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If you're above a median and not a murderer, sure.downwithflames43 wrote:Curious on consensus. I've heard that ED at UVA is a pretty big boost, true story?
Was the "is it not?" really necessary when I just said the same thing above you?Mr. Frodo wrote:I've seen people get in with 161's and 162's and like a 4+ GPA. I'd say its a pretty hefty boost to ED if you're above a median at UVA, is it not?
InGoodFaith wrote:Was the "is it not?" really necessary when I just said the same thing above you?Mr. Frodo wrote:I've seen people get in with 161's and 162's and like a 4+ GPA. I'd say its a pretty hefty boost to ED if you're above a median at UVA, is it not?
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Nice breakdown. Did not know NYU was like that.2014 wrote:UVA isn't so much of a boost as it is a requirement. Basically no one has numbers good enough to be an auto-admit since they WL like 97% of their qualified applicants so you can either ED, pray, or spam them with LOCIs.
Penn is similar but not as blatant as UVA is.
Because of that I'd say NYU probably. They tend to be one of the more predictable T14s, and EDing gives a direct boost.
As far as I'm aware, NYU isn't. (unless you're just referencing being predictable w/ numbers-whoring)Mr. Frodo wrote:Nice breakdown. Did not know NYU was like that.2014 wrote:UVA isn't so much of a boost as it is a requirement. Basically no one has numbers good enough to be an auto-admit since they WL like 97% of their qualified applicants so you can either ED, pray, or spam them with LOCIs.
Penn is similar but not as blatant as UVA is.
Because of that I'd say NYU probably. They tend to be one of the more predictable T14s, and EDing gives a direct boost.
This is overblown, I think.2014 wrote:UVA isn't so much of a boost as it is a requirement. Basically no one has numbers good enough to be an auto-admit since they WL like 97% of their qualified applicants so you can either ED, pray, or spam them with LOCIs.
I got in RD, above one median and below the other, but only after I sent them a decent LOCI and a Why UVA. They told me I could go f*** myself on scholarship though, because they wouldn't give me any money if I wasn't above both medians.Tom Joad wrote:This is overblown, I think.2014 wrote:UVA isn't so much of a boost as it is a requirement. Basically no one has numbers good enough to be an auto-admit since they WL like 97% of their qualified applicants so you can either ED, pray, or spam them with LOCIs.
Ugh this is disheartening to heartwentypercentmore wrote:I'd say NYU.
UVA, as mentioned, isn't a boost as much as it is a requirement. UVA is a school you go to if you're willing to pay sticker for a lock at T14, and it doesn't make much sense for them to admit you if you're above both medians and likely to go to somewhere like Chicago or Duke with money instead.* Penn is similar, but less obvious, and I'm guessing they purposefully marginalize their requirement-mentality this way by waitlisting and then accepting splitters.
NYU ED gives a substantial boost. If you're over the LSAT median and under the GPA median, you're a lock with ED, and maybe waitlisted without it.
I think this cycle, Columbia ED will give more of a boost than it did in the past, though nowhere near NYU's.
*I also say this from a URM perspective, as UVA gives substantially less URM boost than do other T14s.
The 97% is clearly overblown, but can you point to anyone whose numbers make them a safe bet for UVA without ED? Only place that looks promising is 4.0+/172 which is an arbitrary chunk of people.Tom Joad wrote:This is overblown, I think.2014 wrote:UVA isn't so much of a boost as it is a requirement. Basically no one has numbers good enough to be an auto-admit since they WL like 97% of their qualified applicants so you can either ED, pray, or spam them with LOCIs.
Do you happen to know about the ED boost for NYU if you're above the GPA median but below the LSAT median?twentypercentmore wrote:
NYU ED gives a substantial boost. If you're over the LSAT median and under the GPA median, you're a lock with ED, and maybe waitlisted without it.
I think this cycle, Columbia ED will give more of a boost than it did in the past, though nowhere near NYU's.
*I also say this from a URM perspective, as UVA gives substantially less URM boost than do other T14s.
it basically just depends on by how much..maggielizer wrote:Do you happen to know about the ED boost for NYU if you're above the GPA median but below the LSAT median?twentypercentmore wrote:
NYU ED gives a substantial boost. If you're over the LSAT median and under the GPA median, you're a lock with ED, and maybe waitlisted without it.
I think this cycle, Columbia ED will give more of a boost than it did in the past, though nowhere near NYU's.
*I also say this from a URM perspective, as UVA gives substantially less URM boost than do other T14s.
3.90, 169 (retaken from a 166). I'm above their 75th for GPA and exactly at their 25th for LSAT.JamMasterJ wrote:it basically just depends on by how much..maggielizer wrote: Do you happen to know about the ED boost for NYU if you're above the GPA median but below the LSAT median?
you'll probably get in ED, and RD will be WL or possibly admit. I would guess that you get in eventually either way if I had to go one way or the other, but the ED makes me pretty confident you get inmaggielizer wrote:3.90, 169 (retaken from a 166). I'm above their 75th for GPA and exactly at their 25th for LSAT.JamMasterJ wrote:it basically just depends on by how much..maggielizer wrote: Do you happen to know about the ED boost for NYU if you're above the GPA median but below the LSAT median?
Thanks, JamMasterJ!JamMasterJ wrote:you'll probably get in ED, and RD will be WL or possibly admit. I would guess that you get in eventually either way if I had to go one way or the other, but the ED makes me pretty confident you get inmaggielizer wrote:3.90, 169 (retaken from a 166). I'm above their 75th for GPA and exactly at their 25th for LSAT.JamMasterJ wrote:it basically just depends on by how much..maggielizer wrote: Do you happen to know about the ED boost for NYU if you're above the GPA median but below the LSAT median?
You're a current NYU student, right? How do you like it so far?