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Hamilton fellowship at Columbia Law
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:05 pm
by the_pakalypse
Are international students/Canadians eligible for the Hamilton? I'm having a hard time finding any information about the fellowship, so any other information would appreciated as well.
Thanks!
Edit: Oops this might be in the wrong section..
Re: Hamilton fellowship at Columbia Law
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:32 pm
by soj
Yes they are. 3.8+/175+ gives you a good chance.
Re: Hamilton fellowship at Columbia Law
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 11:42 pm
by AntipodeanPhil
the_pakalypse wrote:Are international students/Canadians eligible for the Hamilton? I'm having a hard time finding any information about the fellowship, so any other information would appreciated as well.
International students are eligible, but unless you're Canadian and/or US-educated, you're not getting one.
I think a Canadian on TLS got offered one last year, but I don't have a link for that.
Re: Hamilton fellowship at Columbia Law
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 1:46 am
by howlery
I thought that the Hamilton was an HYS deterrent. If so, is there a strong preference for certain GPAs in the 3.8+ range? A flat 3.80, from what I've read on TLS recently, is quite different from a 3.85 or 3.89 for a non-URM applicant to H.
So a 3.80/175 would get a Hamilton but not be a lock for HYS because of their GPA?
Re: Hamilton fellowship at Columbia Law
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 2:29 am
by dingbat
You'd be expected to have both an LSAT and a GPA above the 75th percentile. International students don't have a GPA, so they're screwed in that department
Re: Hamilton fellowship at Columbia Law
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 5:21 am
by heythatslife
So does that mean a foreign applicant who received his UG degree in the US has a fair shot at Hamilton if he has the requisite numbers?
Re: Hamilton fellowship at Columbia Law
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 5:45 am
by soj
howlery wrote:I thought that the Hamilton was an HYS deterrent. If so, is there a strong preference for certain GPAs in the 3.8+ range? A flat 3.80, from what I've read on TLS recently, is quite different from a 3.85 or 3.89 for a non-URM applicant to H.
So a 3.80/175 would get a Hamilton but not be a lock for HYS because of their GPA?
In the past few cycles, I've seen 1-2 applicants who got the Hamilton but none of HYS. I think this cycle, even a 3.80/175 is basically a lock for HLS.
The lowest GPA I remember is 3.80 (3.80/176) and the lowest LSAT I remember is 175 (3.9x/175) for non-URMs and 172 for URMs.
LSN would be the best place to investigate whether CLS prefers high 3.8s.
heythatslife wrote:So does that mean a foreign applicant who received his UG degree in the US has a fair shot at Hamilton if he has the requisite numbers?
Yes.