URM 2013-2014 Cycle Thread Forum

[Bosh]

Hey cycle 2013-2014, checking in as well. A rising senior preparing to take the LSAT in oct as well. Hope the Supreme Court decision today doesn't change things up that much. How is the oct LSAT prep going for those preparing to take it?

[John_rizzy_rawls]

Hope the Supreme Court decision today doesn't change things up that much.

They punted, it's not affecting anything, at all.

[flowerhair789]

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[BerkeleyBear]

Hope the Supreme Court decision today doesn't change things up that much.

They punted, it's not affecting anything, at all.

I wouldn't go that far.

[John_rizzy_rawls]

Hope the Supreme Court decision today doesn't change things up that much.

They punted, it's not affecting anything, at all.

I wouldn't go that far.

Please explain how Fisher will have any effect on the 2013-2014 cycle.

[BerkeleyBear]

Hope the Supreme Court decision today doesn't change things up that much.

They punted, it's not affecting anything, at all.

I wouldn't go that far.

Please explain how Fisher will have any effect on the 2013-2014 cycle.

It obviously isn't. "Hope the Supreme Court decision today doesn't change things up that much." I understand we're in a URM 13-14 thread, but this person didn't explicitly state they were only talking about this years cycle.

[John_rizzy_rawls]

Fischer won't affect any year's cycle.

Yup. Zero precedent set here. "We affirm Grutter and remand lower courts to use strict scrutiny" won't ever be cited or affect shit.

[Tipp83]

Checking in. Taking LSAT for the first time in October.

[RightWingConspiracy]

First time test taker this coming October. Goodluck to you all!

[essyct]

Taking the LSAT for the first time in October! Good luck, guys. Hopefully, this is a great cycle for everyone!

[AAJD2B]

Hey cycle 2013-2014, checking in as well. A rising senior preparing to take the LSAT in oct as well. Hope the Supreme Court decision today doesn't change things up that much. How is the oct LSAT prep going for those preparing to take it?

Fortunately it did not!

October prep is going well here. Exclusively self-studying with Blueprint and Mike Kim's LSAT Trainer. Finally cracking my nemesis LR getting between 0-4x per section. Games are relatively strong at 0-3x per section, all timed. Haven't actively worked on RC yet. Hope your studies are going well!

[mojangles]

Yup, applying this upcoming cycle! Did as well as I could have hoped for on the LSAT, wasn't necessarily cream of the crop but I was basically dancing in my car during lunch at work haha. too bad my LSDAS gpa is garbage.

[essyct]

Yup, applying this upcoming cycle! Did as well as I could have hoped for on the LSAT, wasn't necessarily cream of the crop but I was basically dancing in my car during lunch at work haha. too bad my LSDAS gpa is garbage.

Congrats on the LSAT! Where are you looking to apply?

[mojangles]

Yup, applying this upcoming cycle! Did as well as I could have hoped for on the LSAT, wasn't necessarily cream of the crop but I was basically dancing in my car during lunch at work haha. too bad my LSDAS gpa is garbage.

Congrats on the LSAT! Where are you looking to apply?

Thanks! I'm considering UofMN, UW, UIUC, WUSTL for sure, still contemplating on what others to hit up. Ideally, I would like to work/live in either chicago or minneapolis (chicago seems to have a much higher pay rate relative to CoL though). You applying this cycle? sorry if you posted in this thread already, i am bad at following screen names haha

[essyct]

No worries! Yes, I'm applying this cycle. I have a pretty good GPA so I'm hoping to get a decent LSAT score in October so that I'll have a fair shot at the T14.

[mojangles]

No worries! Yes, I'm applying this cycle. I have a pretty good GPA so I'm hoping to get a decent LSAT score in October so that I'll have a fair shot at the T14.

awesome! study hard and hopefully things all work out for the best!

[RG10]

Hey just checking in! Took the June LSAT and got a 165 so I'll be retaking in October. I'm excited for this upcoming cycle and good luck to all of you.

