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Lowest LSAT score you've heard of getting into _____ school?

Post by Roza P » Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:57 pm

Just curious as to what "success" stories you've heard of with kids with low LSAT scores getting accepted at accredited schools?

Personally I've heard of a 143 at Nova Southeastern, and a 147 at the University of Florida.

Any others?
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Post by barry » Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:59 pm

158 at UVA
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Post by charliep » Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:59 pm

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Post by Roza P » Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:01 pm

My buddy got into Georgetown with a 158, ended up taking a scholarship elsewhere.
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Post by Jah'rakal » Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:04 pm

i think it's quite unpredictable with URMs, sometimes admitted way below median
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relative: white/female - Denver 2.9 148
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120 - Cooley
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http://lawschoolnumbers.com/
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Post by Roza P » Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:22 pm

Bildungsroman wrote:http://lawschoolnumbers.com/
Yeah, I know the site, thank you sir. Not everyone reports- reason I was asking.
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Post by danielhay11 » Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:40 am

Yale publishes its LSAT range in addition to its 25/50/75, and I remember seeing someone in last year's class got in with a 157. (Anyone want to guess that person's softs? I'm placing my money on senator's son/daughter.)

The admissions profile link isn't working right now, but here's a cached page from '10 when the low LSAT was still an astounding 158.
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Post by JDizzle2015 » Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:56 am

danielhay11 wrote:Yale publishes its LSAT range in addition to its 25/50/75, and I remember seeing someone in last year's class got in with a 157. (Anyone want to guess that person's softs? I'm placing my money on a senator's son/daughter.)
Or that one dude from Jersey Shore.
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Post by MrPapagiorgio » Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:01 am

Buddy of my brother got into Yale a while back with 3.7/158. He's a white male from the WASPiest family I've ever met. His father has been friends with one of the adcomms since high school. Wonder how he got in...
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Post by CanadianWolf » Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:03 am

Several T-14 law schools have admitted students with LSAT scores in the 150s ( the lowest that I know is a 153 for a T-14 non-URM a year or two ago).
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Post by JDizzle2015 » Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:04 am

CanadianWolf wrote:Several T-14 law schools have admitted students with LSAT scores in the 150s ( the lowest that I know is a 153 for a T-14 non-URM) a year or two ago.
Any crazy stories/softs that you'd be willing to share?
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Post by CanadianWolf » Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:07 am

Teach For America is about as extreme as it gets on a regular basis. Some have disadvantaged backgrounds. Others with work or life experiences.
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B.Web wrote:120 - Cooley
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Post by SchopenhauerFTW » Sat Dec 17, 2011 4:59 am

MrPapagiorgio wrote:Buddy of my brother got into Yale a while back with 3.7/158. He's a white male from the WASPiest family I've ever met. His father has been friends with one of the adcomms since high school. Wonder how he got in...
Please tell me you're trolling. Otherwise I don't want to live in this world anymore.
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Post by MrPapagiorgio » Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:37 am

SchopenhauerFTW wrote:
MrPapagiorgio wrote:Buddy of my brother got into Yale a while back with 3.7/158. He's a white male from the WASPiest family I've ever met. His father has been friends with one of the adcomms since high school. Wonder how he got in...
Please tell me you're trolling. Otherwise I don't want to live in this world anymore.
Wish I was.
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Post by Blessedassurance » Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:48 am

barry wrote:158 at UVA Yale
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Post by IAFG » Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:53 am

CanadianWolf wrote:Several T-14 law schools have admitted students with LSAT scores in the 150s ( the lowest that I know is a 153 for a T-14 non-URM a year or two ago).
I think NU admitted to admitting a 14X my year.
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Post by gothamm » Sat Dec 17, 2011 8:11 am

163/3.5 to Boalt
145 to UCI.
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Post by emkay625 » Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:17 am

CanadianWolf wrote:Teach For America is about as extreme as it gets on a regular basis. Some have disadvantaged backgrounds. Others with work or life experiences.
current tfa corps member. i do not think it will help my cycle at all.
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Post by CanadianWolf » Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:31 pm

Many elite law schools specifically note that they are TFA partner schools. Several also reserve a few spots in each class for TFA alumni.

@emkay: If your TFA experience doesn't help your cycle, then you are not applying to enough T-14 law schools.
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Post by viacavour » Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:31 pm

emkay625 wrote:
current tfa corps member. i do not think it will help my cycle at all.
I think you are quite wrong. Certainly both H and Y reserve a certain number for spots for TFA corps, almost all T14s have special TFA scholarships. All the law school benefits was one of the huge reasons that I wanted to do TFA. As the poster above me said, if TFA isn't giving you a big boost then you aren't applying to the right schools.
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