Does Visiting Boost Acceptance Chance? Forum

mrb520 · Post by **mrb520** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 12:49 pm

Hey everyone,

Sorry if this forum has been done or in the wrong spot.

I was wondering if visiting campus and meeting with admissions officers helps admission chances? I know they publicly say it does not on Columbia and NYU sites. However, I'd really like to be in NYC for law school and am trying to boost my chances in any way possible.

167, 3.7, LGBT student here. Two recommendations from lawyers, both of which I work for as their teacher's assistant

MarkfromWI · Post by **MarkfromWI** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 12:55 pm

No. LSAT + UGPA = >95% of admissions decisions and whatever else is considered (if anything) are softs that really only act as tiebreakers. Visits to campus aren't even factored in to that equation though. No adcomm is going to be like, "hey let's let this dude in off the waitlist because he came to visit and seemed really swell."

Louis1127 · Post by **Louis1127** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 12:57 pm

MarkfromWI wrote:No. LSAT + UGPA = >95% of admissions decision.

He's asking if it helps admission chances.

MarkfromWI · Post by **MarkfromWI** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 1:00 pm

Louis1127 wrote:
MarkfromWI wrote:No. LSAT + UGPA = >95% of admissions decision.
He's asking if it helps admission chances.

Yea, I get that. I'm not sure how my original post wasn't responsive to that question though...

ilikebaseball · Post by **ilikebaseball** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 1:01 pm

MarkfromWI wrote:
Louis1127 wrote:
MarkfromWI wrote:No. LSAT + UGPA = >95% of admissions decision.
He's asking if it helps admission chances.
Yea, I get that. I'm not sure how my original post wasn't responsive to that question though...

you edited it. I think OP wants to know if visiting, even if it helps by 1% (using your logic) would help his case

MarkfromWI · Post by **MarkfromWI** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 1:02 pm

ilikebaseball wrote:
MarkfromWI wrote:
Louis1127 wrote:
MarkfromWI wrote:No. LSAT + UGPA = >95% of admissions decision.
He's asking if it helps admission chances.
Yea, I get that. I'm not sure how my original post wasn't responsive to that question though...
you edited it. I think OP wants to know if visiting, even if it helps by 1% (using your logic) would help his case

Yes, I did edit for clarity. By leaving 5% floating around I can see why my statement could be a bit unclear. I guess I was just more focused on the "No." that started my post

ilikebaseball · Post by **ilikebaseball** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 1:04 pm

But you're wrong. Visiting and meeting adcoms CAN help boost his chances. They could hurt them as well

90convoy · Post by **90convoy** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 1:07 pm

MarkfromWI wrote:No. LSAT + UGPA = >95% of admissions decisions and whatever else is considered (if anything) are softs that really only act as tiebreakers. Visits to campus aren't even factored in to that equation though. No adcomm is going to be like, "hey let's let this dude in off the waitlist because he came to visit and seemed really swell."

Actually, depending on why one was wait listed, this is to an extent exactly what could happen. Unlikely tho

fats provolone · Post by **fats provolone** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 1:10 pm

for 99% of tlsers i imagine visiting is more likely to hurt your chances

ilikebaseball · Post by **ilikebaseball** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 1:11 pm

i mean, if you talk to adcoms and seem personable and seem like a guy who could rock the shit out of an employment interview, it'll definitely help IF YOU ARE ACTUALLY SPEAKING TO ADCOMS.

On the other side, if you're awkward and antisocial, it could possibly hurt.

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 1:30 pm

fats provolone wrote:for 99% of tlsers i imagine visiting is more likely to hurt your chances

Yeah, just be sure to shave your neck and breathe through your nose.
It could marginally help with a LOCI should you be waitlisted, but it's not worth the travel/hotel expenses if you don't live in the NYC metro.

haus · Post by **haus** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 1:44 pm

OP,

Why not ask peop,e who actually worked in admissions. There are a few such threads, but it appears the most active is the Spivey thread.

http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 3&t=197451

Louis1127 · Post by **Louis1127** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 1:51 pm

ilikebaseball wrote:
MarkfromWI wrote:
Louis1127 wrote:
MarkfromWI wrote:No. LSAT + UGPA = >95% of admissions decision.
He's asking if it helps admission chances.
Yea, I get that. I'm not sure how my original post wasn't responsive to that question though...
you edited it. I think OP wants to know if visiting, even if it helps by 1% (using your logic) would help his case

real sly bro

cc78 · Post by **cc78** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:24 pm

ilikebaseball wrote:But you're wrong. Visiting and meeting adcoms CAN help boost his chances. They could hurt them as well

Definitely try to keep this in mind...if you're going to be remembered, make sure it's for something good.

fats provolone · Post by **fats provolone** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:28 pm

I think it worked for this guy. op are you urm?

http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 4#p3853172

Ron Don Volante · Post by **Ron Don Volante** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:30 pm

If you're gonna try to pull a move like this, the time to do it is in scholarship negotiations, not in admissions.

If you have to resort to this to be admitted, it's not going to be a good either way, as you're probably borderline and thus not going to get money.

Mack.Hambleton · Post by **Mack.Hambleton** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 2:02 am

Ron Don Volante wrote:If you're gonna try to pull a move like this, the time to do it is in scholarship negotiations, not in admissions.

If you have to resort to this to be admitted, it's not going to be a good either way, as you're probably borderline and thus not going to get money.

This is good advice

gamerish · Post by **gamerish** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 2:09 am

Post removed...

eriedoctrine · Post by **eriedoctrine** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 2:09 am

^

Yes, if you're above their numbers and would be otherwise yield protected.
In your case however, will probably not do much, if anything.

schmelling · Post by **schmelling** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 2:42 am

Post removed.

gatesome · Post by **gatesome** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 3:26 am

almost always, the people reading your application have no clue you ever visited, and they don't really care

pcph · Post by **pcph** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 2:10 pm

smiles123 · Post by **smiles123** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 2:30 pm

Before you apply it may help, but only because you can write a good why X. At this point I would guess it doesn't help unless YP

haus · Post by **haus** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 2:53 pm

smiles123 wrote:Before you apply it may help, but only because you can write a good why X. At this point I would guess it doesn't help unless YP

Oddly, the only school which I may have been rejected due to YP, had sent me the ding message a few hours before I was scheduled to arrive for a visit.

NoBladesNoBows · Post by **NoBladesNoBows** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:26 am