International Students disadvantage? / other questions
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:38 pm
Hi, I've been aiming for a J.D. but I'm in a weird situation.
I found my passion for law after taking several undergraduate law courses, and when I realized that I have a fairly good chance to get into T14 schools, I decided to pursue a J.D. degree.
The problem is - I based my chance of getting into T14 schools on the data from LSAC (25-75, median, etc).
But recently, I observed many online posts implying that international students have to have higher GPA/LSAT.
The thing is, I went to high school and currently going to college in the United States. I just don't have citizenship or green card - I'm on a student visa.
So, is it safe to consider myself as an American student in terms of GPA/LSAT score and relative chance of getting into T14?
In addition, with 3.78 GPA (double major + one minor, a state university in the U.S.), 171-173 LSAT, veteran status (although not the US army), experience as a research assistant to a law professor and a writer for an award-winning student magazine (all in the U.S.), which T14 schools would I be able to get accepted? I want to set my own and my parents' (yes, I'm an Asian) expectations realistically.
Thanks.
I found my passion for law after taking several undergraduate law courses, and when I realized that I have a fairly good chance to get into T14 schools, I decided to pursue a J.D. degree.
The problem is - I based my chance of getting into T14 schools on the data from LSAC (25-75, median, etc).
But recently, I observed many online posts implying that international students have to have higher GPA/LSAT.
The thing is, I went to high school and currently going to college in the United States. I just don't have citizenship or green card - I'm on a student visa.
So, is it safe to consider myself as an American student in terms of GPA/LSAT score and relative chance of getting into T14?
In addition, with 3.78 GPA (double major + one minor, a state university in the U.S.), 171-173 LSAT, veteran status (although not the US army), experience as a research assistant to a law professor and a writer for an award-winning student magazine (all in the U.S.), which T14 schools would I be able to get accepted? I want to set my own and my parents' (yes, I'm an Asian) expectations realistically.
Thanks.