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What the f*ck else can I do?!

Post by PierceFromCT » Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:01 pm

Okay seriously... I got a 3.3 GPA from a good school, but that was 4 years ago. I took the LSAT--banged out a 170, and will retake it to try and squeeze out another 5 points, but what the f*ck else is there to do???

-GPA addendum? check
-stellar recs? check
-4 years work experience? check
-great volunteering work w/inner city kids? check
-well-rounded athletic stuff? check

I've got a few months before I bang out an application to apply to the fall 2011 class. I want to get into NYU, UPenn, UCBerk, or Columbia, but can't think of annnnything else I can do to make this even a remote possibility unless I stumble across a Native American branch of my family tree for the URM ticket.

Any advice is hugely appreciated. I'll take the criticism too as long as it's humorous!

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Re: What the f*ck else can I do?!

Post by CG614 » Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:02 pm

Bang out an Adcom?

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Post by Bosque » Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:05 pm

Not post the same thing twice in two forums?

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Post by get it to x » Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:10 pm

Enjoy BC, UCLA. Should've worked harder in college.

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Re: What the f*ck else can I do?!

Post by PierceFromCT » Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:30 pm

Bosque wrote:Not post the same thing twice in two forums?
fair enough. : )

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Re: What the f*ck else can I do?!

Post by john titor » Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:31 pm

just keep banging stuff out

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Re: What the f*ck else can I do?!

Post by Bildungsroman » Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:34 pm

PierceFromCT wrote: -well-rounded athletic stuff? check
Fortunately for you the most important part of law school admissions is the combine.

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Re: What the f*ck else can I do?!

Post by jks289 » Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:37 pm

The bad news is that all the schools you listed are fundamentally out of reach with that GPA even if you up the LSAT a bit. Apply anyway, but don't stress about it, it is so unlikely. The good news is a 3.3, 170 will probably get you into a lot of greats schools (Georgetown, Cornell, Northwestern with WE). Just make sure you put a lot of time and effort into your personal statement, it matters os much more than addenda. Good luck.

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Re: What the f*ck else can I do?!

Post by rayiner » Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:38 pm

3.3/173+ should get at least one of MVPNG, probably more than one.

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Re: What the f*ck else can I do?!

Post by holydonkey » Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:39 pm

retake LSAT? This is really all you can do if you want the schools you listed.

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Re: What the f*ck else can I do?!

Post by nematoad » Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:40 pm

CG614 wrote:Bang out an Adcom?
its fun and a productive step towards your future

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Re: What the f*ck else can I do?!

Post by PierceFromCT » Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:58 pm

nematoad wrote:
CG614 wrote:Bang out an Adcom?
its fun and a productive step towards your future
Anyone know where the NYU and/or Columbia Adcoms hang out? They never visit me at Hooters anymore...

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Post by truffleshuffle » Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:04 pm

PierceFromCT wrote:
nematoad wrote:
CG614 wrote:Bang out an Adcom?
its fun and a productive step towards your future
Anyone know where the NYU and/or Columbia Adcoms hang out? They never visit me at Hooters anymore...
Hooters is a little too classy for adcoms from TTT's.

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Re: What the f*ck else can I do?!

Post by Lonagan » Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:11 pm

Too good for Northwestern?

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Post by PierceFromCT » Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:19 pm

Lonagan wrote:Too good for Northwestern?
Never. Would love to get into Northwestern, but moving to Chicago is hard for the SO.

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Post by hsprophet » Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:26 pm

PierceFromCT wrote:what the f*ck else is there to do???
Pick schools that match your qualifications.

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Re: What the f*ck else can I do?!

Post by maxm2764 » Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:27 pm

If I hear you "bang out" anything else I'll have to decide between calling you either a huge flame or a huge douche.

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Post by get it to x » Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:31 pm

maxm2764 wrote:If I hear you "bang out" anything else I'll have to decide between calling you either a huge flame or a huge douche.

I'll go with douche. Sounds like someone who enjoys croquet or sailing and just decided to become a lawyer for the prestige.

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Re: What the f*ck else can I do?!

Post by truffleshuffle » Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:37 pm

get it to x wrote: I'll go with douche. Sounds like someone who enjoys croquet or sailing and just decided to become a lawyer for the prestige.
Cause his name is Pierce and he indicates he is from CT?

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Re: What the f*ck else can I do?!

Post by maxm2764 » Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:41 pm

get it to x wrote:
maxm2764 wrote:If I hear you "bang out" anything else I'll have to decide between calling you either a huge flame or a huge douche.

I'll go with douche. Sounds like someone who enjoys croquet or sailing and just decided to become a lawyer for the prestige.
+1. All the "banging" and "squeezing" makes me have to agree with you.

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Re: What the f*ck else can I do?!

Post by Matthies » Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:56 pm

You have little more than a year to get some diversity. Suggestions:


If your male:

Sex change, transsexuals are very under represented in law school. A little squmish about cutting off your PeePee? Ok, then sounds like you're not really willing to do whatever it takes to get into a good school but here's another option. Try heroin, get addicted, give BJs in local park to old married men for drug money, get intervention, get clean write diversity statement, profit.

If female:

just go straight to the heroin, get pimp, get knocked up (interracial baby will get you more adcom points than same-race baby). Get clean, write diversity statement about it, profit, get extra g-ment money for your drug baby.

It's really a win-win. It just comes down to how bad you really want it

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Re: What the f*ck else can I do?!

Post by Stanford4Me » Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:08 pm

Why are you banging out so much stuff?

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Re: What the f*ck else can I do?!

Post by maxm2764 » Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:10 pm

Matthies wrote:You have little more than a year to get some diversity.
Diversity statement is the cure to all problems. Especially if you're a croquet-playing, yacht-cruising, well-rounded athletic bro. There's probably some diversity in there somewhere right?

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Re: What the f*ck else can I do?!

Post by Matthies » Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:18 pm

maxm2764 wrote:
Matthies wrote:You have little more than a year to get some diversity.
Diversity statement is the cure to all problems. Especially if you're a croquet-playing, yacht-cruising, well-rounded athletic bro. There's probably some diversity in there somewhere right?

as I suggest, cuting off the peepee would add diversity, bro with ho not your average LS appicant.

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