C/O 2017 Median LSAT/GPA/Class Size Forum

[TheBananaStand]

Sorry, this is in reference to Stanford increasing their LSAT to 172.

How are schools like Stanford and Columbia increasing their LSAT medians with then number of takers declining? Are these going to be the new benchmarks for them, or is this year somehow atypical?

SLS just finally focused on the LSAT. If they want to stay at 172, they can, and easily. The only need 90 172+s.

Columbia will have to fight to hold the 172 but I would expect them to for at least this year.

Damn. Sorry, I won't hijack this thread any further after this question. But this essentially devalues my 171, correct? I hadn't planned on retaking, but that was because I thought the app declines and falling medians would make me competitive at places like Stanford and Columbia (gpa above 75th). Should I rethink that choice?

[Rigo]

Sorry, this is in reference to Stanford increasing their LSAT to 172.

How are schools like Stanford and Columbia increasing their LSAT medians with then number of takers declining? Are these going to be the new benchmarks for them, or is this year somehow atypical?

SLS just finally focused on the LSAT. If they want to stay at 172, they can, and easily. The only need 90 172+s.

Columbia will have to fight to hold the 172 but I would expect them to for at least this year.

Damn. Sorry, I won't hijack this thread any further after this question. But this essentially devalues my 171, correct? I hadn't planned on retaking, but that was because I thought the app declines and falling medians would make me competitive at places like Stanford and Columbia (gpa above 75th). Should I rethink that choice?

Depends on how big an issue money is for you.

[Moneytrees]

Sorry, this is in reference to Stanford increasing their LSAT to 172.

How are schools like Stanford and Columbia increasing their LSAT medians with then number of takers declining? Are these going to be the new benchmarks for them, or is this year somehow atypical?

SLS just finally focused on the LSAT. If they want to stay at 172, they can, and easily. The only need 90 172+s.

Columbia will have to fight to hold the 172 but I would expect them to for at least this year.

Damn. Sorry, I won't hijack this thread any further after this question. But this essentially devalues my 171, correct? I hadn't planned on retaking, but that was because I thought the app declines and falling medians would make me competitive at places like Stanford and Columbia (gpa above 75th). Should I rethink that choice?

If you're GPA is above 75 percentile for both, you will remain competitive with a 171. Especially at Columbia. Plus, Spivey reported that LSAT takers in September were down and is predicting a decline in apps this cycle, so Columbia might struggle to maintain a 172 median.

Obviously, if you feel like you can improve a couple points you could retake for more scholarship money.

[should-i-do-it]

Are we done with medians?

[Varianz]

Every day BU doesn't announce their medians I get more and more hopeful they tanked like BC. Friend is gunning for a big scholarship there, a 2 point drop would make him incredibly competitive.

[isuperserial]

Are we done with medians?

Didn't someone say that the reports should be released today? My school still hasn't posted it...

[BlueLotus]

Every day BU doesn't announce their medians I get more and more hopeful they tanked like BC. Friend is gunning for a big scholarship there, a 2 point drop would make him incredibly competitive.

I'm tempted to call the admissions office and just ask.

[chuckbass]

Are we done with medians?

Didn't someone say that the reports should be released today? My school still hasn't posted it...

I think we have another week.

[whitespider]

Not sure if this one has been posted yet...

UNLV

154/158/161 (0/0/+1)
3.06/3.41/3.59 (-.20/-.04/-.12)

114 Enrolled (0)

http://www.law.unlv.edu/admissions/fast ... assprofile

[whitespider]

IIT Chicago Kent

152/157/159 (-1/-1/0)
3.17/3.43/3.62 (+.01/-.03/-.01)

228 Enrolled (-58)

http://www.kentlaw.iit.edu/prospective- ... statistics

[whitespider]

Belmont Law

152/155/159 (0/0/0)
3.13/3.43/3.70 (+.09/+.01/+.12)

89 Enrolled (+7)

http://www.belmont.edu/law/admission/consumerinfo.html

[whitespider]

Atlanta's John Marshall

146/148/151 (0/-1/-1)
2.63/2.90/3.21 (-.02/-.08/-.13)

215 Enrolled (-20)

http://www.johnmarshall.edu/futurestude ... ick-facts/

[should-i-do-it]

White spider to the rescue!

[Winston1984]

Atlanta's John Marshall

146/148/151 (0/-1/-1)
2.63/2.90/3.21 (-.02/-.08/-.13)

215 Enrolled (-20)

http://www.johnmarshall.edu/futurestude ... ick-facts/

So goddamn embarrassing..

[03152016]

they have no shame

[bl1nds1ght]

Belmont Law

http://www.belmont.edu/law/admission/consumerinfo.html

Wtf is Belmont Law. No data on LST.

Their tagline is "From here to anywhere" on the website, haha. From here to crippling debt? How do they manage to have people in the mid to upper 150s.

At least the girls in that pic are kind of hot.

[Rigo]

Belmont has pretty respected (undergrad) business school in the Northeast. I don't understand why they would go ahead and make a law school.
According to the website, the earliest they can apply for full accreditation is 2015, so must be very new.

[rebexness]

[jingosaur]

Belmont has pretty respected (undergrad) business school in the Northeast. I don't understand why they would go ahead and make a law school.
According to the website, the earliest they can apply for full accreditation is 2015, so must be very new.

I think you're confusing Belmont with Bentley, Babson, or Bryant, or the horse track on Long Island. Belmont the law school is in Tennessee.

[Rigo]

Directions are all relative.

[McAvoy]

Are we done with medians?

To pass the time, you could always start another thread about how the only downside to the holocaust was that we all have to "hear the jews complain"

[should-i-do-it]

Are we done with medians?

To pass the time, you could always start another thread about how the only downside to the holocaust was that we all have to "hear the jews complain"

I'd do that but then they would start complaining about the thread Lolz

[whitespider]

Cardozo

155/159/162 (-1/-1/0)
3.25/3.47/3.67 (+.05/+.02/+.02)

339 Enrolled (+3)

http://www.cardozo.yu.edu/admissions/jd ... profile-jd

[Moneytrees]

Cardozo's medians have fallen quite a bit. It was only a couple years ago that it had a 163/3.6. Those numbers could probably get you into a top 25 school now.

[isuperserial]

Cardozo's medians have fallen quite a bit. It was only a couple years ago that it had a 163/3.6. Those numbers could probably get you into a top 25 school now.

Those numbers get you to WashU and Notre Dame nowadays (albeit with little money). Oh, how the mighty have fallen.