Where do I cast my net! Forum

[Alpal29]

I need some help figuring out where to cast my net in terms of schools. I'm not worried so much about scholarship as I am about job opportunities post graduation. I really want to work in some form of labor/employment/union contract law, basically anything with human resources and equal opportunity is where I want to be post graduation.

Here's the problem. My GPA is a 3.2. Good job undergraduate me. No real reason for it, I liked working two jobs FT hours then I did school, I attended classes and all that but was a solid B student.

I'm female, not a URM, decent LOR and pretty decent WE in my opinion (I work in on site hotel operations support for a company that rhymes with Misney.)

I've taken some gap years, working full time and have been studying for the LSAT for the past few months. I've gone from 150 diagnostic to averaging 166. I've still got a month to get even better, and I don't feel as though I've hit a plateau.

I'm taking the LSAT in October, I'm anticipating Mid-High 160s as that's what I'm PTing at and I tend to score well on standardized tests, I like the pressure and perform well under it, and this isn't the most stressful test I've ever taken. I'm hoping to get over a 170 but I have to be realistic that it is likely it won't happen. I will retake the LSAT in June if the score isn't fabulous, but if I can get 167+ or even 170+ I'm going to try this cycle.

I know that I don't have a score yet, but I'm going to shoot out all my apps as soon as I have it in my hands, if it's not a disastrous score, to give me as much of a boost applying early can. Which means that in the month I don't have my score I need to working on applications.

My DREAM School is Northwestern, I'm from the Midwest and a my family has gone to Northwestern for both undergraduate and graduate school so I have strong emotional ties to it. If I can crack 170 I'm EDing.

Other schools I'm looking at are WUSTL, Cornell, Georgetown. I'm not picky on where I live, but I'd like decent regional reach.

Anywhere else I should be looking to apply? I realize that most of these are going to be hit or miss as no matter where I apply I will be below medians or splitting hard.

Thanks!

[hairbear7]

When you get your LSAT score, plug your numbers in here: http://mylsn.info/r/pre-law/admissions/search/ and cast a wide net between safeties/targets/reaches based on the color coding of this search^ . Depending on your score you could be able to get fee waivers at most schools--and if not ask them--so it's definitely worth it to apply to a lot of schools to keep your options open.

I'd recommend coming back here when you get your score to ask for more specific advice =)

Good luck!