Ridiculous URM 2.5/163 Splitter Forum

[dowu]

Dude, even if he pulls up to 170 he's an auto-ding virtually everywhere worth going. When you probably cannot even get into BYU with a hypothetical 7 point LSAT improvement, it's time to abandon ship and look at other options. That's not scholarship territory even in the TTT zone.

you don't seem to know what youre talking about

I was a urm splitter with a sub3 gpa and a 168 & I got t14 @ sticker + six figure scholarships throughout the first tier.

ive seen it happen for people over and over these past two years.

Agree with this.

[sunsheyen]

Just to add another anecdote, I am sub 2.5, 167 (from 2010) aa female. Nontrad. Got 90k to t1 regional and, accepted at one t14 and wl at t20 and a t10. Late apps...early march, and these are the only schools to which I applied.

Subsequently withdrew from all to improve my score since I hadn't studied last time and figure I can do better. I also want to get my mind back on an academic track since it's been so long. I anticipate a better outcome this fall. I do have a very unique story and excellent writings to accompany. I know everyone says that, but something helped overcome that GPA, and I don't think my 167 was high enough to do it.

TL;dr My GPA is far crappier. Retake and get magic words together on your ps. You'll get in and hopefully get money.

[pdt1765]

Thanks for all the feedback everyone! Really helpful and insightful.

[johnnyquest]

Just to add another anecdote, I am sub 2.5, 167 (from 2010) aa female. Nontrad. Got 90k to t1 regional and, accepted at one t14 and wl at t20 and a t10. Late apps...early march, and these are the only schools to which I applied.

Subsequently withdrew from all to improve my score since I hadn't studied last time and figure I can do better. I also want to get my mind back on an academic track since it's been so long. I anticipate a better outcome this fall. I do have a very unique story and excellent writings to accompany. I know everyone says that, but something helped overcome that GPA, and I don't think my 167 was high enough to do it.

TL;dr My GPA is far crappier. Retake and get magic words together on your ps. You'll get in and hopefully get money.

You hit a 167 cold? No studying? Hmmmmm

[sunsheyen]

Just to add another anecdote, I am sub 2.5, 167 (from 2010) aa female. Nontrad. Got 90k to t1 regional and, accepted at one t14 and wl at t20 and a t10. Late apps...early march, and these are the only schools to which I applied.

Subsequently withdrew from all to improve my score since I hadn't studied last time and figure I can do better. I also want to get my mind back on an academic track since it's been so long. I anticipate a better outcome this fall. I do have a very unique story and excellent writings to accompany. I know everyone says that, but something helped overcome that GPA, and I don't think my 167 was high enough to do it.

TL;dr My GPA is far crappier. Retake and get magic words together on your ps. You'll get in and hopefully get money.

You hit a 167 cold? No studying? Hmmmmm

Not completely cold. I took the test initially in Feb 2010 and got a 159. That one was taken corpse cold. I had totalled my car the day before and wasn't in a very good headspace so I registered for June when I got the score results. In the interim, I took a few practice tests (I got the first book in the "10 Actual" series from B&N), but no, nothing I would call study, although some might disagree. My mom gave me one of those shitbag Barron's LG books, but when I found errors in the fake questions, I trashed it. No formal texts, drilling, courses, or anything of that nature. I was very ignorant about the whole process. Needless to say, I'm taking it much more seriously now.

[MistakenGenius]

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[ScottRiqui]

there is practically no reliable data for those situations

only anecdotes

K, will defer to experience then. URM must be a more powerful potential bump for super splitters than I realized.

It's not even just URMs. I was accepted to Texas with the first wave of ED admits, as an out-of-state applicant, with a 2.6/170. And they used to be pretty picky about GPAs; I really think that the admissions game has changed in the past cycle or two.