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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2016 6:02 pm
by lawschool1856
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Re: Emory v. GW v. UF
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2016 7:52 pm
by lavarman84
How strong are your ties in Florida? Is a retake not an option? Your goals are somewhat specific but also a bit vague. Can you provide anything more specific? Are you leaning more towards a firm job or more towards working as an ASA? Do you want to clerk? What sort of firm job would you want?(biglaw?)
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2016 8:18 pm
by lawschool1856
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Re: Emory v. GW v. UF
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2016 11:07 pm
by lavarman84
The argument for retaking would be to push it up quite a bit higher and get a full ride to one of these schools or into a t14 school. Although, you did say that finances aren't a concern. Out of these options, I'd say UF is the best option considering your goals. Clerking and biglaw will be tough at UF but if you want to be a prosecutor in Florida, it's going to offer you better networking opportunities for that goal. There are others better qualified to give you advice on the AUSA goal. From what I know, clerkships are generally valuable for that. That'll be tough at UF. Which is where retaking and trying to get into a t14 school would help.
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Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 11:56 am
by lawschool1856
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Re: Emory v. GW v. UF
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 12:02 pm
by lymenheimer
lawschool1856 wrote:
I suppose a retake is always an option, although at this point that would mean waiting another year before starting law school. I'm not really sure I see the value. With my GPA, 2-3 more points on the LSAT maybe moves me from Vandy waitlist to Vandy admit but that's about it. I don't think it gets me off Gtown waitlist, or into UVA, Duke, etc. At this point I don't see a retake being worth it. I'd be interested to hear the argument for a retake in my situation, though.
I have a similar gpa and a 4 point higher lsat. Accepted to GULC, Duke, and UVA. Vandy with good money...fwiw
Re: Emory v. GW v. UF
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 11:19 am
by Specter1389
I have a lower GPA (only a 3.0) and 5 points higher on the LSAT. I received close to a full ride to UF, GULC with money, and an acceptance to UVA. Also, the first time I took the LSAT I scored a 166. If you can raise your LSAT to a 169-170 I see no reason why you wouldn't get somewhere in the T-14/better offers to the schools you are considering. The below link shows your options go up significantly if you can score in the 168-170 range.
http://mylsn.info/amrpv3/