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How important are numbers in Admissions
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:06 pm
by shastaca
Best answer I've seen.
How important are numbers in the Admissions Committee's decision?
We will evaluate your entire application. Your LSAT score and GPA will constitute about two thirds of our decision.
Please be sure to detail your experiences, skills, interests, and strengths in your application, personal statement, and résumé.
Re: How important are numbers in Admissions
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:08 pm
by bk1
Probably a crappy school if they actually go so far as to give a percentage.
Also probably lying.
Re: How important are numbers in Admissions
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:10 pm
by rockylo88
bk187 wrote:Probably a crappy school if they actually go so far as to give a percentage.
Also probably lying.
Google tells me Hawaii.
Re: How important are numbers in Admissions
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:23 pm
by tttlllsss
In reality:
shastaca wrote:
We will evaluate your entire application. Your LSAT score and GPA and URM status will constitute about three-thirds of our decision.
Please be sure to detail your experiences, skills, interests, and strengths in your application, personal statement, and résumé.
Re: How important are numbers in Admissions
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:26 pm
by mbusch22
shastaca wrote:Best answer I've seen.
How important are numbers in the Admissions Committee's decision?
We will evaluate your entire application. Your LSAT score and GPA will constitute about two thirds of our decision.
Please be sure to detail your experiences, skills, interests, and strengths in your application, personal statement, and résumé.
Thats BS. If your numbers are high enough you can get an auto-admit, low enough, auto-deny. So in many cases numbers
can be 100%.
Re: How important are numbers in Admissions
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:27 pm
by bartleby
necessary but not sufficient
Re: How important are numbers in Admissions
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:28 pm
by paulinaporizkova
shastaca wrote:Best answer I've seen.
How important are numbers in the Admissions Committee's decision?
We will evaluate your entire application. Your LSAT score and GPA will constitute about two thirds of our decision.
Please be sure to detail your experiences, skills, interests, and strengths in your application, personal statement, and résumé.
Complete bullshit! I've heard the LSAT alone counts for upwards of 70% at most top schools. GPA is probably the other 29. The remaining 1 - who cares.....
....unless you're black
Re: How important are numbers in Admissions
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:29 pm
by BlueDiamond
paulinaporizkova wrote:shastaca wrote:Best answer I've seen.
How important are numbers in the Admissions Committee's decision?
We will evaluate your entire application. Your LSAT score and GPA will constitute about two thirds of our decision.
Please be sure to detail your experiences, skills, interests, and strengths in your application, personal statement, and résumé.
Complete bullshit! I've heard the LSAT alone counts for upwards of 70% at most top schools. GPA is probably the other 29. The remaining 1 - who cares.....
....unless you're black
this should turn out well
Re: How important are numbers in Admissions
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:31 pm
by NU_Jet55
IBTL
Re: How important are numbers in Admissions
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:31 pm
by MrPapagiorgio
It really depends on the school. HYS routinely receive applicants who are more than well qualified on numbers alone, but often reject them because they offer nothing unique other than their academic prowess. The problem with numbers is that they can be very similar, more so than other admission criteria. In the truly elite schools (T5/T6), you need to have the numbers as a basic qualification, but you will get in more often than not on other outstanding attributes.
Re: How important are numbers in Admissions
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:33 pm
by paulinaporizkova
Ok sorry, back in Politically Correct Autopilot.
Re: How important are numbers in Admissions
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:34 pm
by bk1
MrPapagiorgio wrote:It really depends on the school. HYS routinely receive applicants who are more than well qualified on numbers alone, but often reject them because they offer nothing unique other than their academic prowess.
YS moreso than H (prob due to H's large class size). But they are the exception rather than the rule.
Out of the T14 it is still more uncommon than not, out of all 200 law schools it is exceedingly rare.
Re: How important are numbers in Admissions
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:34 pm
by 09042014
MrPapagiorgio wrote:It really depends on the school. HYS routinely receive applicants who are more than well qualified on numbers alone, but often reject them because they offer nothing unique other than their academic prowess. The problem with numbers is that they can be very similar, more so than other admission criteria. In the truly elite schools (T5/T6), you need to have the numbers as a basic qualification, but you will get in more often than not on other outstanding attributes.
Re: How important are numbers in Admissions
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:23 pm
by Sandro
Some schools love numbers. Some dont. Check LSN, LSAC's guide, and LSP.
LSP put me at a 16% Deny. UGA loves LSAT and I got in.
Re: How important are numbers in Admissions
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:27 pm
by uwgbluedevil
Sandro wrote:Some schools love numbers. Some dont. Check LSN, LSAC's guide, and LSP.
LSP put me at a 16% Deny. UGA loves LSAT and I got in.
If you dont mind me asking, what did you end up with on your LSAT?
Re: How important are numbers in Admissions
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:28 pm
by Sandro
uwgbluedevil wrote:Sandro wrote:Some schools love numbers. Some dont. Check LSN, LSAC's guide, and LSP.
LSP put me at a 16% Deny. UGA loves LSAT and I got in.
If you dont mind me asking, what did you end up with on your LSAT?
2 points above their 75%
Re: How important are numbers in Admissions
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:29 pm
by uwgbluedevil
thx
Re: How important are numbers in Admissions
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:29 pm
by JTMan
paulinaporizkova wrote:shastaca wrote:Best answer I've seen.
How important are numbers in the Admissions Committee's decision?
We will evaluate your entire application. Your LSAT score and GPA will constitute about two thirds of our decision.
Please be sure to detail your experiences, skills, interests, and strengths in your application, personal statement, and résumé.
Complete bullshit! I've heard the LSAT alone counts for upwards of 70% at most top schools. GPA is probably the other 29. The remaining 1 - who cares.....
....unless you're black
....or apparently Hispanic.
Re: How important are numbers in Admissions
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:31 pm
by lawfreak
I am dubious as to the accuracy of the predictor because it put me at "strong consider" for fordham p/t, and "admit" for Cardozo p/t and Brooklyn p/t with a 158/3.95. I hope it's right though!!!!
Sandro wrote:Some schools love numbers. Some dont. Check LSN, LSAC's guide, and LSP.
LSP put me at a 16% Deny. UGA loves LSAT and I got in.
Re: How important are numbers in Admissions
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:32 pm
by LilMonsterAnnie
this should turn out well
paulinaporizkova wrote:Ok sorry, back in Politically Correct Autopilot.
sometimes our internal voices take on a life of our own...
moving on
