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25th percentile LSAT = guaranteed acceptance?
Just curious, as an URM do we have a shot at our goal school if we score at their 25th percentile?
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I think you need to factor in GPA too. From what I've read it seems as though URMs get more a pass on the LSAT than they do on GPA, so you'd want to have a GPA around median or above that. And also what kind've URM is important also, since NAs and AAs get more of a boost than PRs, and PRs get more of a boost than Mexicans.
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Not guaranteed, but you at minimum will get a shot at the waiting list
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Speaking honestly -- I find threads like these cringe worthy.
Basically, you're admitting that, rightly or wrongly, you're not as qualified as the other applicants based on the numbers. You should focus on doing the best you can on the LSAT and aim to be at the 75 percentile of your target school, so no one can ever say to you that you were less than qualified to get into your target school.
Just my two cents.

Just my two cents.
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What if he's been doing practice tests and only meeting the 25th?silenttimer wrote:Speaking honestly -- I find threads like these cringe worthy.Basically, you're admitting that, rightly or wrongly, you're not as qualified as the other applicants based on the numbers. You should focus on doing the best you can on the LSAT and aim to be at the 75 percentile of your target school, so no one can ever say to you that you were less than qualified to get into your target school.
Just my two cents.
What he's asking is a valid question IMO.
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silenttimer wrote:Speaking honestly -- I find threads likethesethis cringe-worthy.Basically, you're admitting that, rightly or wrongly, you're not as qualified as the other applicants based on the numbers. Why should this offend you? You should focus on doing the best you can on the LSAT and aim to be at the 75 percentile of your target school, so no one can ever say to you that you were less than qualified to get into your target school. So what if they did?
Just my two cents. Thanks
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No to title.
Yes to your statement.
Yes to your statement.
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Yeah what if OP is talking about a school like Harvard, which has a 25th LSAT of 170? Or some other T14 that has an LSAT around 166?
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PoopNpants wrote:I think you need to factor in GPA too. From what I've read it seems as though URMs get more a pass on the LSAT than they do on GPA, so you'd want to have a GPA around median or above that. And also what kind've URM is important also, since NAs and AAs get more of a boost than PRs, and PRs get more of a boost than Mexicans.
Is that accurate? I know there is a whole lotta ambiguity with URM boosts but I've always heard AA>MA/PR>NA
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I'm just basing this off shit I read on TLS and elsewhere online. NAs and AAs both get sizable bumps, more so than mexicans. Not sure about puerto ricans but I'm assuming somewhere in between TBHkevgogators wrote:PoopNpants wrote:I think you need to factor in GPA too. From what I've read it seems as though URMs get more a pass on the LSAT than they do on GPA, so you'd want to have a GPA around median or above that. And also what kind've URM is important also, since NAs and AAs get more of a boost than PRs, and PRs get more of a boost than Mexicans.
Is that accurate? I know there is a whole lotta ambiguity with URM boosts but I've always heard AA>MA/PR>NA
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Re: 25th percentile LSAT = guaranteed acceptance?
Most people who are striving to get into a good school are doing their absolute best and aiming for the highest score possible. However some of us don't have the resources that other people do in getting those high lsats and some of us come from really disadvantaged backgrounds meaning we don't have a lot of experience with test prepping. I won't accept however that I'm not qualified because I am. The LSAT is full of shit and the people who score at school's median are only getting maybe 5 more questions right than someone who scores at 25th. I really have a hard time comprehending how someone could be smarter than another person just for getting a few more questions correct.silenttimer wrote:Speaking honestly -- I find threads like these cringe worthy.Basically, you're admitting that, rightly or wrongly, you're not as qualified as the other applicants based on the numbers. You should focus on doing the best you can on the LSAT and aim to be at the 75 percentile of your target school, so no one can ever say to you that you were less than qualified to get into your target school.
Just my two cents.
As far as being a minority in law school that practices AA, there will always be students who believe that you made it there solely because of AA regardless if you scored in the 75th or below the 25th, it doesn't matter. No one has their LSAT score printed on their forehead so the best that an URM can do is ignore those bigots.
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resources to study? you only need $250 tops to study for the lsat; don't be hyperbolic. appreciate that you get a bump.robertrulez wrote:Most people who are striving to get into a good school are doing their absolute best and aiming for the highest score possible. However some of us don't have the resources that other people do in getting those high lsats and some of us come from really disadvantaged backgrounds meaning we don't have a lot of experience with test prepping. I won't accept however that I'm not qualified because I am. The LSAT is full of shit and the people who score at school's median are only getting maybe 5 more questions right than someone who scores at 25th. I really have a hard time comprehending how someone could be smarter than another person just for getting a few more questions correct.silenttimer wrote:Speaking honestly -- I find threads like these cringe worthy.Basically, you're admitting that, rightly or wrongly, you're not as qualified as the other applicants based on the numbers. You should focus on doing the best you can on the LSAT and aim to be at the 75 percentile of your target school, so no one can ever say to you that you were less than qualified to get into your target school.
Just my two cents.
As far as being a minority in law school that practices AA, there will always be students who believe that you made it there solely because of AA regardless if you scored in the 75th or below the 25th, it doesn't matter. No one has their LSAT score printed on their forehead so the best that an URM can do is ignore those bigots.
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Don't know if you're new to TLS, but you'll find that some people use this forum as a way to air their complaints, making false inferences from statements. Ignore them, in terms of your question it's really not that simple in my opinion. Yes, reaching the 25th percentile probably gives you a really good chance, but you can't depend on that. Other factors like GPA, SOFTS, personal statements etc. makes a difference as well.robertrulez wrote:Just curious, as an URM do we have a shot at our goal school if we score at their 25th percentile?
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Keep in mind that $250 is sometimes half a month's rent depending on where or what your situation. I only consider myself highly blessed to be able to afford things when some disadvantaged cannot even pay normal utilities. Hyperbolic? The very definition of TLS...where a sub-170 labels you a failure. #Nostarry eyed wrote:resources to study? you only need $250 tops to study for the lsat; don't be hyperbolic. appreciate that you get a bump.robertrulez wrote:Most people who are striving to get into a good school are doing their absolute best and aiming for the highest score possible. However some of us don't have the resources that other people do in getting those high lsats and some of us come from really disadvantaged backgrounds meaning we don't have a lot of experience with test prepping. I won't accept however that I'm not qualified because I am. The LSAT is full of shit and the people who score at school's median are only getting maybe 5 more questions right than someone who scores at 25th. I really have a hard time comprehending how someone could be smarter than another person just for getting a few more questions correct.silenttimer wrote:Speaking honestly -- I find threads like these cringe worthy.Basically, you're admitting that, rightly or wrongly, you're not as qualified as the other applicants based on the numbers. You should focus on doing the best you can on the LSAT and aim to be at the 75 percentile of your target school, so no one can ever say to you that you were less than qualified to get into your target school.
Just my two cents.
As far as being a minority in law school that practices AA, there will always be students who believe that you made it there solely because of AA regardless if you scored in the 75th or below the 25th, it doesn't matter. No one has their LSAT score printed on their forehead so the best that an URM can do is ignore those bigots.