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an LSAC rating of 'above average'
and an LSAT of 175+

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justwondering123 wrote:an LSAC rating of 'above average'
and an LSAT of 175+

?

No.

Sorry to be blunt but past data shows that Harvard, for some reason, also cares about your grade evaluation and if you do not have a "Superior" you are SOL. A guy with Above Average / 179 got rejected.

Nulli Secundus wrote:

justwondering123 wrote:an LSAC rating of 'above average'
and an LSAT of 175+

?

No.

Sorry to be blunt but past data shows that Harvard, for some reason, also cares about your grade evaluation and if you do not have a "Superior" you are SOL. A guy with Above Average / 179 got rejected.

sorry whats SOL?

and how do you know that guy didn't get accepted because of reasons other than his grades etc?

What's an LSAC rating? Does LSAC assign an applicant a superlative based on his or her transcripts?

justwondering123 wrote:

Nulli Secundus wrote:

justwondering123 wrote:an LSAC rating of 'above average'
and an LSAT of 175+

?

No.

Sorry to be blunt but past data shows that Harvard, for some reason, also cares about your grade evaluation and if you do not have a "Superior" you are SOL. A guy with Above Average / 179 got rejected.

sorry whats SOL?

and how do you know that guy didn't get accepted because of reasons other than his grades etc?

Shucks out of luck

zanda wrote:Shucks out of luck

kulshan wrote:What's an LSAC rating? Does LSAC assign an applicant a superlative based on his or her transcripts?

+1
This question is relative to my interests.

kulshan wrote:What's an LSAC rating? Does LSAC assign an applicant a superlative based on his or her transcripts?

LSAC sends the transcripts of foreign students to an outside organization that provides classifications such as Superior, Above Average, etc. to equate them to U.S. students' transcripts.

Ah, thanks!

Learning to capitalize Harvard would be a nice step.

justwondering123 wrote:

Nulli Secundus wrote:

justwondering123 wrote:an LSAC rating of 'above average'
and an LSAT of 175+

?

No.

Sorry to be blunt but past data shows that Harvard, for some reason, also cares about your grade evaluation and if you do not have a "Superior" you are SOL. A guy with Above Average / 179 got rejected.

sorry whats SOL?

and how do you know that guy didn't get accepted because of reasons other than his grades etc?

That's a fair point. I think you have decent enough credentials to at least apply to the school.

why would u wanna go to harvard anyway?

justwondering123 wrote:an LSAC rating of 'above average'
and an LSAT of 175+

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Is the 175+ score hypothetical?

dpk711 wrote:

justwondering123 wrote:an LSAC rating of 'above average'
and an LSAT of 175+

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Is the 175+ score hypothetical?

It was an extra special 175 so they tacked on the "+" to the score.

How does the LSAC rating of foreign students affect a law schools GPA numbers?

dpk711 wrote:Is the 175+ score hypothetical?

Yes - check the OP's post history. He's just recently started thinking about US law schools.

slacker wrote:How does the LSAC rating of foreign students affect a law schools GPA numbers?

Since students with foreign UG degrees aren't assigned an LSAC GPA, law schools aren't required to report GPAs for them.

AntipodeanPhil wrote:

slacker wrote:How does the LSAC rating of foreign students affect a law schools GPA numbers?

Since students with foreign UG degrees aren't assigned an LSAC GPA, law schools aren't required to report GPAs for them.

Yes, but some schools (near the top) still require superiors, for a single, globe-spanning, incredibly important reason: Because they can.

haus wrote:Learning to capitalize Harvard would be a nice step.

Seriously?

SilverE2 wrote:

haus wrote:Learning to capitalize Harvard would be a nice step.

Seriously?

I kind of get grammar policing, but I thought it was pretty universally acceptable to be lazy with capitalization on the internet.

Kabuo wrote:

SilverE2 wrote:

haus wrote:Learning to capitalize Harvard would be a nice step.

Seriously?

I kind of get grammar policing, but I thought it was pretty universally acceptable to be lazy with capitalization on the internet.

I do not think it is that high of a hurdle to remember to capitalize the name of the school that one hopes to get into, especially when that school in question is one as notable as Harvard.

haus wrote:

Kabuo wrote:

SilverE2 wrote:

haus wrote:Learning to capitalize Harvard would be a nice step.

Seriously?

I kind of get grammar policing, but I thought it was pretty universally acceptable to be lazy with capitalization on the internet.

I do not think it is that high of a hurdle to remember to capitalize the name of the school that one hopes to get into, especially when that school in question is one as notable as Harvard.

Lol. So Cooley doesn't need to be capitalized, but Harvard does? Where's the cutoff? T14? All tier 1 schools?

haus wrote:

Kabuo wrote:

SilverE2 wrote:

haus wrote:Learning to capitalize Harvard would be a nice step.

Seriously?

I kind of get grammar policing, but I thought it was pretty universally acceptable to be lazy with capitalization on the internet.

I do not think it is that high of a hurdle to remember to capitalize the name of the school that one hopes to get into, especially when that school in question is one as notable as Harvard.

You know, neither do I. OP probably does know that Harvard is a proper noun, and he probably did remember that when he was writing. I think he probably chose not to, and I think that says pretty much nothing about anything.

Paraflam wrote: Lol. So Cooley doesn't need to be capitalized, but Harvard does? Where's the cutoff? T14? All tier 1 schools?

I think that it is a matter of showing respect. Personally I would make an effort to capitalize Cooley, as it's graduates are eligible to sit for the bar, and although I have desire to go there I do not have the negitive feelings towards it that are common here at TLS.

I readily admit my spelling and gramer leave much to be desired, but making an effort to show respect for the institutione I aspire to become a member of seems merely to be good form.

haus wrote:

Paraflam wrote: Lol. So Cooley doesn't need to be capitalized, but Harvard does? Where's the cutoff? T14? All tier 1 schools?

I think that it is a matter of showing respect. Personally I would make an effort to capitalize Cooley, as it's graduates are eligible to sit for the bar, and although I have desire to go there I do not have the negitive feelings towards it that are common here at TLS.

I readily admit my spelling and gramer leave much to be desired, but making an effort to show respect for the institutione I aspire to become a member of seems merely to be good form.

since I also take stupid crap really seriously, we'd get along!

Kabuo wrote:

haus wrote:

Kabuo wrote:I kind of get grammar policing, but I thought it was pretty universally acceptable to be lazy with capitalization on the internet.

I do not think it is that high of a hurdle to remember to capitalize the name of the school that one hopes to get into, especially when that school in question is one as notable as Harvard.

You know, neither do I. OP probably does know that Harvard is a proper noun, and he probably did remember that when he was writing. I think he probably chose not to, and I think that says pretty much nothing about anything.

lolz