Univ Penn ED 162 3.96 Please HELP (reverse splitter) Forum

[chayatshuva]

Tell me about it - retake OP!

I wish I had known I was going to apply to law school when I was in UG

+1 actually +982394792382389yq290320349-w0[593043092 bc that is the goddamn truth

huh?

In terms of caring about gpa.

[xael]

Thanks for the advice. Can you tell me anything about need based grants at U Penn? I was also counting on that to help me out but no one has mentioned it in this thread yet. I'm calling the school to get more info but would love to hear from someone who has some insight.

Need based grants aren't really a thing. You get scholarship money. It is either merit-based, need-based, or both. Most schools only do what equates to a merit-based scholarship (sometimes with need-based factors included). So you may get a slight bump in your scholarship offer for a financial hardship. Some schools exclude you from need-based consideration if you are awarded a merit-scholarship. Other than that, you're figuring another way to pay for law school (outside scholarship, loans, savings, etc).

Your the first person to say they're not really a thing. Most T14 schools offer it and a lot of people report getting offers between 10-20k the first year. What makes you think that? Penn processes merit based scholarships before they process need based because a FAFSA is required first for need based. I'm just looking for a little boost of 10k a year for 3 years. 30k off the top would still be helpful

there are three* schools that give need based aid. Good news is your GPA is good enough for those schools!
*and two more that give a "mix"

[chickensoup1234]

Tell me about it - retake OP!

I wish I had known I was going to apply to law school when I was in UG

+1 actually +982394792382389yq290320349-w0[593043092 bc that is the goddamn truth

huh?

Lol. I cared, though. I had two majors: one was a STEM and final gpa was 3.1~. The other was in the humanities, final gpa was 3.9x. The average puts me at splitter status

[chayatshuva]

Tell me about it - retake OP!

I wish I had known I was going to apply to law school when I was in UG

+1 actually +982394792382389yq290320349-w0[593043092 bc that is the goddamn truth

huh?

Lol. I cared, though. I had two majors: one was a STEM and final gpa was 3.1~. The other was in the humanities, final gpa was 3.9x. The average puts me at splitter status

^ that is literally my life. 3.3 STEM and 4.0 humanities (as well as 4.0 minor gpa). i thought i could just not care about gpa and just learn/ take risks. but lol.... no.

[burtsbeesfanatic]

This thread is giving me a heart attack. Just do the math! 100-200 hours of studying will be worth tens of thousands of dollars in additional money at a top tier school. The LSAT is learnable! I feel like I'm taking crazy pills, I'd kill for your GPA.

[Bbbrian]

This thread is giving me a heart attack. Just do the math! 100-200 hours of studying will be worth tens of thousands of dollars in additional money at a top tier school. The LSAT is learnable! I feel like I'm taking crazy pills, I'd kill for your GPA.

LOL I know but I seriously studied for more than 5 months. I spent hundreds of dollars on books and thoroughly went through the material multiple times. I've taken every PT available. I might be able to score a couple extra points, but even a 164/165 won't get me any money at U Penn. I would need at least a 168 in order to get enough fin aid from a T14 to be persuaded to attend one school over another. Obviously I wish I could count on myself preforming better on the LSAT, but I'm just trying to be realistic. I'm preparing to take it again in FEB. Eeeeeeek