I made it into my "REACH" Forum

[Pleasye]

Wish I was a minority, gay, and economically disadvantaged...It seems I could go anywhere I want with a 165

Or since you're not, you could have gotten a better lsat score and done better in school for a better gpa, written an excellent PS, gotten great recommendations and go anywhere you want. Plenty of other plain white ppl have made up for their lack of diversity characteristics and gotten into their top choices.

Please do not start that debate here.

[sUkNoIrzTforEall]

2 thoughts--

1. There is someone on LSN who anonymously hates on minority admits to top schools. Rob, is that you?

Absolute egregious conduct, poor sport-ism, and cowardice.<--will make a good attorney (?)

2. Heard on TV today that if I'm unwilling to check a box declaring my "race" (which is a mythical human construct) I am not providing the government with wanted information about diversity, and am therefore "racist."

I am part-minority. I do not like the race box. If I use it, I feel guilty, and if I don't, now--I feel guilty (THANKS TV!)


just to be on-topic:

I did not get into my "reach" today. My app. was held. I did not fill in the "race" box.

[subtle]

Sorry about your reach. What was it?

[sUkNoIrzTforEall]

Georgia State. We'll see what happens. Thanks

[subtle]

Good luck! Just show them how much you super want to be there, and hopefully they'll say yes.

[sarahlawg]

Wish I was a minority, gay, and economically disadvantaged...It seems I could go anywhere I want with a 165

Or since you're not, you could have gotten a better lsat score and done better in school for a better gpa, written an excellent PS, gotten great recommendations and go anywhere you want. Plenty of other plain white ppl have made up for their lack of diversity characteristics and gotten into their top choices.

lol@white people having to make up their 'lack of diversity'
not furthering this debate, just thought that line was funny.

[southernsnapp]

Wish I was a minority, gay, and economically disadvantaged...It seems I could go anywhere I want with a 165

Or since you're not, you could have gotten a better lsat score and done better in school for a better gpa, written an excellent PS, gotten great recommendations and go anywhere you want. Plenty of other plain white ppl have made up for their lack of diversity characteristics and gotten into their top choices.

Please do not start that debate here.

Not trying to start a debate at all! I'm just saying, let's not hate on others' success. This is supposed to be a happy place.

[southernsnapp]

Wish I was a minority, gay, and economically disadvantaged...It seems I could go anywhere I want with a 165

Or since you're not, you could have gotten a better lsat score and done better in school for a better gpa, written an excellent PS, gotten great recommendations and go anywhere you want. Plenty of other plain white ppl have made up for their lack of diversity characteristics and gotten into their top choices.

lol@white people having to make up their 'lack of diversity'
not furthering this debate, just thought that line was funny.

Haha, I didn't really mean it like that, just wanted to make my idea short. I meant 'lack of minority status, heterosexuality, not being economically disadvantaged, and any other traditional diversity characteristics'.

[SupraVln180]

Back to reaches please. Thanks.

[mikey101]

Not sure if an ED acceptance really qualifies as a reach but:

School: DUKE
GPA: 3.8x (just above median)
LSAT: 167 (below 25th percentile)
Non URM

Wicked Pumped!

[lisjjen]

Not sure if an ED acceptance really qualifies as a reach but:

School: DUKE
GPA: 3.8x (just above median)
LSAT: 167 (below 25th percentile)
Non URM

Wicked Pumped!

Congrats!

[Swanky]

Not sure if an ED acceptance really qualifies as a reach but:

School: DUKE
GPA: 3.8x (just above median)
LSAT: 167 (below 25th percentile)
Non URM

Wicked Pumped!

Awesome... congratulations!

[maqkitty214]

GPA: 3.66 , LSAT: 151
URM: Nope

SMU, PT program (I want to work to reduce debt load)

Optional Essay: Yes, for scholarships. Not really "diverse" but whatever. I also had baller LORs from my boss at work and the director of our region. No academic LORs. Oops.

