NYU C/O 2016 Applicants Thread!!! (Woooooo!!!!!) Forum

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[beautyistruth]

I'd say more than a slight disadvantage, given some of the dramatic differences in GPA I see, and given the importance of medians to law schools. It's such a blatant case of the LSAC going "we are well aware that this system screws people over but we're not going to bother to make it fairer."

[TripTrip]

So much A+ hate ITT.

TBF guys, if those few and far between A+ grades (which are rarer than you think, since I've yet to hear of a candidate over 4.16) would not have knocked you past the GPA median (if you weren't already within 0.05 of the median), it would not have made any difference.

[Anonymous4444]

I have a friend that scored a 169 and has a very good gpa as well. He got DLS but no WL email yet. He was DLS at the same time as this big wave now. Is it possible that he got in? Anyone else not get an email yet?

[ricalynn]

I have a friend that scored a 169 and has a very good gpa as well. He got DLS but no WL email yet. He was DLS at the same time as this big wave now. Is it possible that he got in? Anyone else not get an email yet?

Yup. I'm DLS no email. Same numbers. Holding breath.

[ricalynn]

I have a friend that scored a 169 and has a very good gpa as well. He got DLS but no WL email yet. He was DLS at the same time as this big wave now. Is it possible that he got in? Anyone else not get an email yet?

Yup. I'm DLS no email. Same numbers. Holding breath.

And now I'm wait list. sigh.

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[Anonymous4444]

I have a friend that scored a 169 and has a very good gpa as well. He got DLS but no WL email yet. He was DLS at the same time as this big wave now. Is it possible that he got in? Anyone else not get an email yet?

Yup. I'm DLS no email. Same numbers. Holding breath.

And now I'm wait list. sigh.

sorry.

thanks for the update though

[toothbrush]

tbh i don't think nyu is accepting anyone else at this point.

it's either wl or ding..

[chadbrochill]

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[toothbrush]

I made a waitlist thread of us! google doc for all our stats is in it! please come join.!

http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 7&t=207969

[beautyistruth]

So much A+ hate ITT.

TBF guys, if those few and far between A+ grades (which are rarer than you think, since I've yet to hear of a candidate over 4.16) would not have knocked you past the GPA median (if you weren't already within 0.05 of the median), it would not have made any difference.

Unless you go to a school like mine where often, every "4.0" was actually a 99% or 100%

[untar614]

So much A+ hate ITT.

TBF guys, if those few and far between A+ grades (which are rarer than you think, since I've yet to hear of a candidate over 4.16) would not have knocked you past the GPA median (if you weren't already within 0.05 of the median), it would not have made any difference.

I'm pretty sure if I could have gotten A+'s, I'd be over almost every median, and a lot of 75th%iles. It would have made a big difference.

[facile princeps]

Though I benefited from the A+ as 4.33 recalculation, I agree with others that it's unfair. I think if anything they should recalculate GPAs that used a 4.33 scale to the 4.0 scale. I can imagine I'd be just as pissed as some of you are if my undergrad didn't award A+'s.

[TripTrip]

So much A+ hate ITT.

TBF guys, if those few and far between A+ grades (which are rarer than you think, since I've yet to hear of a candidate over 4.16) would not have knocked you past the GPA median (if you weren't already within 0.05 of the median), it would not have made any difference.

I'm pretty sure if I could have gotten A+'s, I'd be over almost every median, and a lot of 75th%iles. It would have made a big difference.

But the medians would have moved up to compensate for the higher average GPAs.

I agree that grade calculations should be fixed to 4.0, but I don't think it makes as much of a difference as we think it would.

[sinfiery]

I really feel for those kids who went to a school that offered no A+s/B+s but still gave out A-s and B-s

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[TripTrip]

I really feel for those kids who went to a school that offered no A+s/B+s but still gave out A-s and B-s

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Ha. That's my school. A-s but no A+s. It's like walking on eggshells.

[beepboopbeep]

I really feel for those kids who went to a school that offered no A+s/B+s but still gave out A-s and B-s

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Ha. That's my school. A-s but no A+s. It's like walking on eggshells.

Same, but do any schools do A- without B+? Mine had +/- for everything but A+ (which has always felt strange to me in a college atmosphere, like their version of a gold star sticker).

[sinfiery]

Damn, props to both of you

My school was straight A/B/Cs because +/-s had no effect on GPAs.

After finding TLS (spring Junior year), I totally attempted to solicit some A+s and was successful 3-4 times but with 98+s

[chickpea]

My school didn't have pluses or minus either. You just got an A (4.0, B (3.0), etc.

[TripTrip]

My school didn't have pluses or minus either. You just got an A (4.0, B (3.0), etc.

That would be so nice. The extra 4% required to guarantee my GPA won't drop is stressful. Had to maintain that 94%.

[chickpea]

My school didn't have pluses or minus either. You just got an A (4.0, B (3.0), etc.

That would be so nice. The extra 4% required to guarantee my GPA won't drop is stressful. Had to maintain that 94%.

Yeah, that's rough - that's why my undergrad says they got rid of the pluses and minuses. That, and to decrease competition between students.

[facile princeps]

My school didn't have pluses or minus either. You just got an A (4.0, B (3.0), etc.

That would be so nice. The extra 4% required to guarantee my GPA won't drop is stressful. Had to maintain that 94%.

Yeah, that's rough - that's why my undergrad says they got rid of the pluses and minuses. That, and to decrease competition between students.

Hmm, I don't like that. Someone who got an 89 would have a 3.0 while someone who got a 90 has a 4.0. Doesn't seem fair to that 89er. I support the +/- grading and the corresponding 3.3/7s. That would be a more accurate reflection of class performance.

[beautyistruth]

So much A+ hate ITT.

TBF guys, if those few and far between A+ grades (which are rarer than you think, since I've yet to hear of a candidate over 4.16) would not have knocked you past the GPA median (if you weren't already within 0.05 of the median), it would not have made any difference.

I'm pretty sure if I could have gotten A+'s, I'd be over almost every median, and a lot of 75th%iles. It would have made a big difference.

But the medians would have moved up to compensate for the higher average GPAs.

I agree that grade calculations should be fixed to 4.0, but I don't think it makes as much of a difference as we think it would.

But that makes it worse. Right now, some people are getting bumps to their GPA as opposed to having it all equalize out. If everybody gets bumps, the medians all move up, and everybody has higher GPAs. If it's capped at a 4.0, then everybody's GPAs go down and the medians move down. Right now, some people just get screwed by not getting the same advantage as others.

[TripTrip]

So much A+ hate ITT.

TBF guys, if those few and far between A+ grades (which are rarer than you think, since I've yet to hear of a candidate over 4.16) would not have knocked you past the GPA median (if you weren't already within 0.05 of the median), it would not have made any difference.

I'm pretty sure if I could have gotten A+'s, I'd be over almost every median, and a lot of 75th%iles. It would have made a big difference.

But the medians would have moved up to compensate for the higher average GPAs.

I agree that grade calculations should be fixed to 4.0, but I don't think it makes as much of a difference as we think it would.

But that makes it worse. Right now, some people are getting bumps to their GPA as opposed to having it all equalize out. If everybody gets bumps, the medians all move up, and everybody has higher GPAs. If it's capped at a 4.0, then everybody's GPAs go down and the medians move down. Right now, some people just get screwed by not getting the same advantage as others.

I agree that it should be one way or the other, but I don't think it makes nearly as much of a difference as your school's overall grading curve, the difficulty of your major, etc.

While I had a 4.0 at my school in my major without any A+s, there's a very good chance I would have had a lower GPA in a school that did have A+s.