ITT: Knock, Eskimo, & Friends Predict Your Chances Forum

[Ragged]

LDAS GPA: 3.87
LSAT: 170,168,174
Non-URM
UG Institution: big and well known but shitty
Work experience: out of college but not real W/E yet
Softs: average to low
Regional: TX
Targets/reaches: I can haz HYS?

[banoffee35]

LSDAS GPA: 3.3
LSAT Score(s): 154 (probably going to retake, but I have 3 finals at the same time (Friday 10th, and Monday 13th) in December
URM Status: No- Chinese/Female
UG Institution: McGill (Canada)
Work Experience: Taught tennis-8 years, worked at Children's Hospital
Softs: Average, worked in 2 psychology labs, volunteered in hospitals, extracurriculars at school
Regional Preference: New England/East Coast (Boston, NY, Washington, Chicago)
Targets/Reaches: BU, BC, NYU (reaches), New England Law, New York Law, Suffolk, Northeastern, DePaul, Roger Williams, American
Anything Else (optional): I know you don't like hearing excuses, but my GPA's low because I took hard electives outside my majors (Calculus, Organic Chem, Biology-when I didn't have to... don't know why!) Everyone's been telling me, regardless of my GPA, that McGill's a hard school and US schools take that into account... I'm not that convinced. Any other schools I should consider, please let me know! Thanks. And I'm not a frequent user, so I may not get the TLS abbreviations
Thanks!

[arism87]

LSDAS GPA: 3.8
LSAT Score: 172
URM Status: No
UG Institution: Top 25
Work Experience: 2 yrs Teach for America
Soft: Senate internship, team leader at my school,
Regional Preferences: N/A
Targets/Reaches. In at Duke, applied to CCN + UVA and Mich, and uber reaches HYS

This is fuunn lol

[kaftka juice]

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[Rikkugrrl]

LSDAS GPA: 3.39
LSAT Score(s): 161
URM Status: none
UG Institution: Somewhere in SC...nothing prestigious, but I finished the Honors college
Work Experience: 3 years part time working for the college as a tutor
Softs: Various internships, writing awards, a few honors fraternities, mock trial team, study abroad, bachelor's essay, but nothing Earth shattering
Regional Preference: Southeast
Targets/Reaches: U South Carolina, Georgia State, Wake Forest
Anything Else (optional):
This is the big question: I really want either UGA or Wake Forest, but UGA ain't happening with that LSAT and Wake Forest has me at a waitlist according to LSN. I'm retaking in December, but should I go ahead and apply to U South Carolin and G State now and just let them know I'm retaking in December? If I get accepted to those, will I be at a disadvantage for scholarship money by applying with a low score before my retake (I know I can do better)? Should I go ahead and apply to UGA and Wake before December or wait until my December score rolls out? Thank you.

Also could you predict my scholly chances at G State and USC? Thanks!

[skers]

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[Sami28]

LSDAS GPA: 3.9
LSAT Score(s): 172
URM Status: no
UG Institution: UCLA
Work Experience: 30ish hrs/wk
Softs: just part-time WE and some volunteer tutoring
Regional Preference: CA or east coast
Targets/Reaches: T-14 or UCLA
Anything Else (optional): Thank you!

[beachbum]

Sure, I'll bite...

LSDAS GPA: 3.40
LSAT Score(s): 170
URM Status: If only.
UG Institution: not great, not bad. A solid "meh"
Work Experience: still in UG
Softs: average
Regional Preference: not the midwest.
Targets/Reaches: Duke (ED), Vandy
Anything Else (optional): really cool guy once you get to know me.

[sgtgrumbles]

LSDAS GPA: 3.58 (degree GPA - 3.62)
LSAT Score(s): 174
URM Status: nope
UG Institution: good large private university
Work Experience: 2 years at large education non-profit
Softs: unremarkable - some volunteering, some campus positions
Regional Preference: east coast, Midwest, or Boalt
Targets/Reaches: reaches(?) - CCN, Boalt. Targets - MVPND. Safety: WUSTL.
Anything Else (optional): good PS and Why x? essays, average LORs, graduated in three years. My PS is about my interest in PI, and I'm tailoring my apps to reflect this interest. I think it comes through well with my WE and volunteering.

[S2011H]

LSDAS GPA: 3.93
LSAT Score(s): 165
URM Status: None
UG Institution: Top 25, #1 program in country
Work Experience: Three jobs throughout undergrad, Hill staffer experience, private accounting (all related to major)
Softs: Society memberships, scholarships, study abroad x2
Regional Preference: East coast
Targets/Reaches: Penn, UVA/HYSC
Anything Else (optional):

[grover23]

LSDAS GPA: 3.57
LSAT Score(s): 168, 173
URM Status: No
UG Institution: amherst college
Work Experience: 2 years paralegaling at top law firm in nyc
Softs: good essay, great recs, good summer jobs (in law related fields), decent campus involvement
Regional Preference: None
Targets/Reaches: NYU, Penn, UVA, Duke, Georgetown, Northwestern, UCLA, USC, UMich, UCBerkeley, Columbia, UChi; WUSTL, GWU and Fordam as backups I think, and HYS as total reaches
Anything Else (optional): just curious what you think

[akili]

LSDAS GPA: 3.73
LSAT Score(s): 160, 160 (ugh)
URM Status: No
UG Institution: Small, private, Christian
Work Experience: Worked during UG
Softs: Organized a triathlon that raised 1300 for a local non-profit, study abroad, leadership scholarship
Regional Preference: Just not the Midwest
Targets/Reaches: UC-Boulder, Wake Forest, SMU, Seattle U, UNC, W&L
Anything Else (optional):

[Dany]

LSAT: 170,168,174

Ragged, did this happen yesterday??? Congrats! I know you weren't happy with June - way to kill the retake!

