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Admissions
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:12 pm
by abc123abc123
Hey everyone!
I am graduationg from Texas and recently got a 162 on the LSAT. Ufortunately, I was an unmotivated idiot in undergrad and have a 2.9. My Personal Statement is looking really good but I was wondering if having such a bad GPA will preculde me from admissions. What can I expect, T1, T2, T3, T4?
Thanks so much
Re: Admissions
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:14 pm
by TTTehehe
abc123abc123 wrote:Hey everyone!
I am graduationg from Texas and recently got a 162 on the LSAT. Ufortunately, I was an unmotivated idiot in undergrad and have a 2.9. My Personal Statement is looking really good but I was wondering if having such a bad GPA will preculde me from admissions. What can I expect, T1, T2, T3, T4?
Thanks so much
Re: Admissions
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 2:34 am
by MrSparkle
Yes, your GPA will preclude you. You better retake, or it'll just be T3/T4
Re: Admissions
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 6:43 am
by SaintsTheMetal
Bottom T2s at sticker, maybe some money from T3/4s that want your LSAT
Re: Admissions
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 7:03 am
by togepi
162/2.9
Since you're from Texas and I'll assume you want to stay there:
You have a chance to get into Houston
Good chance at SMU part time
Chance at Baylor
If looking a little outside, you might be able to squeak into Tulane/LSU.
You'll really need to get a couple more points to be more competitive. A 165/2.9 will most likely get you into SMU and Houston.
Re: Admissions
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 7:31 am
by Tom Joad
It is actually your LSAT score that precludes you from the top schools. 2.9 is bad but you could still get into UVA or NU with a 173 LSAT or so.
Re: Admissions
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:59 pm
by abc123abc123
Thank you guy, my gpa is mostly from my early years. Since jr year I have had a 3.3. What do you think about chicago kent or richmond or like rated out of state?
Re: Admissions
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 9:23 pm
by SaintsTheMetal
Re: Admissions
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 9:35 pm
by Yukos
abc123abc123 wrote:Thank you guy, my gpa is mostly from my early years. Since jr year I have had a 3.3. What do you think about chicago kent or richmond or like rated out of state?
Doesn't matter. You either need a high-160s/170+ LSAT to have a shot at a decent school, or you need to be ready to go to a T3.
Re: Admissions
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 12:55 pm
by Nova
abc123abc123 wrote:Thank you guy, my gpa is mostly from my early years. Since jr year I have had a 3.3. What do you think about chicago kent or richmond or like rated out of state?
No T2/3/4s are going to have good placement out of state. Youll likely get into all TX law schools from Tech down. You should retake for a better shot at UH/SMU/B.
Peace Corps
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 7:29 pm
by Mbustamante
Hey everyone. Im aiming for 150's on the lsat and have a 3.6. Id like to go to a top school in NY or somewhere on the northeast.
(right now im studying for the lsat while serving in the peace corps.)
Will my Peace Corps service help out a lot? Can i get into a top school with a 3.6 and lsat in 150's? Any specific schools i should aim for?
Thanks.
Re: Peace Corps
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 7:53 pm
by dingbat
Mbustamante wrote:Hey everyone. Im aiming for 150's on the lsat and have a 3.6. Id like to go to a top school in NY or somewhere on the northeast.
(right now im studying for the lsat while serving in the peace corps.)
Will my Peace Corps service help out a lot? Can i get into a top school with a 3.6 and lsat in 150's? Any specific schools i should aim for?
Thanks.
no, you cannot get into a top school with an LSAT in the 150s, regardless of location.
In NY, top schools would be considered Columbia, NYU, Cornell and maybe Fordham
With a 3.6 you would need to score in the high 160s to get Cornell and would need to break 170 to have a decent shot at Columbia or NYU. You would need to break at least 160 (and then some) to have a realistic chance at Fordham even in a down cycle.
As a general rule (URM excluded), any school that will accept you with an LSAT below 160 is not worth attending
Re: Peace Corps
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 7:54 pm
by Yukos
Mbustamante wrote:Hey everyone. Im aiming for 150's on the lsat and have a 3.6. Id like to go to a top school in NY or somewhere on the northeast.
(right now im studying for the lsat while serving in the peace corps.)
