Low GPA, High LSAT, Top School Chances? Forum

[carsonmalbrough]

Hey everyone,
With a 3.2-3.4 GPA, Bachelor's in Politics from a top lib arts school (Occidental College), good softs like working at my senator's office, working with the ACLU, community organizing experience, field rep for a voters' rights campaign, member of my school's student government, writer for my school's newspaper, African-American male and a 170+ LSAT score... what are my chances at schools like NYU, Columbia, Georgetown, Chicago, Penn, Cornell, etc? Any and all responses would be greatly appreciated.

[Rigo]

AA male and 170+? Pretty darn good.

[Mullens]

You might be able to get into Harvard.

[Clearly]

exactly how far above 170 is your official score?

[Nagster5]

depending on how high above 170 I think you're looking to reach at Harvard and aim CCN.

[carsonmalbrough]

You might be able to get into Harvard.

you really think so?

[carsonmalbrough]

depending on how high above 170 I think you're looking to reach at Harvard and aim CCN.

what is CCN?

[carsonmalbrough]

exactly how far above 170 is your official score?

well, the lsat and final GPA are not set in stone yet. I'm just trying to gauge my possible options should I finish with those numbers

[robotrick]

exactly how far above 170 is your official score?

well, the lsat and final GPA are not set in stone yet. I'm just trying to gauge my possible options should I finish with those numbers

It's hard to give useful chances estimates with hypothetical LSAT scores. Like, if you got a 180 you might be able to get into any school. If you got a 170 you might be looking more at #4 and down. It depends. Come back with a real score for better information.

[Rigo]

depending on how high above 170 I think you're looking to reach at Harvard and aim CCN.

what is CCN?

Columbia, Chicago, NYU