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You know, earlier today I got some good advice from some people. And now this^...tmc07d wrote:Can you pretty much get in Cooley with almost any LSAT score? Or am I downgrading the school to hard lol.
A 5th grader probably has the capacity to get an LSAT score acceptable for Cooley.tmc07d wrote:Can you pretty much get in Cooley with almost any LSAT score? Or am I downgrading the school to hard lol.
joemoviebuff wrote:HAHAHAHAHA THIS HAS NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE! OH MAN!
To be fair though, only a truly shitty law school would claim that it's 180+ ranks better than it actually is. Thus, the Cooley bashing is fair and credited.flcath wrote: the infamous rankings.
flcath wrote:To be fair though, only a truly shitty law school would claim that it's 180+ ranks better than it actually is. Thus, the Cooley bashing is fair and credited.flcath wrote: the infamous rankings.
No one proofed this apparently.This is second only to Harvard Law School, which has a 68% percent yield rate, and Yale, with a 78% rate, according to ABA data
I am sure you were being condescending in your remarks;however, what you said isn't true for everyone. Not everyone will do well on the LSAT regardless of the work and effert that they put in. Roughly 50% of the test takers on each exam will get less than 150. Many will not see appreciable difference in scores from test to test regardless of the work and effort that they put in. Not everyone is like you who can practice 20 exams and get a 160+. In fact, most people aren't like that.thegor1987 wrote:Yea the LSAT is such a crappy admission gauge, you only have to think really hard for 3 hour at a time for 20+ practice tests + actual test
taxguy wrote:Not everyone is like you who can practice 20 exams and get a 160+. In fact, most people aren't like that.thegor1987 wrote:Yea the LSAT is such a crappy admission gauge, you only have to think really hard for 3 hour at a time for 20+ practice tests + actual test
...If you have a 4.33 or anywhere above a 3.0 for that matter, you should realize that applying after only scoring anywhere near a 143 is a terrible investment in your future. At that point, unless you're absolutely hellbent on being a lawyer, it's not worth the time or the money, since that 3.0+ out of UG will probably net you the same or even better career prospects, without wasting three years or enjoying suffocating debt. I'm just being realistic. (By the way, this is not meant to be an attack on you serdog... I know that you were just responding to the original question).serdog wrote:you need a lest 143 for full time but part time you only need and index of 91 which would be a min of 127 with a 4.33 if you pick restricted part time you would need a 123 with a GPA of 4.33 so 123 is the floor at Cooley
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15x4.0 is still only 60. So when added to an LSAT score, which is presumably above 120, the LSAT is weighted more than twice as heavily as the GPA.taxguy wrote: Second, as to admission, they focus on the GPA more than the LSAT. The formula is 15 times the GPA plus the LSAT score. Frankly, I think their admission formula is more valid for determining quality kids than that found in many other schools.
Cite you facts.taxguy wrote:socratingmethodman, you are entitled to your opinion. I honestly don't think that the majority of test takers could get a 160+ regardless of how hard they work.
A lot depends on their cutoff score for admission. Whether it is weighted twice as heavily as the GPA or less, they still weight the LSAT less than that of many other schools. I will bet that once the ABA eliminates the LSAT as a mandatory requirement, some law schools will make the LSAT optional and will NOT notice any change in quality among applicants. The same thing has been happening with the SAT as well.WrappedUpInBooks wrote:15x4.0 is still only 60. So when added to an LSAT score, which is presumably above 120, the LSAT is weighted more than twice as heavily as the GPA.taxguy wrote: Second, as to admission, they focus on the GPA more than the LSAT. The formula is 15 times the GPA plus the LSAT score. Frankly, I think their admission formula is more valid for determining quality kids than that found in many other schools.
And I honestly think a majority of test takers shouldn't become lawyers.taxguy wrote:socratingmethodman, you are entitled to your opinion. I honestly don't think that the majority of test takers could get a 160+ regardless of how hard they work.
As much as I love the Cooley rankings for the fact that they place my alma matter ahead of Yale, you have got to be kidding. Do you really think that "number of chairs in the library" is a more valid metric than a survey of what judges and lawyers think of the school?Fourth, its rankings that it uses is frankly no more bogus than that ranking used by USNWR. Who is to say that Cooley's rankings aren't more valid?