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153 LSAT and 3.5 gpa from fl - where should I go/apply
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 1:17 am
by Law13school
I have applied to several schools. I got a 153 on the LSAT and have a 3.5 gpa (should be higher when I graduate). Where should I apply to school, and where should I hope to end up?
Re: 153 LSAT and 3.5 gpa from fl - where should I go/apply
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 1:19 am
by dowu
Law13school wrote:I have applied to several schools. I got a 153 on the LSAT and have a 3.5 gpa (should be higher when I graduate). Where should I apply to school, and where should I hope to end up?
Please retake your LSAT.
Re: 153 LSAT and 3.5 gpa from fl - where should I go/apply
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 1:51 am
by PRgradBYU
nmop_apisdn wrote:Please retake your LSAT.
+1. Your GPA is decent... don't miss out on opportunities by wasting it on a 153.
Re: 153 LSAT and 3.5 gpa from fl - where should I go/apply
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:23 am
by deadpanic
No other options other than retake, especially being in FL. UF & FSU are out.
Re: 153 LSAT and 3.5 gpa from fl - where should I go/apply
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 10:50 pm
by itachiuchiha
Law13school wrote:I have applied to several schools. I got a 153 on the LSAT and have a 3.5 gpa (should be higher when I graduate). Where should I apply to school, and where should I hope to end up?
Retake or Nova Southeastern University or FIU Law
Re: 153 LSAT and 3.5 gpa from fl - where should I go/apply
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 11:05 pm
by romothesavior
There is no law school in Florida (or anywhere else, for that matter) worth going to that will take a 153 LSAT. If you can't get in-state at UF or FSU, don't go.
Re: 153 LSAT and 3.5 gpa from fl - where should I go/apply
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 11:07 pm
by gaud
nmop_apisdn wrote:Please retake your LSAT.
Re: 153 LSAT and 3.5 gpa from fl - where should I go/apply
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 3:27 pm
by 313DetroitLove
retake bro
Re: 153 LSAT and 3.5 gpa from fl - where should I go/apply
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:33 pm
by ajax
You should not go to law school with a 153 on the LSAT, unless you care to become a slave to debt.
Re: 153 LSAT and 3.5 gpa from fl - where should I go/apply
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 5:05 pm
by ndirish2010
You should go...to study for the LSAT.
Re: 153 LSAT and 3.5 gpa from fl - where should I go/apply
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 5:26 pm
by RhymesLikeDimes
With the studying you could do from now until June, you could have a shot at 170+ and the T14. If you aren't willing to do the work it takes to get a great LSAT, you aren't going to succeed at any reputable law school.
Re: 153 LSAT and 3.5 gpa from fl - where should I go/apply
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 6:06 pm
by stillwater
Retake. That LSAT is TTT and you never wanna end up at a TTT.
Re: 153 LSAT and 3.5 gpa from fl - where should I go/apply
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 6:15 pm
by Lacepiece23
RhymesLikeDimes wrote:With the studying you could do from now until June, you could have a shot at 170+ and the T14. If you aren't willing to do the work it takes to get a great LSAT, you aren't going to succeed at any reputable law school.
Not necessarily true... but your point about retaking is.
Re: 153 LSAT and 3.5 gpa from fl - where should I go/apply
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 7:23 pm
by RhymesLikeDimes
Well, I guess it's not entirely true. But I just get sick of hearing "I'm not going to bother with the LSAT, I'll just graduate top-5 and outwork everyone later." If you don't have the motivation to spend 3 months studying to go from TTT dump to a decent T30, you do not have the motivation to make it from TTT to a decent job.
Re: 153 LSAT and 3.5 gpa from fl - where should I go/apply
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 1:22 pm
by romothesavior
RhymesLikeDimes wrote:Well, I guess it's not entirely true. But I just get sick of hearing "I'm not going to bother with the LSAT, I'll just graduate top-5 and outwork everyone later." If you don't have the motivation to spend 3 months studying to go from TTT dump to a decent T30, you do not have the motivation to make it from TTT to a decent job.
Been saying this for years, couldn't agree more. If you really want to be a reputable attorney, you'll retake.