Will my Peace Corps service help out a lot? Can i get into a top school with a 3.6 and lsat in 150's? Any specific schools i should aim for?
Thanks.
Man this has to be a flame, but on the off-chance it isn't, aim for 180 man. You need
at least high 160s to have a decent shot at not being unemployed with 200k debt in four years.
Re: Peace Corps
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:28 pm
by Nova
Mbustamante wrote: Can i get into a top school with a 3.6 and lsat in 150's?
No.
Re: Peace Corps
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 7:27 pm
by Dr. Dreidel
Yukos wrote:Mbustamante wrote:Hey everyone. Im aiming for 150's on the lsat and have a 3.6. Id like to go to a top school in NY or somewhere on the northeast.
(right now im studying for the lsat while serving in the peace corps.)
Will my Peace Corps service help out a lot? Can i get into a top school with a 3.6 and lsat in 150's? Any specific schools i should aim for?
Thanks.
Man this has to be a flame, but on the off-chance it isn't, aim for 180 man. You need
at least high 160s to have a decent shot at not being unemployed with 200k debt in four years.
posters like you are why kids are completely paranoid about the admissions cycle process.
Re: Peace Corps
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 7:40 pm
by JDizzle2015
Dr. Dreidel wrote:Yukos wrote:
Man this has to be a flame, but on the off-chance it isn't, aim for 180 man. You need at least high 160s to have a decent shot at not being unemployed with 200k debt in four years.
posters like you are why kids are completely paranoid about the admissions cycle process.
The advice is still sound.
Re: Peace Corps
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 9:57 pm
by Yukos
Dr. Dreidel wrote:Yukos wrote:Mbustamante wrote:Hey everyone. Im aiming for 150's on the lsat and have a 3.6. Id like to go to a top school in NY or somewhere on the northeast.
(right now im studying for the lsat while serving in the peace corps.)
Will my Peace Corps service help out a lot? Can i get into a top school with a 3.6 and lsat in 150's? Any specific schools i should aim for?
Thanks.
Man this has to be a flame, but on the off-chance it isn't, aim for 180 man. You need
at least high 160s to have a decent shot at not being unemployed with 200k debt in four years.
posters like you are why kids are completely paranoid about the admissions cycle process.
As they should be. The labor market for lawyers is completely fucked. The schools in the Northeast you can reasonably expect to get into with a 3.6/mid-160s -- Dozo, Brooklyn, Northeastern -- have terrifying placement statistics. I don't think it's unreasonable to say it's not worth the risk unless you get high-160s/70s.
Re: Peace Corps
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:02 pm
by emkay625
Mbustamante wrote:Hey everyone. Im aiming for 150's on the lsat and have a 3.6. Id like to go to a top school in NY or somewhere on the northeast.
(right now im studying for the lsat while serving in the peace corps.)
Will my Peace Corps service help out a lot? Can i get into a top school with a 3.6 and lsat in 150's? Any specific schools i should aim for?
Thanks.
can you define "top school" for us? By top school do you mean top 14 or do you just mean Tier 1 schools?
Either way, you will need to hit 160 (for Tier 1 schools) and 169+ for Top 14 schools.
Peace Corps will not help very much.
Are you a URM by any chance?
Re: Admissions
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:05 pm
by emkay625
abc123abc123 wrote:Hey everyone!
I am graduationg from Texas and recently got a 162 on the LSAT. Ufortunately, I was an unmotivated idiot in undergrad and have a 2.9. My Personal Statement is looking really good but I was wondering if having such a bad GPA will preculde me from admissions. What can I expect, T1, T2, T3, T4?
Thanks so much
In your circumstances, the biggest question you need to ask yourself is "where do i want to end up?" Where do you see yourself practicing long term? In Texas or someplace else?
Re: Admissions
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 11:09 pm
by Nova
Yukos wrote:abc123abc123 wrote:Thank you guy, my gpa is mostly from my early years. Since jr year I have had a 3.3. What do you think about chicago kent or richmond or like rated out of state?
Doesn't matter. You either need a high-160s/170+ LSAT to have a shot at a decent school, or you need to be ready to go to a T3.
OP is at or above over 30 T2's 75th. I think it is more likely they will get one of Hounston/SMU/Baylor if they have a polished app.
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