Submitted 10/11. Admitted 1/31 via status checker.

I was "weak consider" on LSP (Median is 160/3.51), and when I got admitted, my boyfriend said "SUCK ON THAT, WEAK CONSIDER!!" It was pretty cute.

I contemplated re-taking, but instead just spent hours and hours on my PS, resume and extra essay to show how awesome of a candidate I was. Figured if I was rejected, I could re-take in June. No need for that now. Success.

[dcwumpus]

GPA: 3.66 , LSAT: 151
URM: Nope

SMU, PT program (I want to work to reduce debt load)

Optional Essay: Yes, for scholarships. Not really "diverse" but whatever. I also had baller LORs from my boss at work and the director of our region. No academic LORs. Oops.

Submitted 10/11. Admitted 1/31 via status checker.

I was "weak consider" on LSP (Median is 160/3.51), and when I got admitted, my boyfriend said "SUCK ON THAT, WEAK CONSIDER!!" It was pretty cute.

I contemplated re-taking, but instead just spent hours and hours on my PS, resume and extra essay to show how awesome of a candidate I was. Figured if I was rejected, I could re-take in June. No need for that now. Success.

That is awesome. Congratulations!

[krad]

Congrats to the recent reaches! Awesome job yall!

[Impatient]

Wish I was a minority, gay, and economically disadvantaged...It seems I could go anywhere I want with a 165

Anywhere you want? People in this forum would offer you the opportunity to skip law school and just replace the professor if you're a minority over 160. If you were to break 170, they'd give you their first born.

[plutonium210]

Does the fact that I find the topic "I made it into my 'reach'" absolutely hilarious mean I'm too immature for Cornell?

[sunlitstars]

Wish I was a minority, gay, and economically disadvantaged...It seems I could go anywhere I want with a 165

Serious question: How would a law school even know your economically disadvantaged? There's nothing about income on any apps I've submitted.

[SupraVln180]

Wish I was a minority, gay, and economically disadvantaged...It seems I could go anywhere I want with a 165

Serious question: How would a law school even know your economically disadvantaged? There's nothing about income on any apps I've submitted.

Berkeley there is. But other that that, you need to write a DS.

[Top14Hope]

Wish I was a minority, gay, and economically disadvantaged...It seems I could go anywhere I want with a 165

Serious question: How would a law school even know your economically disadvantaged? There's nothing about income on any apps I've submitted.

A good place to put that would be your PS.

[xtine]

Northwestern's JD-LLM International Human Rights program!!

LSAT:170
GPA: 3.2
Hispanic, but not URM

[sunlitstars]

Wish I was a minority, gay, and economically disadvantaged...It seems I could go anywhere I want with a 165

Serious question: How would a law school even know your economically disadvantaged? There's nothing about income on any apps I've submitted.

Berkeley there is. But other that that, you need to write a DS.

Are they notified if you recieved a LSAC fee waiver?

[sunlitstars]

Serious question: How would a law school even know your economically disadvantaged? There's nothing about income on any apps I've submitted.[/quote]

Berkeley there is. But other that that, you need to write a DS.[/quote]

Are they notified if you recieved a LSAC fee waiver?[/quote]

I guess I also wonder if it even matters, while there is for minorities, I've never seen stats for the percentage of disadvantaged students they've submitted. Esp. where most of the admittees are no longer dependants and might still be school, it wouldn't be uncommon to fall below the poverty line.

[paulinaporizkova]

Wish I was a minority, gay, and economically disadvantaged...It seems I could go anywhere I want with a 165

Serious question: How would a law school even know your economically disadvantaged? There's nothing about income on any apps I've submitted.

then you didn't apply to boalt.

[r6_philly]

Wish I was a minority, gay, and economically disadvantaged...It seems I could go anywhere I want with a 165

Serious question: How would a law school even know your economically disadvantaged? There's nothing about income on any apps I've submitted.

then you didn't apply to boalt.

Ha I forgot all about that.

I believe there is another app that asks, can't remember though.