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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

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."

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

He's asking if it helps admission chances.

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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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

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.

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