[Kiwi917]

LSDAS GPA: 3.56
LSAT Score(s): 168 in 2005, 176 in June 2010
URM Status: n/a
UG Institution: HYP
Work Experience: 4yrs, management/leadership positions, a few awards, strong LORs
Softs: not bad, but nothing remarkable (study abroad, some extracurriculars, etc.)
Regional Preference: California or Boston would be ideal, but I am applying all over.
Targets/Reaches: Stanford and Boalt are my reaches. Also looking at the lower T14, UCLA, USC, BU, BC, UC Davis, and some others...

Would love some predictions. Thanks!

[rniemei2]

LSDAS GPA: 3.3
LSAT Score(s): 166,169
URM Status: No
UG Institution: Illinois (engineering)
Work Experience: 2.5 years full time/part time at fortune 100 engineering firm during school/breaks
Softs: founded organization that built working jet engine, treasurer in patent law society, mentor middle school students, year of research in lab at school
Regional Preference: none
Targets/Reaches: Duke, Boalt, UVA, Cornell, Michigan, George Washington, BU, Illinois, UCLA
Anything Else (optional): very heavy upward trend in last two years on GPA

[Eratosthenes]

LSDAS GPA: 3.2
LSAT Score(s): 160
URM Status: White male
UG Institution: OSU (math & physics double major)
Work Experience: Private tutor
Softs: None
Regional Preference: None
Targets/Reaches: ED OSU
Anything Else (optional):

[iwanta170]

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[Knock]

Heading to the gym, will start to wittle down the list when I get back. It might take me a while .

[Barbie]

Knock I have half-a-mind to post in here so that you'll give me an accurate assessment and not "barbie im sure youll have a good cycle blah blah" at a hope of getting cleavage-cam. hahahahahahahahaha jk... kinda.

[jj821]

When scores are released fill this out to have your chances predicted. No hypothetical LSAT scores. Predictions will be made on a first come, first serve basis.

LSDAS GPA: 3.53
LSAT Score(s): 167
URM Status: non-URM
UG Institution: NYU
Work Experience: All through undergrad, kept a steady part-time job first two years, then took a couple of internships while also working part-time some semesters.
Softs: studied abroad, decent extracurricular work, one leadership position, involved in service and volunteer work, speak Hebrew and Arabic, child of immigrants (don't know if that helps)
Regional Preference: Northeast
Targets/Reaches: reaches: Cornell, Michigan?, targets: Fordham
Anything Else (optional):

[Ragged]

LSAT: 170,168,174

Ragged, did this happen yesterday??? Congrats! I know you weren't happy with June - way to kill the retake!

Thanks, eskimo. I'm still not happy tbf. Several questions I fucked up that were real gimmis. That 174 should be a 177. Grrrrrr.

[aw43duke]

LSDAS GPA: 3.76
LSAT Score(s): 173
URM Status: None (Asian)
UG Institution: Duke
Work Experience: 1 full year (class of 2009)
Softs: Average (some extracurriculars, work experience, good LORS)
Regional Preference: NY
Targets: Columbia
Reach: HYS
Anything Else (optional):

[Knock]

LSDAS GPA: 2.85
LSAT Score(s): 172
URM Status: none
UG Institution: top 10
Work Experience: 4 years, during break in college career
Softs: 4.0 after returning to college
Regional Preference: NC
Targets/Reaches: NC schools, Northwestern, Georgetown

Splitter, will likely have an unpredictable cycle, apply broadly.

In:
UVA if ED, NU if ED

Out:
T-14

Recommendation: ED to your top choice of UVA or NU. If rejected, ED to the other.

[Knock]

LSDAS GPA: 3.22 (in March 2010)
LSAT Score: 5 takes (cancel, 156, 157, 153, and 157 (in October 2010))
URM Status: Not URM (Asian Indian male)
UG Institution: University of California, San Diego
Work Experience: Worked part time for the school police department during 3rd and 4th years in college, working at Costco since July 2010, and did a temp job for 3 weeks at a biotech company.
Soft: Have lots of volunteer work with professor and doctor during summers of college and during one quarter at college with a professor.
Regional Preferences: California or East Coast
Targets/Reaches. Santa Clara, University of San Diego (I was wondering what other schools do you recommend I apply to in terms of prospects of employment after graduation in California or on the East Coast? I am going to definitely try to transfer if possible after trying my best to kick ass first year of law school)

In:
-
Out:
Santa Clara, San Diego

If interested in California, you could look at Chapman or McGeorge. Try and attend a school you would be happy with graduating, and try and find a school that will give you a significant amount of money.

[Knock]

LSDAS GPA: 3.33
LSAT Score(s): 165
URM Status: None
UG Institution: Large Public State University
Work Experience: 1+years (2 years by matriculation)
Softs: Decent
Regional Preference: None
Targets/Reaches: WUSTL, Illinois, Minnesota, IU-Bloomington, BC, W&M, Wisconsin, Washington
Anything Else: I am currently weighing the option of applying after a retake in December. Granting that I get 170+, would it behoove me to wait?

Thanks for doing this!

In:
Indiana, Wisconsin

Out:
WUSTL, W&M

Waitlist:
Illinois, Minnesota, Boston College, Washington

If you are confident and are testing at 170+, I think it would be worth it to wait until December. Otherwise, submit as soon as possible.