[Bosh]

Hey cycle 2013-2014, checking in as well. A rising senior preparing to take the LSAT in oct as well. Hope the Supreme Court decision today doesn't change things up that much. How is the oct LSAT prep going for those preparing to take it?

Fortunately it did not!

October prep is going well here. Exclusively self-studying with Blueprint and Mike Kim's LSAT Trainer. Finally cracking my nemesis LR getting between 0-4x per section. Games are relatively strong at 0-3x per section, all timed. Haven't actively worked on RC yet. Hope your studies are going well!

I just saw your reply. My prep is also going well. Getting the LR drills down as its my challenging section, thanks to Cambridge bundle and manhattan review forum, I hope for more improvement. LG has been progressing but I guess I have to start working on my RC section now.

For those that have been following URM cycle, will a 170+ lsat score help boost my median GPA of 3.55 to HYS? That's where I would love to go fall 2014, but of course any other t14 acceptance would also be terrific. I'm a black male URM.

[Typhoon24]

Hey cycle 2013-2014, checking in as well. A rising senior preparing to take the LSAT in oct as well. Hope the Supreme Court decision today doesn't change things up that much. How is the oct LSAT prep going for those preparing to take it?

Fortunately it did not!

October prep is going well here. Exclusively self-studying with Blueprint and Mike Kim's LSAT Trainer. Finally cracking my nemesis LR getting between 0-4x per section. Games are relatively strong at 0-3x per section, all timed. Haven't actively worked on RC yet. Hope your studies are going well!

I just saw your reply. My prep is also going well. Getting the LR drills down as its my challenging section, thanks to Cambridge bundle and manhattan review forum, I hope for more improvement. LG has been progressing but I guess I have to start working on my RC section now.

For those that have been following URM cycle, will a 170+ lsat score help boost my median GPA of 3.55 to HYS? That's where I would love to go fall 2014, but of course any other t14 acceptance would also be terrific. I'm a black male URM.

170 3.55 would be a lock at harvard/stanford for an AA male. 165+/3.5+ is already really strong for them too. Yale is never predictable, so i dont include it in the equation.

[Xixak]

Hey cycle 2013-2014, checking in as well. A rising senior preparing to take the LSAT in oct as well. Hope the Supreme Court decision today doesn't change things up that much. How is the oct LSAT prep going for those preparing to take it?

Fortunately it did not!

October prep is going well here. Exclusively self-studying with Blueprint and Mike Kim's LSAT Trainer. Finally cracking my nemesis LR getting between 0-4x per section. Games are relatively strong at 0-3x per section, all timed. Haven't actively worked on RC yet. Hope your studies are going well!

I just saw your reply. My prep is also going well. Getting the LR drills down as its my challenging section, thanks to Cambridge bundle and manhattan review forum, I hope for more improvement. LG has been progressing but I guess I have to start working on my RC section now.

For those that have been following URM cycle, will a 170+ lsat score help boost my median GPA of 3.55 to HYS? That's where I would love to go fall 2014, but of course any other t14 acceptance would also be terrific. I'm a black male URM.

170 3.55 would be a lock at harvard/stanford for an AA male. 165+/3.5+ is already really strong for them too. Yale is never predictable, so i dont include it in the equation.

Really? A 3.55 GPA is good enough?

[Typhoon24]

Really? A 3.55 GPA is good enough?

good enough for some.

according to Law school numbers, several AAs last cycle got in to SLS and HLS with a 3.5-3.6 ish GPAs. some of them had sub-165s too. Obviously this is LSN, so it's not written in stone, but it shows that this has happened before.

[MoMettaMonk]

Just checking in, in the midst of prepping for the October LSAT (retaking 162).

[John_rizzy_rawls]

Really? A 3.55 GPA is good enough?

good enough for some.

according to Law school numbers, several AAs last cycle got in to SLS and HLS with a 3.5-3.6 ish GPAs. some of them had sub-165s too. Obviously this is LSN, so it's not written in stone, but it shows that this has happened before.

You'll be fine. We have almost identical stats/URM.

[Dr.Zer0]

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[Brettanomyces]

First time test-taker in October. MA/AA Male. 3.84.