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Can I get into a top 5 Law school
I got a 175 on my lsat and my GPA is a 3.4. I am an economics major, political science minor at GWU. What are my chances at a top 5? I am willing to apply ED if that will help my chances.
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Re: Can I get into a top 5 Law school
fyidcohen515 wrote:I got a 175 on my lsat and my GPA is a 3.4. I am an economics major, political science minor at GWU. What are my chances at a top 5? I am willing to apply ED if that will help my chances.
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So much NYU hate this year. It's like the GULC of the T6 or something.iamgeorgebush wrote:probably not.
but "top 5" is a meaningless distinction.
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I think you can. I'm not just saying that, I think the odds are in your favor if you get everything in early.dcohen515 wrote:I got a 175 on my lsat and my GPA is a 3.4. I am an economics major, political science minor at GWU. What are my chances at a top 5? I am willing to apply ED if that will help my chances.
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Re: Can I get into a top 5 Law school
Yes, you can.
Source: I got into CLS with a 3.41 (though 3.75 my last two years of undergrad) and 173 LSAT
Source: I got into CLS with a 3.41 (though 3.75 my last two years of undergrad) and 173 LSAT
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ymmv wrote:So much NYU hate this year. It's like the GULC of the T6 or something.iamgeorgebush wrote:probably not.
but "top 5" is a meaningless distinction.

Though for "biglawl or bust" people T5 is real.
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Re: Can I get into a top 5 Law school
I think you can. With that said I think you are better off applying broadly and then taking a scholarship to a lower T14. Schools like Northwestern have been known to give out about half scholarships to applicants like you to help their LSAT medians.
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A "biglawl or bust" T5 would more realistically be HYSCP, in that case. I mean does OP even placement data.rahulg91 wrote:ymmv wrote:So much NYU hate this year. It's like the GULC of the T6 or something.iamgeorgebush wrote:probably not.
but "top 5" is a meaningless distinction.
Though for "biglawl or bust" people T5 is real.
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(egregious anti-Chicago trolling)ymmv wrote:A "biglawl or bust" T5 would more realistically be HYSCP, in that case. I mean does OP even placement data.rahulg91 wrote:ymmv wrote:So much NYU hate this year. It's like the GULC of the T6 or something.iamgeorgebush wrote:probably not.
but "top 5" is a meaningless distinction.
Though for "biglawl or bust" people T5 is real.
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Re: Can I get into a top 5 Law school
ED Northwestern! It's a great school with great placement, and the ED option comes with a substantial scholly, and I'm pretty sure you're LSAT makes you a good candidate.dcohen515 wrote:I got a 175 on my lsat and my GPA is a 3.4. I am an economics major, political science minor at GWU. What are my chances at a top 5? I am willing to apply ED if that will help my chances.
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LSP is garbage. Use myLSN.info instead.starrydreamz3 wrote:fyidcohen515 wrote:I got a 175 on my lsat and my GPA is a 3.4. I am an economics major, political science minor at GWU. What are my chances at a top 5? I am willing to apply ED if that will help my chances.
http://lawschoolnumbers.com/
http://www.lawschoolpredictor.com/wp-co ... ograms.htm
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Yes, but DATA-driven egregious anti-Chicago trolling.rahulg91 wrote:(egregious anti-Chicago trolling)ymmv wrote:A "biglawl or bust" T5 would more realistically be HYSCP, in that case. I mean does OP even placement data.rahulg91 wrote:ymmv wrote:
So much NYU hate this year. It's like the GULC of the T6 or something.
Though for "biglawl or bust" people T5 is real.
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Re: Can I get into a top 5 Law school
NU is generally not giving out full scholarships to chase people with below-median GPAs. The primary purpose of the ED full ride is to poach T6 admits who didn't/wouldn't get offered much money.rahulg91 wrote:ED Northwestern! It's a great school with great placement, and the ED option comes with a substantial scholly, and I'm pretty sure you're LSAT makes you a good candidate.dcohen515 wrote:I got a 175 on my lsat and my GPA is a 3.4. I am an economics major, political science minor at GWU. What are my chances at a top 5? I am willing to apply ED if that will help my chances.
NU would probably offer OP $90K, which would make it a smarter choice than prestige-whoring for a school in a nonexistent category ("T5").
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http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog ... chool.htmlymmv wrote:A "biglawl or bust" T5 would more realistically be HYSCP, in that case. I mean does OP even placement data.rahulg91 wrote:ymmv wrote:So much NYU hate this year. It's like the GULC of the T6 or something.iamgeorgebush wrote:probably not.
but "top 5" is a meaningless distinction.
Though for "biglawl or bust" people T5 is real.
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