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Post by should-i-do-it » Wed Sep 10, 2014 1:35 pm

I've searched through the forum and found discussions on the topic but they were from a few years back. I imagine HYS still have a high floor but what about the lower t14. I've got a 3.1 and am retaking in December. Is t14 possible? Non-URM btw
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Re: Gpa floors

Post by McAvoy » Wed Sep 10, 2014 1:41 pm

dude how many threads are you going to make? 300 posts and still doesn't know what lsn is? OK

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Re: Gpa floors

Post by Rigo » Wed Sep 10, 2014 1:43 pm

McAvoy wrote:dude how many threads are you going to make? 300 posts and still doesn't know what lsn is? OK
This.
But 3.1 is fine if you get a 170+. Some of the T14 schools are known to be splitter friendly, so you're not shut out yet.

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Re: Gpa floors

Post by KMart » Wed Sep 10, 2014 1:46 pm

I just want to stress what the others have been saying on the LSAT. To be extreme, simply to prove a point, if you scored a 180 you'd still have good offers with $$$$.

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Post by el madrileno » Wed Sep 10, 2014 1:47 pm

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Re: Gpa floors

Post by thequigley » Wed Sep 10, 2014 1:54 pm

Hey!

Yes it's no problem. You'll still have a shot at T-14 with the right LSAT.

Don't listen to these people. Ask as many questions as you want. That's the point of this website.

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Post by should-i-do-it » Wed Sep 10, 2014 1:55 pm

Cool. I asked because even on lsn there seems to be very few people with low gpa's that get admitted

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Post by el madrileno » Wed Sep 10, 2014 1:58 pm

should-i-do-it wrote:Cool. I asked because even on lsn there seems to be very few people with low gpa's that get admitted
Yep. There is hardly any data but NU and GULC seem forgiving.

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Post by thequigley » Wed Sep 10, 2014 1:59 pm

should-i-do-it wrote:Cool. I asked because even on lsn there seems to be very few people with low gpa's that get admitted

Exactly. We also rarely take into consideration the number of people not on here or LSN that have been admitted/denied. If we were to take into account all people, we would see that some people had no chance of getting in and did, and that some people have a 100% in, but were denied.

An example of this type of thing that numbers don't dictate is trouble. If you are a perfect candidate with some legal issues sometimes you will find your cycle to be far below expectations. One of my colleagues had to settle at FIU law because he had a battery issue. He was 3.5/167. The few places he did get into didn't really offer any sort of scholarship.

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Re: Gpa floors

Post by Attax » Wed Sep 10, 2014 2:10 pm

thequigley wrote:
should-i-do-it wrote:Cool. I asked because even on lsn there seems to be very few people with low gpa's that get admitted

Exactly. We also rarely take into consideration the number of people not on here or LSN that have been admitted/denied. If we were to take into account all people, we would see that some people had no chance of getting in and did, and that some people have a 100% in, but were denied.

An example of this type of thing that numbers don't dictate is trouble. If you are a perfect candidate with some legal issues sometimes you will find your cycle to be far below expectations. One of my colleagues had to settle at FIU law because he had a battery issue. He was 3.5/167. The few places he did get into didn't really offer any sort of scholarship.
Your colleague should retake

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Re: Gpa floors

Post by Rigo » Wed Sep 10, 2014 2:50 pm

thequigley wrote:Ask as many questions as you want. That's the point of this website.
Although questions are welcomed, a search would reveal that people with lower than 3.1 have gotten into T14's, so that's obviously not the floor.

OP did his due diligence and answered his own question:
should-i-do-it wrote:Cool. I asked because even on lsn there seems to be very few people with low gpa's that get admitted
...yet asked anyways.

No harm done. But OP was clearly capable of answering his own question, so the "don't listen to them!" encouragement is silly. :)

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Re: Gpa floors

Post by thequigley » Wed Sep 10, 2014 2:54 pm

Dirigo wrote:
thequigley wrote:Ask as many questions as you want. That's the point of this website.
Although questions are welcomed, a search would reveal that people with lower than 3.1 have gotten into T14's, so that's obviously not the floor.

OP did his due diligence and answered his own question:
should-i-do-it wrote:Cool. I asked because even on lsn there seems to be very few people with low gpa's that get admitted
...yet asked anyways.

No harm done. But OP was clearly capable of answering his own question, so the "don't listen to them!" encouragement is silly. :)

Na. Don't listen to them.

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Re: Gpa floors

Post by thequigley » Wed Sep 10, 2014 2:56 pm

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Re: Gpa floors

Post by Rigo » Wed Sep 10, 2014 3:02 pm

thequigley wrote:Dumbrigo.

You see the ax in my avi?
If your intention was to start a lumberjack pun war, then I saw.
If not, then go away.

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Re: Gpa floors

Post by rebexness » Wed Sep 10, 2014 3:05 pm

Penn ED let in a 3.0/1 ish last year (with a 175+)

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Post by LSATneurotic » Wed Sep 10, 2014 4:46 pm

should-i-do-it wrote:I've searched through the forum and found discussions on the topic but they were from a few years back. I imagine HYS still have a high floor but what about the lower t14. I've got a 3.1 and am retaking in December. Is t14 possible?
yale accepted a 3.2 this year.

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