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T14 Chances? 3.9/168
Posted: Sat May 16, 2020 11:16 pm
by amelia0731
I'm an AA Female with a 3.91 GPA and 168 on my most recent LSAT (planning to retake)
I've been working throughout college, although in retail ( I am part of management if that helps)
I spent a semester in DC, where I worked in the House, and I currently have a remote internship working for a congressional campaign.
Harvard is my dream school but I'm open to pretty much any of the other schools in the T14 what are my chances?
Re: T14 Chances? 3.9/168
Posted: Sun May 17, 2020 11:09 pm
by The Lsat Airbender
You've got very good chances as-is and might also get big scholarships at those schools whose LSAT median is 168 or lower (Cornell, Berkeley, Georgetown).
HYS are going to be tougher without a higher LSAT. If you can get to 173, then every school except maybe Yale is a cakewalk and you're in play for CCN full-rides or Knight-Hennessy at Stanford. Every point between 168 and 173 makes a big difference because you'll meet or surpass another batch of medians.
Re: T14 Chances? 3.9/168
Posted: Sun May 17, 2020 11:34 pm
by cheaptilts
If AA stands for African American (and not Asian American), then you’re in Harvard and down. You may be WL’d or rejected at some random mid-to-lower T14s, but I’d say you have a 75% chance or better at every non-YS T14, H included. And looking at big $ from many of them.
The above poster’s advice is inaccurate (assuming AA= African American). You’re in play for big schollies throughout the t14. No need to retake if you don’t want.
Re: T14 Chances? 3.9/168
Posted: Mon May 18, 2020 5:15 pm
by AdieuCali
It's a small sample size, but myLSN suggests you have decent odds even at Y/S.
https://mylsn.info/hn6fvv/. If you click on the ">>>>" under "more info" next to the schools, you'll see that your current profile more closely matches those admitted than denied.
Retaking to get above Y's 25% (171) might be a good idea to lock in Y/S or a full ride somewhere in the T10.
I agree with cheaptilts that you're going to get yield-protected at some schools in the T10. If you have a strong interest in a named scholarship from, say Michigan or UVA, it's probably worth including a "Why X" with your application.