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GPA: 3.98

LSAT: 160 (retaking in Oct/Nov)

URM: Mexican Male, 1st gen. college grad

Undergrad: Large California State University (currently attending)

Softs:
-President/Founder of Men’s Basketball Club

-Student Mentor for Phi Alpha Delta

-Team Captain for Intramural sports

-Member of creative writing social club

-worked throughout undergrad (sales and food service)

-will only have taken 3 years for undergrad

I’m doing ED at Vanderbilt

Regular decision: Texas, Notre Dame, ASU, University of Georgia, Wake Forest, University of Wiscousin

I would try to retake because you'd be a lock for the T13 with a better LSAT. Especially with only having gone through college in 3 years. Congratulations on being a first gen college grad too, that will also be a big asset with adcomms.

ED at Vandy is a bad idea unless there's a guaranteed scholarship attached to that.

BobLoblaw18 wrote:I would try to retake because you'd be a lock for the T13 with a better LSAT. Especially with only having gone through college in 3 years. Congratulations on being a first gen college grad too, that will also be a big asset with adcomms.

ED at Vandy is a bad idea unless there's a guaranteed scholarship attached to that.

There is, $35k minimum guaranteed every year with additional possible based on merit and diversity.

Retake, don't waste that GPA on a crap LSAT score.

BobLoblaw18 wrote:I would try to retake because you'd be a lock for the T13 with a better LSAT. Especially with only having gone through college in 3 years. Congratulations on being a first gen college grad too, that will also be a big asset with adcomms.

ED at Vandy is a bad idea unless there's a guaranteed scholarship attached to that.

ED at Vandy does guarantee a minimum of 35k a year. I'm also doing public interest law and Vandy has a pretty good loan forgiveness program.

Mostly do you think I would be accepted? I'm not sure I can improve my LSAT dramatically over the next two months and besides the really elite schools, I would probably pick Vandy. It's genuinely my first pick.

MexicanCountryBoy wrote:

BobLoblaw18 wrote:I would try to retake because you'd be a lock for the T13 with a better LSAT. Especially with only having gone through college in 3 years. Congratulations on being a first gen college grad too, that will also be a big asset with adcomms.

ED at Vandy is a bad idea unless there's a guaranteed scholarship attached to that.

ED at Vandy does guarantee a minimum of 35k a year. I'm also doing public interest law and Vandy has a pretty good loan forgiveness program.

Mostly do you think I would be accepted? I'm not sure I can improve my LSAT dramatically over the next two months and besides the really elite schools, I would probably pick Vandy. It's genuinely my first pick.

What kind of public interest law do you want to do? Why are you so set on Vandy in particular?

BobLoblaw18 wrote:

MexicanCountryBoy wrote:

BobLoblaw18 wrote:I would try to retake because you'd be a lock for the T13 with a better LSAT. Especially with only having gone through college in 3 years. Congratulations on being a first gen college grad too, that will also be a big asset with adcomms.

ED at Vandy is a bad idea unless there's a guaranteed scholarship attached to that.

ED at Vandy does guarantee a minimum of 35k a year. I'm also doing public interest law and Vandy has a pretty good loan forgiveness program.

Mostly do you think I would be accepted? I'm not sure I can improve my LSAT dramatically over the next two months and besides the really elite schools, I would probably pick Vandy. It's genuinely my first pick.

What kind of public interest law do you want to do? Why are you so set on Vandy in particular?

Mainly civil liberties advocacy. I really like the culture at Vanderbilt and the small class sizes. I think Nashville is the perfect city to be in during law school and as a springboard when I graduate and try to find employment with civil rights/liberites orgs in the South.

Emory would be a good option with your stats and career goals.