Re: 153 LSAT and 3.5 gpa from fl - where should I go/apply
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:14 pm
by hopingfor160
How are your softs? Those really do matter. I have been accepted to numerous schools with several full scholarships to top 50,40, and 30. I still have hope of getting T20 and T 14. This place is not kind to people like us.
Re: 153 LSAT and 3.5 gpa from fl - where should I go/apply
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:34 pm
by romothesavior
hopingfor160 wrote:How are your softs? Those really do matter. I have been accepted to numerous schools with several full scholarships to top 50,40, and 30. I still have hope of getting T20 and T 14. This place is not kind to people like us.
What are your softs? You drastically outperformed your numbers in a way I've never seen before.
ETA: ah just realized you're a URM. Still a pretty good cycle for your numbers but not as radical as I first thought. FYI you should probably retake too.
Re: 153 LSAT and 3.5 gpa from fl - where should I go/apply
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:39 pm
by uvabro
romothesavior wrote:RhymesLikeDimes wrote:Well, I guess it's not entirely true. But I just get sick of hearing "I'm not going to bother with the LSAT, I'll just graduate top-5 and outwork everyone later." If you don't have the motivation to spend 3 months studying to go from TTT dump to a decent T30, you do not have the motivation to make it from TTT to a decent job.
Been saying this for years, couldn't agree more. If you really want to be a reputable attorney, you'll retake.
you underrate that if one tries and fails on a standardized test, they can only blame themselves. why would one bother with trying and taking responsibility for their actions when they can go to a TTTT, never work, then blame their failures on racism, affirmative action, anti-semitism, zionists, democrats, republicans, women, men, being a minority or not being a minority. the trademark of tttt students is largely people who are always right, and when they're not, it's someone else's fault.
Re: 153 LSAT and 3.5 gpa from fl - where should I go/apply
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:47 pm
by grapefruits
PRgradBYU wrote:nmop_apisdn wrote:Please retake your LSAT.
+1. Your GPA is decent... don't miss out on opportunities by wasting it on a 153.
Coming from this dude with a bangin LSAT. What's that whole pot callin the kettle black thing?
Re: 153 LSAT and 3.5 gpa from fl - where should I go/apply
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:50 pm
by cahwc12
hopingfor160 wrote:How are your softs? Thoses matter. I have been accepted to numerous schools with several full scholarships to top 50,40, and 30. I still have hope of getting T20 and T 14. This place is not kind to people like us.
http://lawschoolnumbers.com/hoping160
OP, presumably not URM, has no hope of the kind of cycle you have had thus far, and you need to retake your LSAT as well.
edit: scooped.
Re: 153 LSAT and 3.5 gpa from fl - where should I go/apply
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:50 pm
by hephaestus
ndirish2010 wrote:You should go...to study for the LSAT.
This is the only option.
Re: 153 LSAT and 3.5 gpa from fl - where should I go/apply
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:52 pm
by chem!
ImNoScar wrote:ndirish2010 wrote:You should go...to study for the LSAT.
This is the only option.
Absolutely. Study your butt off, retake and apply next cycle.
Re: 153 LSAT and 3.5 gpa from fl - where should I go/apply
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:53 pm
by mephistopheles
there are many other available careers out there.
Re: 153 LSAT and 3.5 gpa from fl - where should I go/apply
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:56 pm
by uvabro
hopingfor160 wrote:How are your softs? Those really do matter. I have been accepted to numerous schools with several full scholarships to top 50,40, and 30. I still have hope of getting T20 and T 14. This place is not kind to people like us.
dude u've been accepted bec ur above a 75th percentile and a URM. if u got a 160 you'd be in Harvard. i can see a good argument for there being affirmative action, but the odds of OP himself being able to become a black male are not great. this isn't tropic thunder.
Re: 153 LSAT and 3.5 gpa from fl - where should I go/apply
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 5:19 pm
by shifty_eyed
I want to start a retake success stories thread where people can post how retaking got them a free ride to their local regional, a chance at the t14 with money, etc. The problem is that the only appropriate forum would be the LSAT Prep, and it doesn't seem like reverse splitters spend much time there.
The LSAT is a learnable test that can change your life.
RETAKE