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Any input would be greatly appreciated

Post total COA and your employment goals.

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Regulus wrote:Considering it's these schools at these costs....

Brooklyn for free? If OP can keep living costs down, you've got to be mentally defective to call it a trap

Caveat: If OP loses the scholly, s/he should drop out

Sorry, should have given more info. Ill add another 25k/year for living in the city.
That would make total coa:
75k for brooklyn
180k for fordham

I would be paying almost entirely through loans.
I am from upstate ny, would like biglaw, numbers are 164/3.63 and ive taken the lsat once

generaltoast wrote:Sorry, should have given more info. Ill add another 25k/year for living in the city.
That would make total coa:
75k for brooklyn
180k for fordham

I would be paying almost entirely through loans.
I am from upstate ny, would like biglaw, numbers are 164/3.63 and ive taken the lsat once

retake. you arent gonna get biglaw from Crooklyn

Retake is the only right answer.

With interest Fordham is $215K and BLS is $87K.

Regulus wrote:Considering it's these schools at these costs....

+1

Definitely retake if you want NYC big law. Few more points and Cornell and Duke would be in sight, few more than that and CCN on down opens up to you.

For NYC biglaw, you must retake. Cornell isn't too far away, and with a high enough LSAT your GPA doesn't preclude you from NYU or even Columbia.

Edit: scooped

Damnit, why must you people be so logical. Thanks for the advice guys

If you weren't so dead set on biglaw, different story, but the correct response is retake.

buddyt wrote:For NYC biglaw, you must retake. Cornell isn't too far away, and with a high enough LSAT your GPA doesn't preclude you from NYU or even Columbia.

I said exactly this 14 minutes before you did. You have a moral obligation to +1 me or write "Scooped."

BigZuck wrote:

buddyt wrote:For NYC biglaw, you must retake. Cornell isn't too far away, and with a high enough LSAT your GPA doesn't preclude you from NYU or even Columbia.

I said exactly this 14 minutes before you did. You have a moral obligation to +1 me or write "Scooped."

Wow, legitimately didn't notice this . Good to know that the TLS hivemind is alive and well and giving consistent and solid advice.

Late to the party, for sure retake. Is the 164 your only take? What were you PT'ing, what did you do to study, what was your diagnostic?

Manage a ~7 point increase and come back next year and find this thread again and post on and on how you have $/$$ from T-14.

Just take Fordham off your list now. Under no circumstances is it worth 150-180k.

BigZuck wrote:

Regulus wrote:Considering it's these schools at these costs....


+1

Definitely retake if you want NYC big law. Few more points and Cornell and Duke would be in sight, few more than that and CCN on down opens up to you.

OP, you need at least 3 more points on your LSAT for Cornell. You need at least 5 more for Duke.

Retake and then evaluate your options

mr.hands wrote:
OP, you need at least 3 more points on your LSAT for Cornell. You need at least 5 more for Duke.

Retake and then evaluate your options

Very attainable goals with persistence and dedication

Tekrul wrote:Late to the party, for sure retake. Is the 164 your only take? What were you PT'ing, what did you do to study, what was your diagnostic?

Manage a ~7 point increase and come back next year and find this thread again and post on and on how you have $/$$ from T-14.

It was my only take. I was PTing around 166 or 165. My diagnostic cold was 154. I studied strictly 40 or so practice tests and the logical reasoning bible

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sublime wrote:

generaltoast wrote:

Tekrul wrote:Late to the party, for sure retake. Is the 164 your only take? What were you PT'ing, what did you do to study, what was your diagnostic?

Manage a ~7 point increase and come back next year and find this thread again and post on and on how you have $/$$ from T-14.

It was my only take. I was PTing around 166 or 165. My diagnostic cold was 154. I studied strictly 40 or so practice tests and the logical reasoning bible

No LG strategy? How did you do on those?

I believe I got 4 or 5 wrong

generaltoast wrote:

sublime wrote:

generaltoast wrote:

Tekrul wrote:Late to the party, for sure retake. Is the 164 your only take? What were you PT'ing, what did you do to study, what was your diagnostic?

Manage a ~7 point increase and come back next year and find this thread again and post on and on how you have $/$$ from T-14.

It was my only take. I was PTing around 166 or 165. My diagnostic cold was 154. I studied strictly 40 or so practice tests and the logical reasoning bible

No LG strategy? How did you do on those?

I believe I got 4 or 5 wrong

LG is incredibly learnable. Get the LG bible and get that section to -1 or -0. There's your score to get into Cornell right there.

Slightly off subject, but is the 15k/year for a person with my numbers (164/3.63) off the waitlist at all common for Fordham? Or is it a result of the dropping application rate? Was just curious because I have heard Fordham is notoriously stingy and I was not expecting to get any money.