Brooklyn Law to U Chi. Do I have a chance? Should I ED? Forum

[Anonymous User]

I'm a 1L and full-time student at Brooklyn Law School who received an A, A, and A- in my doctrinal courses and a B- in my legal writing course. We do not receive our ranks until the end of the school year so I have no idea where I currently stand. I'm also an URM (if that matters). I have my heart set on attending U Chicago. My UGPA is sub 3.0 and my highest LSAT was a 166.

Do I have a good shot? Also, am I correct in assuming that ED is not a viable option for me since I have a crappy legal writing grade?

**Note: I also plan on applying to NYU and Columbia. I thought about applying to Fordham but I don't think I can give up a full scholarship at my current school for sticker at Fordham.

[sublime]

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[Anonymous User]

What is the mean/median of your current school? Do they post past grade percentile cutoffs?

I've been trying to figure that out from 2 and 3Ls with no success. They do not post past grade percentile cutoffs.

[PepperJack]

OP you should apply to firms like crazy. Many have diversity 1L SA positions specifically for people like you. Idk if there's the same URM boost for transfers, but there is one for firms. The B- would likely sink you for Chi if there's no boost, but not for other t-14s.

[sublime]

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[Anonymous User]

What is the mean/median of your current school? Do they post past grade percentile cutoffs?

I've been trying to figure that out from 2 and 3Ls with no success. They do not post past grade percentile cutoffs.

Did they post what the average grades for each class were? Most schools have a mandated mean.

I managed to find information about the dean's list (top 10%) cut offs for previous years

2013: 3.81 (Full-time)
2014: 3.74 (Full-time)
2015: 3.71 (Part-time) *Part-time is usually higher than full-time

My GPA is 3.71

[Br3v]

If this information is recent (says class of May 2012), and this is your school, then it looks like you are safely in the top 10%

[Anonymous User]

OP you should apply to firms like crazy. Many have diversity 1L SA positions specifically for people like you. Idk if there's the same URM boost for transfers, but there is one for firms. The B- would likely sink you for Chi if there's no boost, but not for other t-14s.

I'm definitely looking into this.

If this information is recent (says class of May 2012), and this is your school, then it looks like you are safely in the top 10%

Thank you for the link!