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Mike12188 wrote:2. Does a 3.3 look much better to Admissions than a 3.28. I can take a summer class and have an even 3.3 by the time I apply in Sept. but I'm not sure it is worth it

rklafehn wrote:If Penn is your dream, then ED there (you have about a 25% chance).
It can never hurt to UVA ED because I heard they have a quick turnaround and it is not binding (maybe 30 - 40 %).
You're a coin flip at Cornell.

I would say your best bet (for possible money, likelihood of acceptance, and still a top school) would be BU.

Desert Fox wrote:Yes applying ED early makes a difference. Everyone above 170 and over 3.0 got in if they applied ED early.

You also have a great shot at Penn ED http://penn.lawschoolnumbers.com/applic ... =3&type=jd

If you want Penn > UVa, ED at Penn. If you fail you can late ED at Uva.

If you want UVA > Penn, ED at UVa, and if you don't get it, you'll have enough time to ED at Penn, since UVA responds in 15 days.

If you don't have a preference, do the UVA one first. Since you get a crack at both.

Veyron wrote:

Desert Fox wrote:Yes applying ED early makes a difference. Everyone above 170 and over 3.0 got in if they applied ED early.

You also have a great shot at Penn ED http://penn.lawschoolnumbers.com/applic ... =3&type=jd

If you want Penn > UVa, ED at Penn. If you fail you can late ED at Uva.

If you want UVA > Penn, ED at UVa, and if you don't get it, you'll have enough time to ED at Penn, since UVA responds in 15 days.

If you don't have a preference, do the UVA one first. Since you get a crack at both.

Errr, the LSAC's official predictor gives him less than a 25% shot at Penn. ED can't help THAT much.

Mike12188 wrote:Thanks everyone for the replies...but rkl, I'd like to think I have more than a 25% chance, I mean from last years cycle I feel its a 50/50 especially if I apply in Sept/Oct.

DF, all things being equal (markets I want to work in, where I want to spend 3 years of my life, etc.) is Penn that much "better" than UVA. In other words I really would like to attend UVA, I would love to live in Charlottesville, Cost of Living is low and I think its an awesome place. Living in Philly on the other hand I find very unattractive, but would Penn give me a greater chance of landing Biglaw, would it be worth it to stick out Philly for 3 years?

Veyron wrote:

Mike12188 wrote:Thanks everyone for the replies...but rkl, I'd like to think I have more than a 25% chance, I mean from last years cycle I feel its a 50/50 especially if I apply in Sept/Oct.

DF, all things being equal (markets I want to work in, where I want to spend 3 years of my life, etc.) is Penn that much "better" than UVA. In other words I really would like to attend UVA, I would love to live in Charlottesville, Cost of Living is low and I think its an awesome place. Living in Philly on the other hand I find very unattractive, but would Penn give me a greater chance of landing Biglaw, would it be worth it to stick out Philly for 3 years?

UVA is better 4 DC but DC is realy fucking hard to land. If I understand my non-Penn Law NYC biglaw source correctly, Penn is superior for NYC biglaw. You pays your $ and you takes your choice.

Mike12188 wrote:Thanks everyone for the replies...but rkl, I'd like to think I have more than a 25% chance, I mean from last years cycle I feel its a 50/50 especially if I apply in Sept/Oct.

DF, all things being equal (markets I want to work in, where I want to spend 3 years of my life, etc.) is Penn that much "better" than UVA. In other words I really would like to attend UVA, I would love to live in Charlottesville, Cost of Living is low and I think its an awesome place. Living in Philly on the other hand I find very unattractive, but would Penn give me a greater chance of landing Biglaw, would it be worth it to stick out Philly for 3 years?

rklafehn wrote:Where is Penn good? I mean, it had to place good somewhere. It is a t10 ivey school.

Mike12188 wrote:BU IN
GW IN
ND WL/IN
WUSTL IN
Cornell IN
Gtown WL/IN
UVA (ed) IN
PENN (ed) IN

Veyron wrote:^ Ummmm, no, I think you're a bit confused there about the difficulty of admission to various schools... broham.

Also, it has been said that 171 is a magic # for GULC, I predict a str8 admit.

Veyron wrote:^ Ummmm, no, I think you're a bit confused there about the difficulty of admission to various schools... broham.

Also, it has been said that 171 is a magic # for GULC, I predict a str8 admit.

beef wellington wrote:

Veyron wrote:^ Ummmm, no, I think you're a bit confused there about the difficulty of admission to various schools... broham.

Also, it has been said that 171 is a magic # for GULC, I predict a str8 admit.

Which schools? Splitter cycles are extremely unpredictable so I hope nobody's taking any of this too seriously. But FWIW OP and I are basically number twins. And I was WL/in at GULC. Anyway I just picked the results from eyeballing LSN, it's more useful than LSP for splitters.

Veyron wrote:

beef wellington wrote:

Veyron wrote:^ Ummmm, no, I think you're a bit confused there about the difficulty of admission to various schools... broham.

Also, it has been said that 171 is a magic # for GULC, I predict a str8 admit.

Which schools? Splitter cycles are extremely unpredictable so I hope nobody's taking any of this too seriously. But FWIW OP and I are basically number twins. And I was WL/in at GULC. Anyway I just picked the results from eyeballing LSN, it's more useful than LSP for splitters.

It just seemed silly when combined with the ND/WL. If the boy is a good Catholic, he'll get ND with much greater prob than MVP ED.

Veyron wrote:

beef wellington wrote:

Veyron wrote:^ Ummmm, no, I think you're a bit confused there about the difficulty of admission to various schools... broham.

Also, it has been said that 171 is a magic # for GULC, I predict a str8 admit.

Which schools? Splitter cycles are extremely unpredictable so I hope nobody's taking any of this too seriously. But FWIW OP and I are basically number twins. And I was WL/in at GULC. Anyway I just picked the results from eyeballing LSN, it's more useful than LSP for splitters.

It just seemed silly when combined with the ND/WL. If the boy is a good Catholic, he'll get ND with much greater prob than MVP ED.