Temple Law ($$$) vs. Boston College
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 2:03 am
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Wow! Congrats that's awesome! As a fellow URM with a lower GPA, but much higher LSAT, I really hope I get a similar offer.dallasgray wrote:Just a follow-up, i was offered a $25K/year scholarship to BC just a couple of days ago.
Sit out a cycle re-take and shoot higher. I wouldn't go to BC at that price, especially not for a legit URM. Re-take that LSAT, score 166 or higher and you should have much better options.dallasgray wrote:Nucky wrote:Wow! Congrats that's awesome! As a fellow URM with a lower GPA, but much higher LSAT, I really hope I get a similar offer.dallasgray wrote:Just a follow-up, i was offered a $25K/year scholarship to BC just a couple of days ago.
If you don't mind me asking, are you a AA URM? Do you have some kind of crazy unique soft/s?
black, lgbt, lower socio-economic status; my actual GPA is 3.45, but LSAC calculates it lower due to a course that i re-took. i worked 30+ hours a week while completing my undergrad, and i also have extensive volunteering/non-profit work history.
before i was offered admission, i was called for an interview by one of the deans. quite honestly, this school was the best one i got into, although i have some pretty nice offers at other lower-ranked schools.
i've decided to go to BC...primarily because of their decent score on Law School Transparency. http://www.lstscorereports.com/?school=bc
financial considerations are huge portion of choosing a law school, but not the only factor.
What personal situations are there that force you to go to law school? Also the retake stats are true, but how much does the average person study? There are tons of retake success stories (myself included) you owe it to your future to sit out a year. I'll have 2 years in between my first take and law school, and this extra time has been pretty fun honestly. You can travel, work a bullshit job (or a good one), and hang out with friends you won't see as often.dallasgray wrote:quite honestly, i'm not inclined to wait another year for law school. furthermore, LSAC statistics say that overall, those who retake the LSAT average only a 2.5 point increase. the statistics don't readily agree with advice to retake, IMO. i understand debt aversion, but i also understand hard numbers. it is very unlikely that i will score significantly higher...especially since i am not financially able to take a prep course. i can't change my approach to studying much, which means that i will unlikely be able to do better.
right now, it's either go to law school this year, or don't go at all (because of personal life situations). therefore, since waiting isn't an option, i've gotta deal with what's been dealt.
the average person MAYBE takes 3 or 4 practice exams, then jumps right in having no idea WTF they're doingdallasgray wrote:quite honestly, i'm not inclined to wait another year for law school. furthermore, LSAC statistics say that overall, those who retake the LSAT average only a 2.5 point increase. the statistics don't readily agree with advice to retake, IMO. i understand debt aversion, but i also understand hard numbers. it is very unlikely that i will score significantly higher...especially since i am not financially able to take a prep course. i can't change my approach to studying much, which means that i will unlikely be able to do better.
right now, it's either go to law school this year, or don't go at all (because of personal life situations). therefore, since waiting isn't an option, i've gotta deal with what's been dealt.
3 months isn't long enough for you then. It takes some people 6 months or more to hit there true potential. Took me 6-8 months to hit my target score.dallasgray wrote:i actually studied quite a bit (5-6 hours, 4-5 days a week, for almost three months up until the exam). i used a self-study method that was decent. the debt is a means to an end, and the statistics for BC law grads show that the majority of them are put in jobs that enable them to pay on their debt. i understand mitigating debt, but the reality is that it is highly unlikely that i will be able to do so by taking a year off. the odds aren't in my favor, statistically speaking.
maybe i'm one of those weird people that sees a law school education as an investment, rather than as an overpriced product? i don't mind paying for law school...and BC statistically will put me in a place to do so.
This is so true...no reason to go into this cycle with those stats when you can GREATLY improve your options through a retakeWinston1984 wrote:3 months isn't long enough for you then. It takes some people 6 months or more to hit there true potential. Took me 6-8 months to hit my target score.dallasgray wrote:i actually studied quite a bit (5-6 hours, 4-5 days a week, for almost three months up until the exam). i used a self-study method that was decent. the debt is a means to an end, and the statistics for BC law grads show that the majority of them are put in jobs that enable them to pay on their debt. i understand mitigating debt, but the reality is that it is highly unlikely that i will be able to do so by taking a year off. the odds aren't in my favor, statistically speaking.
maybe i'm one of those weird people that sees a law school education as an investment, rather than as an overpriced product? i don't mind paying for law school...and BC statistically will put me in a place to do so.