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Schools that focus on LSAT more than GPA?

Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:08 am
by mpasi
How can find out which schools give more consideration to LSAT scores than they do with GPAs. I'm asking for obvious reasons. :D

Re: Schools that focus on LSAT more than GPA?

Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:14 am
by hotdoglaw
dude, emory.

Re: Schools that focus on LSAT more than GPA?

Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:15 am
by hotdoglaw
I misread the question; http://www.lawschoolnumbers.com

Re: Schools that focus on LSAT more than GPA?

Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:16 am
by $1.99
columbia comes to mind

Re: Schools that focus on LSAT more than GPA?

Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:16 am
by hannah87
nyu

Re: Schools that focus on LSAT more than GPA?

Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:19 am
by mpasi
Any schools in the lower T1?

Re: Schools that focus on LSAT more than GPA?

Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:20 am
by hotdoglaw
mpasi wrote:Any schools in the lower T1?
I don't understand why you don't just go to LSN.com and look at where you stand at schools you are interested in.

Re: Schools that focus on LSAT more than GPA?

Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:24 am
by mpasi
hotdoglaw wrote:
mpasi wrote:Any schools in the lower T1?
I don't understand why you don't just go to LSN.com and look at where you stand at schools you are interested in.

Because I'm lazy. Also, LSN isn't as reliable as you think it is. People lie, ya know. :P

Re: Schools that focus on LSAT more than GPA?

Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:26 am
by faceman9000
I'm thinking of every school ever...

Really though, if you have one number at or above the 75th and the other very near or at the median, you'll compete at most schools.

Re: Schools that focus on LSAT more than GPA?

Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:29 am
by hotdoglaw
mpasi wrote:
hotdoglaw wrote:
mpasi wrote:Any schools in the lower T1?
I don't understand why you don't just go to LSN.com and look at where you stand at schools you are interested in.

Because I'm lazy. Also, LSN isn't as reliable as you think it is. People lie, ya know. :P
I just think you are being a little too vague to expect valuable help. How high is your LSAT? How low is your gpa? Where would you like to practice? Give a little more info, get a little more advice. ya, dig?

Re: Schools that focus on LSAT more than GPA?

Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:31 am
by lawduder
generally speaking...
if above 75th LSAT and below 25th GPA - chance of getting in
if above 75th GPA and below 25th LSAT - not a very good chance of getting in

most schools value your LSAT over your GPA

Re: Schools that focus on LSAT more than GPA?

Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:36 am
by r6_philly
mpasi wrote:
Because I'm lazy. Also, LSN isn't as reliable as you think it is. People lie, ya know. :P
Somehow anonymous people on internet forums with no stats posted are more reliable?

Re: Schools that focus on LSAT more than GPA?

Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:40 am
by mpasi
lawduder wrote:generally speaking...
if above 75th LSAT and below 25th GPA - chance of getting in
if above 75th GPA and below 25th LSAT - not a very good chance of getting in

most schools value your LSAT over your GPA

Thanks.

Re: Schools that focus on LSAT more than GPA?

Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:40 am
by $1.99
go to law school predictor and it has weights for all schools given to LSAT and GPA

Re: Schools that focus on LSAT more than GPA?

Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:52 am
by BigA
$1.99 wrote:go to law school predictor and it has weights for all schools given to LSAT and GPA
Is that the LSAT/ GPA column? I've always wondered exactly how to interpret that. Could someone explain?

Re: Schools that focus on LSAT more than GPA?

Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 11:03 pm
by BigA
BigA wrote:
$1.99 wrote:go to law school predictor and it has weights for all schools given to LSAT and GPA
Is that the LSAT/ GPA column? I've always wondered exactly how to interpret that. Could someone explain?
Since no one answered should I assume that it's as obvious as it looks -- that the number in that column is a ratio of the importance of LSAT/GPA?? That just doesn't seem right to me. Some schools like New Mexico value LSAT more than 7X GPA. That would mean LSAT = about 75% of your application. GPA = 10%? And a school like Davis which I thought was somewhat GPA heavy weighs LSAT 4.62 times more? Can that be?

Re: Schools that focus on LSAT more than GPA?

Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 11:25 pm
by 094320
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