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Just wondering who out there happened to get into a reach school that their numbers would typically predict they wouldn't? I love a good success story as I wait for my cycle to unfold.

FredTheFish wrote:Just wondering who out there happened to get into a reach school that their numbers would typically predict they wouldn't? I love a good success story as I wait for my cycle to unfold.

Theres a thread for this. "I got into my reach school" or something.

lymenheimer wrote:

FredTheFish wrote:Just wondering who out there happened to get into a reach school that their numbers would typically predict they wouldn't? I love a good success story as I wait for my cycle to unfold.

Theres a thread for this. "I got into my reach school" or something.

I couldn't find anything initially, which is why I made this. Someone please share the link if you find it!

for what it's worth, I performed exactly how my numbers said I would during my cycle, and am pretty much exactly where my LSAT would indicate I would perform so far 1L

Obey

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Big Red wrote:and am pretty much exactly where my LSAT would indicate I would perform so far 1L

i though LSAT was a weak predictor of law school success

buckiguy_sucks wrote:

Big Red wrote:and am pretty much exactly where my LSAT would indicate I would perform so far 1L

i though LSAT was a weak predictor of law school success

It was for me.

Check my LSN link in my profile

FloridaCoastalorbust wrote:Check my LSN link in my profile

WOW. I don't mind telling you that you are probably the best law school applicant ever...just, wow.

FloridaCoastalorbust wrote:Check my LSN link in my profile

But you didn't outperform your numbers. Also you said "good but not great softs" on your lsn profile but you're a fucking olympian and a rhodes scholar. What do you think a "great" soft is, curing cancer? Congrats either way, it's very impressive and I'd say you certainly outperformed in scholarship money but the odds were in your favor for every school you got into according to your numbers. I was looking for people who maybe had LSAT/GPA both below median or were like a 50%/25% splitter or something similar.

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FredTheFish wrote:

FloridaCoastalorbust wrote:Check my LSN link in my profile

But you didn't outperform your numbers. Also you said "good but not great softs" on your lsn profile but you're a fucking olympian and a rhodes scholar. What do you think a "great" soft is, curing cancer? Congrats either way, it's very impressive and I'd say you certainly outperformed in scholarship money but the odds were in your favor for every school you got into according to your numbers. I was looking for people who maybe had LSAT/GPA both below median or were like a 50%/25% splitter or something similar.

Gray wrote:

FredTheFish wrote: But you didn't outperform your numbers. Also you said "good but not great softs" on your lsn profile but you're a fucking olympian and a rhodes scholar. What do you think a "great" soft is, curing cancer? Congrats either way, it's very impressive and I'd say you certainly outperformed in scholarship money but the odds were in your favor for every school you got into according to your numbers. I was looking for people who maybe had LSAT/GPA both below median or were like a 50%/25% splitter or something similar.

read his LSN profile more closely

Olympian>Rhodes Scholar>Fulbright>Me>TFA>President of law fraternity

Holy shit my bad, I was reading this really late last night. Nevermind, apologies for sounding like a jerk also.

I'm actually legitimately curious if people think I outperformed my numbers!

I have a 169/3.3, and I've already been accepted into Michigan & Northwestern, plus I've interviewed with Gtown & UVA. Also, WUSTL gave me 45k and GW gave me 25k, though I'm aware WUSTL threw a ton of money at anyone above a 168.

Some mitigating factors are that I have a pretty solid resume/softs (internships w/ Nancy Pelosi & Center for American Progress and a pretty clear desire to do public interest.) So let me know what you think.

Olympian>Rhodes Scholar>Fulbright>Me>TFA>President of law fraternity

I did outperform my numbers but I also had one of those first two softs in the above list/chain.

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gsy987 wrote: Some mitigating factors are that I have a pretty solid resume/softs (internships w/ Nancy Pelosi & Center for American Progress and a pretty clear desire to do public interest.) So let me know what you think.

These are average at best softs

FredTheFish wrote:

Gray wrote:

FredTheFish wrote: But you didn't outperform your numbers. Also you said "good but not great softs" on your lsn profile but you're a fucking olympian and a rhodes scholar. What do you think a "great" soft is, curing cancer? Congrats either way, it's very impressive and I'd say you certainly outperformed in scholarship money but the odds were in your favor for every school you got into according to your numbers. I was looking for people who maybe had LSAT/GPA both below median or were like a 50%/25% splitter or something similar.

read his LSN profile more closely

Olympian>Rhodes Scholar>Fulbright>Me>TFA>President of law fraternity

Holy shit my bad, I was reading this really late last night. Nevermind, apologies for sounding like a jerk also.

Ha, you're not the only one. I was thinking the same thing at first.

As for whether or not floridacoastal outperformed their numbers I'm not so sure, maybe in regards to scholarship money awarded?

gsy987 wrote:I'm actually legitimately curious if people think I outperformed my numbers!

I have a 169/3.3, and I've already been accepted into Michigan & Northwestern, plus I've interviewed with Gtown & UVA. Also, WUSTL gave me 45k and GW gave me 25k, though I'm aware WUSTL threw a ton of money at anyone above a 168.

Some mitigating factors are that I have a pretty solid resume/softs (internships w/ Nancy Pelosi & Center for American Progress and a pretty clear desire to do public interest.) So let me know what you think.

Thought this was interesting, so I tested. I fixed your LSAT and gave 3.0-3.5 range for your GPA:



Looks to me like you are performing about where you should expect given your numbers. Maybe you have an ever so slight overperform on your WUSTL and GW scholarships, but its very slight.

I like to think I have, but there's still more to go this cycle - money will especially be a challenge.

It must be noted that it's quite difficult to find other applicants with my numbers, so it's hard to read.

3.3/172 KJD. In at Michigan so far. Surprised to see a T14 acceptance at all honestly, I figured I sunk my T14 hopes with my crap GPA. But I guess LSAT can be a big game-changer!

Bluex12 wrote:3.3/172 KJD. In at Michigan so far. Surprised to see a T14 acceptance at all honestly, I figured I sunk my T14 hopes with my crap GPA. But I guess LSAT can be a big game-changer!

congrats. negotiate for money.

FloridaCoastalorbust wrote:

Bluex12 wrote:3.3/172 KJD. In at Michigan so far. Surprised to see a T14 acceptance at all honestly, I figured I sunk my T14 hopes with my crap GPA. But I guess LSAT can be a big game-changer!

congrats. negotiate for money.

congrats yeah, but again not really outperforming

buckiguy_sucks wrote:

FloridaCoastalorbust wrote:

Bluex12 wrote:3.3/172 KJD. In at Michigan so far. Surprised to see a T14 acceptance at all honestly, I figured I sunk my T14 hopes with my crap GPA. But I guess LSAT can be a big game-changer!

congrats. negotiate for money.

congrats yeah, but again not really outperforming

I agree, that's just being a splitter not really outperforming.

But that does raise the question of what exactly would be considered outperforming, below median with both numbers? below 25th?

Shib26 wrote: But that does raise the question of what exactly would be considered outperforming, below median with both numbers? below 25th?

Non-urm getting in with both numbers below median would be outperforming. Or with one number below a school's traditional floor.