If I break 3.8, should I take a year off? Forum

Mr. December · Post by **Mr. December** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:46 pm

LSAT was 167 and GPA I applied with was 3.781.

If I do well enough this semester, I might be able to raise my GPA to over 3.8. If that happens, should I take a year off and reapply? Would that fraction of an increase offer more opportunities in terms of higher ranking schools/scholarships simply because it's over 3.8, or would that be irrelevant?

Dany · Post by **Dany** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:53 pm

Can you also retake the LSAT? 170+/3.8 would mean a huge difference in schools and scholarships. I don't think a new cycle with the same LSAT and only marginally higher gpa will go much differently.

gbpackerbacker · Post by **gbpackerbacker** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:57 pm

Dany wrote:Can you also retake the LSAT? 170+/3.8 would mean a huge difference in schools and scholarships. I don't think a new cycle with the same LSAT and only marginally higher gpa will go much differently.

patrickd139 · Post by **patrickd139** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:58 pm

gbpackerbacker wrote:
Dany wrote:Can you also retake the LSAT? 170+/3.8 would mean a huge difference in schools and scholarships. I don't think a new cycle with the same LSAT and only marginally higher gpa will go much differently.

Hard pressed to think the difference between a 3.78 and a 3.8 is going to make any difference.

Edited because I apparently suck at S-V agreement.

FiveSermon · Post by **FiveSermon** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:04 am

Not really. Your cycle will be pretty much identical unless you retake the LSAT.

Bildungsroman · Post by **Bildungsroman** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:05 am

.02 doesn't make a difference.

patrickd139 · Post by **patrickd139** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:10 am

ITT: Mr. December learns the relative value of his GPA

FiveSermon · Post by **FiveSermon** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:14 am

I mean it could be a big difference if it crossed median. But no school comes to mind that OP would have a shot at with a 167 LSAT that has a GPA median between 3.78-3.8.

Verity · Post by **Verity** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:33 am

Retake. Or ED to UVA.

FiveSermon · Post by **FiveSermon** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:36 am

Verity wrote:Retake. Or ED to UVA.

He has no shot at UVA ED without residency. He is under both GPA/LSAT median.

bk1 · Post by **bk1** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:36 am

Answer: Only take a year off if you're going to retake the LSAT too.

Verity · Post by **Verity** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:57 am

FiveSermon wrote:
Verity wrote:Retake. Or ED to UVA.
He has no shot at UVA ED without residency. He is under both GPA/LSAT median.

No shit. Only giving OP the TLS auto-reply when asking for an obvious answer.

lzyovrachievr · Post by **lzyovrachievr** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 9:57 am

bk187 wrote:Answer: Only take a year off if you're going to retake the LSAT too.

Or if you are going to get some useful work/life experience. (But I advocate for everyone to take at least one year off.)

bk1 · Post by **bk1** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:39 pm

lzyovrachievr wrote:
bk187 wrote:Answer: Only take a year off if you're going to retake the LSAT too.
Or if you are going to get some useful work/life experience. (But I advocate for everyone to take at least one year off.)

I agree. I realized that I was implying otherwise after I wrote that but was too lazy to edit.

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