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Before you think it's self-defeating that I'm already setting myself up for a T20 with a 3.9+ GPA:

-I am confident that LA Biglaw is the goal. Born and raised, all my friends and family are there.
-I am very debt averse. Say the CCNH grad gets biglaw and had to take on debt: what about layoffs?
-Don't have to worry about housing and rent since I can stay with my parents who live fairly close to downtown LA.

So what kind of LSAT score am I looking at to get a near (preferably full) ride at either USC/UCLA? My dad attended USC undergrad in case that would help (like an alumni grant or something).

I'm just looking at what kind of floor I should establish in my mind for the LSAT. If I get a 175+, I'd totally take the money at Columbia and run (although Manhattan rent would be annoying). But it'd be nice to know what I absolutely HAVE to get - or else I'd probably not attend law school.

You don't pick your school and then reverse engineer your lsat. You busy your ass for the very best score you can get, then you apply and see what happens.

Just try to get a 170+ bro and you'll see good money at t14 schools. Don't count on big law from USC / UCLA. Study harder.

Don't settle for the SoCal schools with that GPA. With your solid ties, any of the T14 will get you LA Big Law.

Rock the LSAT and wait for the $$ to roll in.

You'd get a full ride at USC/UCLA as long as you're above their median, which is like 166 or something like that.

But really shoot for a 170+ and go to T6 w/ $$, or SLS if that's cool for you.

Clearly wrote:You don't pick your school and then reverse engineer your lsat. You bust your ass for the very best score you can get, then you apply and see what happens.

Ha, I like this statement.

You guys are right. And Stanford is definitely the dream, although I don't have the kind of softs they'd want.

Does anybody know how Berkeley is with money? I heard they're stingy.

I feel like close-to-full-ride at Berkeley is probably TCR here.

But yeah, "study for the LSAT, get as good a score as you can", etc. etc.

JCDante wrote:

Clearly wrote:You don't pick your school and then reverse engineer your lsat. You bust your ass for the very best score you can get, then you apply and see what happens.

Ha, I like this statement.

You guys are right. And Stanford is definitely the dream, although I don't have the kind of softs they'd want.

Does anybody know how Berkeley is with money? I heard they're stingy.

Yeah they're stingy with money. Your best bet is to get a good schooly at some other t-14 school (except UVA and GULC) and then apply to their matching scholarship. However, it's still a crapshoot. Just aim for SLS you have the GPA for it. With your GPA I wouldn't settle for anything less than a full ride at a t-14. Good luck!

Manhattan rent wouldn't be annoying at all, since you would get boarding included on the full debt-financed price. Columbia has nice buildings for students, even for ones that bring a spouse along

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