stop when you hit 30.

how would you recommend dispersment? 50% apps fit, 25% reach, 25% safe?

darby girl wrote:

kalvano wrote:I would stop when you hit 30.

how would you recommend dispersment? 50% apps fit, 25% reach, 25% safe?

Apply wherever you would be happy going to. I'd have at least 2-3 safeties and 2 "probables", but aside from that, apply anywhere you feel like it.

kalvano wrote:

darby girl wrote:

kalvano wrote:I would stop when you hit 30.

how would you recommend dispersment? 50% apps fit, 25% reach, 25% safe?

Apply wherever you would be happy going to. I'd have at least 2-3 safeties and 2 "probables", but aside from that, apply anywhere you feel like it.

I'm doing like, 4 safeties and ... 12 probablys. haha, well, assuming that UF/FSU/Tenn/Kentucky are probablys...

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I still find it fascinating how much time and effort you spend on here examining every possible way to try and get in to schools that are almost surely out of your reach, when you could be studying more for the LSAT and raising your score to the point where you wouldn't have to wonder and agonize over it.

kalvano wrote:I still find it fascinating how much time and effort you spend on here examining every possible way to try and get in to schools that are almost surely out of your reach, when you could be studying more for the LSAT and raising your score to the point where you wouldn't have to wonder and agonize over it.

how in the world are UF/ FSU/ Tenn/ Kentucky out of my reach?

darby girl wrote:

kalvano wrote:I still find it fascinating how much time and effort you spend on here examining every possible way to try and get in to schools that are almost surely out of your reach, when you could be studying more for the LSAT and raising your score to the point where you wouldn't have to wonder and agonize over it.

how in the world are UF/ FSU/ Tenn/ Kentucky out of my reach?

UGA, girl.

To be safe, apply to all ABA approved law schools.

rad law wrote:To be safe, apply to all ABA approved law schools.

always poking fun at meeeee

darby girl wrote:

kalvano wrote:I still find it fascinating how much time and effort you spend on here examining every possible way to try and get in to schools that are almost surely out of your reach, when you could be studying more for the LSAT and raising your score to the point where you wouldn't have to wonder and agonize over it.

how in the world are UF/ FSU/ Tenn/ Kentucky out of my reach?

Do you want to go to any of them?

kalvano wrote:

darby girl wrote:

kalvano wrote:I still find it fascinating how much time and effort you spend on here examining every possible way to try and get in to schools that are almost surely out of your reach, when you could be studying more for the LSAT and raising your score to the point where you wouldn't have to wonder and agonize over it.

how in the world are UF/ FSU/ Tenn/ Kentucky out of my reach?

Do you want to go to any of them?

haven't been to Tenn or Kentucky yet so IDK. Don't really want to attend UF. Will if its the best deal by FAR. FSU I would prob go to. Would still go to Wake or Tulane even though at Wake at least I'm looking at a WL, but a lot of ppl w my #s got WL --> accept.

kalvano wrote:

darby girl wrote:

kalvano wrote:I still find it fascinating how much time and effort you spend on here examining every possible way to try and get in to schools that are almost surely out of your reach, when you could be studying more for the LSAT and raising your score to the point where you wouldn't have to wonder and agonize over it.

how in the world are UF/ FSU/ Tenn/ Kentucky out of my reach?

Do you want to go to any of them?

Her dream is UGA, which she is 1 point away from.

darby girl wrote:

rad law wrote:To be safe, apply to all ABA approved law schools.

always poking fun at meeeee

Better apply to the non-ABA approved ones too, just to be safe.

rad law wrote:

kalvano wrote:

darby girl wrote:

kalvano wrote:I still find it fascinating how much time and effort you spend on here examining every possible way to try and get in to schools that are almost surely out of your reach, when you could be studying more for the LSAT and raising your score to the point where you wouldn't have to wonder and agonize over it.

how in the world are UF/ FSU/ Tenn/ Kentucky out of my reach?

Do you want to go to any of them?

Her dream is UGA, which she is 1 point away from.

So stop posting here and study more and retake.

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I'm not retaking. I'm going with the gut that 163 is the best I will get so lets just pretend I've taken it all 3 times and I'm tapped out... grrrrr. PS rad law, does tenn even get any jobs with vandy being around?

darby girl wrote:[quote="
I'm not retaking. I'm going with the gut that 163 is the best I will get so lets just pretend I've taken it all 3 times and I'm tapped out... grrrrr. PS rad law, does tenn even get any jobs with vandy being around?

Probably.

rad law wrote:To be safe, apply to all ABA approved law schools.

TITCR. Toss in People's too. If I could have pulled off being a faux communist I might have gotten a half scholly.

Honestly, apply every freaking where you can afford and think there's even a chance you'd attend. I am currently attending my uber UBER safety school b/c crap out of my control happened. You just never know who'll give you big $$$$ or accept you when you thought you had no chance.

Plus, it makes going to the mailbox each day more entertaining.

Do you want to go to any of them?[/quote]

haven't been to Tenn or Kentucky yet so IDK. Don't really want to attend UF. Will if its the best deal by FAR. FSU I would prob go to. Would still go to Wake or Tulane even though at Wake at least I'm looking at a WL, but a lot of ppl w my #s got WL --> accept.[/quote]


dont apply to UF(... figure out where you would like to practice ( region or few states), then apply to as many schools as possible that fit both 1. the location and are 2 within your lsat gpa scores. If you know you will turn them down, even if they accept you, then dont waste your time filling them out.

if you want an ego boost- apply to cooley- they will waive the fee, and offer you a scholarship ( then you will have the opportunity to turn them down, and say that you turned down a scholarship to go to wherever you end up going)

northwood wrote:Do you want to go to any of them?

haven't been to Tenn or Kentucky yet so IDK. Don't really want to attend UF. Will if its the best deal by FAR. FSU I would prob go to. Would still go to Wake or Tulane even though at Wake at least I'm looking at a WL, but a lot of ppl w my #s got WL --> accept.[/quote]


dont apply to UF(... figure out where you would like to practice ( region or few states), then apply to as many schools as possible that fit both 1. the location and are 2 within your lsat gpa scores. If you know you will turn them down, even if they accept you, then dont waste your time filling them out.

if you want an ego boost- apply to cooley- they will waive the fee, and offer you a scholarship ( then you will have the opportunity to turn them down, and say that you turned down a scholarship to go to wherever you end up going)[/quote]


heh wont apply to cooley. hopefully ill be able to turn down schollys from a little better of schools... hah

after you retake, apply to all the schools you like plus their peers to try to leverage scholarship money. a little money towards app fees will seem trivial if you get even $10k extra in scholarship money at you want to attend.

but yeah a 163 should be retaken.

IAFG wrote:after you retake, apply to all the schools you like plus their peers to try to leverage scholarship money. a little money towards app fees will seem trivial if you get even $10k extra in scholarship money at you want to attend.

but yeah a 163 should be retaken.

maybe for you, but not for me.