Worth a Hail Mary to BC? Forum
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Worth a Hail Mary to BC?
I applied a bit broadly but didn't realize until recently that Boston College would fit well with my interest of ending up in the Northeast. Would it be worth it to apply now before the 3/31 deadline? Stats are 3.7 160, which seems to be okay with their various percentiles.
I'm not big law or bust but would obviously work as hard as I could wherever I am to try to get big law. Primarily interested in business litigation and not really any PI tracks. Thanks.
I'm not big law or bust but would obviously work as hard as I could wherever I am to try to get big law. Primarily interested in business litigation and not really any PI tracks. Thanks.
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Re: Worth a Hail Mary to BC?
Probably not, since you would not get a good scholarship at this point of the cycle.radon5 wrote:I applied a bit broadly but didn't realize until recently that Boston College would fit well with my interest of ending up in the Northeast. Would it be worth it to apply now before the 3/31 deadline? Stats are 3.7 160, which seems to be okay with their various percentiles.
I'm not big law or bust but would obviously work as hard as I could wherever I am to try to get big law. Primarily interested in business litigation and not really any PI tracks. Thanks.
You have a great GPA, have you considered re-taking and re-applying next year? If you score a few more points higher on the LSAT you could be looking at a big scholarship from BC.
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Re: Worth a Hail Mary to BC?
Yeah, the money is why I wasn't sure. I've already taken twice and can't seem to crack it. But I'm thinking of retaking in June a third time to see if I can do better before committing to go somewhere in the fall.Moneytrees wrote:Probably not, since you would not get a good scholarship at this point of the cycle.radon5 wrote:I applied a bit broadly but didn't realize until recently that Boston College would fit well with my interest of ending up in the Northeast. Would it be worth it to apply now before the 3/31 deadline? Stats are 3.7 160, which seems to be okay with their various percentiles.
I'm not big law or bust but would obviously work as hard as I could wherever I am to try to get big law. Primarily interested in business litigation and not really any PI tracks. Thanks.
You have a great GPA, have you considered re-taking and re-applying next year? If you score a few more points higher on the LSAT you could be looking at a big scholarship from BC.
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Re: Worth a Hail Mary to BC?
Can't hurt to try but please do yourself a huge favor and reapply early in the Fall. I can see you being admitted with a significant amount of $.
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Re: Worth a Hail Mary to BC?
Thank you. Would you think that with my current stats or only if I got up to something like a 165+?Thomas Hagan, ESQ. wrote:Can't hurt to try but please do yourself a huge favor and reapply early in the Fall. I can see you being admitted with a significant amount of $.
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Re: Worth a Hail Mary to BC?
You currently have accept/waitlist numbers right now. I think that if you applied right now, you'll be waitlisted. If you applied with the same stats in October, you'll be accepted with some scholarship.radon5 wrote:Thank you. Would you think that with my current stats or only if I got up to something like a 165+?Thomas Hagan, ESQ. wrote:Can't hurt to try but please do yourself a huge favor and reapply early in the Fall. I can see you being admitted with a significant amount of $.
Not even 165+, even if you get a 163, which is only like 4 more correct answers on the LSAT, you'll get a SIGNIFICANT scholarship bump.
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Re: Worth a Hail Mary to BC?
Well that seems doable with the chunk of time I have between now and June. Shoot for higher obviously but know even a 163 would do me a lot of favors. Should've thought of all this sooner.Thomas Hagan, ESQ. wrote:You currently have accept/waitlist numbers right now. I think that if you applied right now, you'll be waitlisted. If you applied with the same stats in October, you'll be accepted with some scholarship.radon5 wrote:Thank you. Would you think that with my current stats or only if I got up to something like a 165+?Thomas Hagan, ESQ. wrote:Can't hurt to try but please do yourself a huge favor and reapply early in the Fall. I can see you being admitted with a significant amount of $.
Not even 165+, even if you get a 163, which is only like 4 more correct answers on the LSAT, you'll get a SIGNIFICANT scholarship bump.
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Re: Worth a Hail Mary to BC?
Separate thought but does BC have any placement power in NYC? I've looked at the employment numbers I could find and figured that NYC big law out of BC is probably not in the cards, but what about mid to small size firms in NYC? If I'm missing employment data that would show me that, sorry. I was thinking the answer would be more based on anecdotal experience/knowledge
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Re: Worth a Hail Mary to BC?
Eh even if you snagged it, it'd be way too expensive.
If you want BC/BU or another strong northeast regional, you need to retake and reapply.
If you want BC/BU or another strong northeast regional, you need to retake and reapply.
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Re: Worth a Hail Mary to BC?
BC doesn't do great in NY but it might be due to self-selection. Most people at BC are looking to live in Boston or New England.radon5 wrote:Separate thought but does BC have any placement power in NYC? I've looked at the employment numbers I could find and figured that NYC big law out of BC is probably not in the cards, but what about mid to small size firms in NYC? If I'm missing employment data that would show me that, sorry. I was thinking the answer would be more based on anecdotal experience/knowledge
I wouldn't go to BC if the goal is to end up in NYC but with good grades (maybe top 25%, 20%) you'd have a shot at working in Manhattan.
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Re: Worth a Hail Mary to BC?
Moneytrees wrote:BC doesn't do great in NY but it might be due to self-selection. Most people at BC are looking to live in Boston or New England.radon5 wrote:Separate thought but does BC have any placement power in NYC? I've looked at the employment numbers I could find and figured that NYC big law out of BC is probably not in the cards, but what about mid to small size firms in NYC? If I'm missing employment data that would show me that, sorry. I was thinking the answer would be more based on anecdotal experience/knowledge
I wouldn't go to BC if the goal is to end up in NYC but with good grades (maybe top 25%, 20%) you'd have a shot at working in Manhattan.
Can anyone else shed some light on this? Also interested. Currently deciding between Fordham and BC. Anyone know why Fordham isn't even ranked on ATL?
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Re: Worth a Hail Mary to BC?
Because ATL's ranking considers cost of attendance and Fordham has a really high cost of attendance.Augy1 wrote:Moneytrees wrote:BC doesn't do great in NY but it might be due to self-selection. Most people at BC are looking to live in Boston or New England.radon5 wrote:Separate thought but does BC have any placement power in NYC? I've looked at the employment numbers I could find and figured that NYC big law out of BC is probably not in the cards, but what about mid to small size firms in NYC? If I'm missing employment data that would show me that, sorry. I was thinking the answer would be more based on anecdotal experience/knowledge
I wouldn't go to BC if the goal is to end up in NYC but with good grades (maybe top 25%, 20%) you'd have a shot at working in Manhattan.
Can anyone else shed some light on this? Also interested. Currently deciding between Fordham and BC. Anyone know why Fordham isn't even ranked on ATL?
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Re: Worth a Hail Mary to BC?
I applied on January 4th with a 161/3.6 and was waitlisted. If you apply now, I can almost guarantee that you will be WL. Retake the LSAT or reapply early next year. (I personally am considering both)radon5 wrote:I applied a bit broadly but didn't realize until recently that Boston College would fit well with my interest of ending up in the Northeast. Would it be worth it to apply now before the 3/31 deadline? Stats are 3.7 160, which seems to be okay with their various percentiles.
I'm not big law or bust but would obviously work as hard as I could wherever I am to try to get big law. Primarily interested in business litigation and not really any PI tracks. Thanks.
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