AA male - Who should I believe? Forum

[flat-fifth]

I just had a free consultation with a professional law school admissions counselor. What I was told on the phone doesn't quite match with the accounts that I've seen on this forum and LSN.
Based on threads I've read, it's been my belief that an AA male with a 159/3.5 has a decent shot at top law school. However, according to this expert, that may not be so due to the quality/reputation of undergrad.
I attend a CSU, double major, and I am nontraditional...
I've seen posts about AA males getting into amazing schools with these numbers. Who should I believe?

[kferden]

I'd be more apt to believe people/statistics that have no interest in trying to sway you into giving them money.

[Br3v]

http://www.lawschoolnumbers.com

Depending on how long you studied I would probably retake though.
Whatever you do, don't pay a "professional consultant" or whatever.

[Nova]

Believe TLS. You should also definitely retake.

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[John_rizzy_rawls]

Believe statistics. You have a decent shot from UT-Austin, on down.

But you should absolutely retake. A 165+ makes you a lock at the T14.

http://myLSN.info/bufd83_1-14.jpg

[sparty99]

I'm an AA and got into a top 50 legal program with $$$ with a LSAT below a 150.

[Br3v]

I'm an AA and got into a top 50 legal program with $$$ with a LSAT below a 150.

I get you are trying to help but this is of limited usefullness. Are you already in law school?

[JamMasterJ]

Believe statistics. You have a decent shot from UT-Austin, on down.

But you should absolutely retake. A 165+ makes you a lock at the T14.

http://myLSN.info/bufd83_1-14.jpg

this. I know of someone with like a 3.2 and 166 who got into NYU with $$, and may have actually gotten into H

[sparty99]

I'm an AA and got into a top 50 legal program with $$$ with a LSAT below a 150.

I get you are trying to help but this is of limited usefullness. Are you already in law school?

[Br3v]

I'm an AA and got into a top 50 legal program with $$$ with a LSAT below a 150.

I get you are trying to help but this is of limited usefullness. Are you already in law school?

Bitch, I didn't ask for your opinion.

Cool. Well so that future people reading this post don't make an equally bad decision, I wouldn't recommend going to law school with an LSAT below 150 unless you have maxed out on retake options and were lucky enough to attend a regional powerhouse school cheaply.

[JamMasterJ]

I'm an AA and got into a top 50 legal program with $$$ with a LSAT below a 150.

I get you are trying to help but this is of limited usefullness. Are you already in law school?

Bitch, I didn't ask for your opinion.

IBTbanhammer

[sparty99]

I'm an AA and got into a top 50 legal program with $$$ with a LSAT below a 150.

I get you are trying to help but this is of limited usefullness. Are you already in law school?

Bitch, I didn't ask for your opinion.

Cool. Well so that future people reading this post don't make an equally bad decision, I wouldn't recommend going to law school with an LSAT below 150 unless you have maxed out on retake options and were lucky enough to attend a regional powerhouse school cheaply.

Who said my decision was bad? No one.

[romothesavior]

You should strongly consider retaking the LSAT. Just a few more points would make you very competitive for the T14.

[PRgradBYU]

You should strongly consider retaking the LSAT. Just a few more points would make you very competitive for the T14.

This. The sky is the limit for AAs with a 3.5+ / 165+. Retaking could easily get you into HYS, OP.

[KD35]

It seems like the problem is what you consider a "top law school." You certainly won't get in to the best of the best, but where is your cutoff of a top school?

Edit: Retake is the best option.

[Lacepiece23]

Retake is the best option i regret not doing it, but with that said I did get cornell w/ money at a 3.4 158 so there's that. AA male as well. k-jd.

[flat-fifth]

It seems like the problem is what you consider a "top law school." You certainly won't get in to the best of the best, but where is your cutoff of a top school?

Edit: Retake is the best option.

I consider T25 to be top schools for AA males, but I've seen quite a few do well from lower schools.

Retake is the best option i regret not doing it, but with that said I did get cornell w/ money at a 3.4 158 so there's that. AA male as well. k-jd.

If I got Cornell, I wouldn't regret one.damn.thing... ever.

Thanks to everyone for the input. I really appreciate TLS. I am retaking, but not PT'ing much better.

[BlakcMajikc]

It seems like the problem is what you consider a "top law school." You certainly won't get in to the best of the best, but where is your cutoff of a top school?

Edit: Retake is the best option.

I consider T25 to be top schools for AA males, but I've seen quite a few do well from lower schools.

Retake is the best option i regret not doing it, but with that said I did get cornell w/ money at a 3.4 158 so there's that. AA male as well. k-jd.

If I got Cornell, I wouldn't regret one.damn.thing... ever.

Thanks to everyone for the input. I really appreciate TLS. I am retaking, but not PT'ing much better.

Then head over to the LSAT prep threads on TLS and try some different methods. I took a class and had a 9pt jump, but there are tons of great approaches. The LSAT is a test of preparation.

[flat-fifth]

http://californiabar.globl.org/report.p ... &li=20&g=2

According to this state bar data, there does appear to be a proclivity, if not an outright preference, for certain undergrads in my state. Are law schools simply receiving more apps from certain schools?

[twenty]

Who said my decision was bad? No one.

Your decision was bad.

EDIT FOR INCREASED HELPFULNESS>

If you'd retaken the LSAT, you'd be going to a school with significantly better job prospects. (:

[Lacepiece23]

It seems like the problem is what you consider a "top law school." You certainly won't get in to the best of the best, but where is your cutoff of a top school?

Edit: Retake is the best option.

I consider T25 to be top schools for AA males, but I've seen quite a few do well from lower schools.

Retake is the best option i regret not doing it, but with that said I did get cornell w/ money at a 3.4 158 so there's that. AA male as well. k-jd.

If I got Cornell, I wouldn't regret one.damn.thing... ever.

Thanks to everyone for the input. I really appreciate TLS. I am retaking, but not PT'ing much better.

You say that now, but realistically nothing is ever enough. Before i started prepping for the lsat all I wanted was my local T2. Started prepping reading TLS all I wanted was a t14. After first semester all i wanted was to be above median. After second semester all i want is a chance to transfer to HYS. You get the point. I could have waited a year done much better on the lsat, and got a better school. However, I rushed it and am at a great school that I'm happy with, but I still think what if. Would Harvard open up politics? So theres where the regret lies. Def don't leave points on the lsat table if you are capable of better.

[mr.hands]

I'm an AA and got into a top 50 legal program with $$$ with a LSAT below a 150.

I get you are trying to help but this is of limited usefullness. Are you already in law school?

Who said my decision was bad? No one.

Me. I'm saying your decision was bad

EDIT: scratch that. Your decision was "terrible"

[flat-fifth]

Cancelled my test tomorrow. I decided to take a prep course for October. After all, I'm already an old fart and this is the rest of my life we're talking about...

[Nova]

Probably a good move if you were not ready

Def hang out with these folks http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 6&t=203636

Good luck!