157/3.97 What are the odds? Forum

[Antigone]

157/3.95, good softs (multiple awards, published, etc. and WE), sassy PS about feminism and baking, Oregon Resident.

Applied to the following:
Baylor
Boston University
UC Berkeley
UCLA
George Mason
Georgetown, FT and PT
University of Georgia
Lewis & Clark
Loyola LA
Northeasern, Boston
U of Oregon
University of Texas
Tulane
Vanderbilt
Villanova
Virginia
UW
Washington & Lee
William & Mary
WUSTL
Yale...just for fun

[davidicus]

I'm sure you'll get a lot of this - but have you considered sitting out this round and retaking the LSAT? That GPA could do a lot for you, but the LSAT is going to hurt you.

[jcunni5]

with that gpa i'd ED to UVA and you may have a decent shot they love 3.85+ gpa's

[09042014]

with that gpa i'd ED to UVA and you may have a decent shot they love 3.85+ gpa's

I think 157 is probably too low, but its worth a shot.

[Antigone]

Now I don't know what to do. What if I apply for ED at UVA and get in, but then BU or some other well-ranked school offers me $$? Is UVA worth the risk?

[Veovis]

As sexy as that GPA is, that LSAT is really low. I don't think you should be thinking about $$ offers from BU AND getting into UVA. LSP has you at less than 5% and LSN doesn't have any applicants with that crazy of a split. Did you study (hard) for at least 6 weeks? Or did you just take it? I find it hard to believe that as much as UVA likes high GPAs, it would really take that LSAT.

[deadpanic]

Now I don't know what to do. What if I apply for ED at UVA and get in, but then BU or some other well-ranked school offers me $$? Is UVA worth the risk?

Whoa, you are getting way ahead of yourself. That will not happen. You are a huge long shot for both of these, so $$ should be out of the question. To answer your last question, UVA is worth the risk.