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Ohio State($) vs Illinois($) vs Retake
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 4:50 pm
by oliverqueen
Ohio State(130k COA 10k/yr) vs Illinois(210k COA 5k/yr)
I am still waiting to hear back from Georgetown and Duke. I am aiming for a federal government job after law school (FBI CIA etc). Most of my ties are in Ohio.
GPA: 3.74 (Biochemistry)
LSAT: 160
I've only taken the LSAT once. My softs are decent, graduate degree in STEM field and several research publications.
Thank you for any advice.
Re: Ohio State($) vs Illinois($) vs Retake
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 4:54 pm
by ZGr88n
oliverqueen wrote:Ohio State(130k COA 10k/yr) vs Illinois(210k COA 5k/yr)
I am still waiting to hear back from Georgetown and Duke. I am aiming for a federal government job after law school (FBI CIA etc). Most of my ties are in Ohio.
GPA: 3.74 (Biochemistry)
LSAT: 160
I've only taken the LSAT once. My softs are decent, graduate degree in STEM field and several research publications.
Thank you for any advice.
Retake for sure.
Re: Ohio State($) vs Illinois($) vs Retake
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 4:55 pm
by McAvoy
By the beard of Zeus, retake. Hard sciences with a good GPA and you want to pay a quarter mil to attend UICU? Please don't do that. Please.
Re: Ohio State($) vs Illinois($) vs Retake
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 5:56 pm
by Winston1984
Definitely retake OP. If you got a 3.74 in BioChem I'm pretty confident you can go up to at least a 165 and get full rides to these schools if that's what you want.
Re: Ohio State($) vs Illinois($) vs Retake
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 6:42 pm
by McAvoy
Shit, I could barely pass basic statistics as an UG senior, and I did pretty OK on the LSAT. You are an actual smart person: you've got this.
Re: Ohio State($) vs Illinois($) vs Retake
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:33 am
by oliverqueen
Thanks for the advice. That's what I figured. I made the mistake of assuming the LSAT was like the GRE and you didn't have to study for it. I'll retake in June or Oct. I think finding this site saved me from ruining my life.
Re: Ohio State($) vs Illinois($) vs Retake
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:36 am
by Otunga
oliverqueen wrote:Thanks for the advice. That's what I figured. I made the mistake of assuming the LSAT was like the GRE and you didn't have to study for it. I'll retake in June or Oct. I think finding this site saved me from ruining my life.
160 with negligible prep? You have 180 potential.
Re: Ohio State($) vs Illinois($) vs Retake
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:54 am
by KatyMarie
oliverqueen wrote:Thanks for the advice. That's what I figured. I made the mistake of assuming the LSAT was like the GRE and you didn't have to study for it. I'll retake in June or Oct. I think finding this site saved me from ruining my life.
If you got 160 cold, you're probably going to get a great retake with some studying
