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Hey all

just wanted some opinion on my shots at:

Columbia
NYU
UPenn
Fordham
Cardozo

I have a 3.84 from top ranked private (but not Ivy) university, a 176 LSAT and the usual student leadership/community service/honors program/study abroad softs (nothing remarkable but they're there) as well as work experience as a paralegal and decent LORs

any feedback would be appreciated (as I'm in the process of getting my app packets together so as to be ready before the apps are released)

bistduverrueckt wrote:Hey all

just wanted some opinion on my shots at:

Columbia
NYU
UPenn
Fordham
Cardozo

I have a 3.84 from top ranked private (but not Ivy) university, a 176 LSAT and the usual student leadership/community service/honors program/study abroad softs (nothing remarkable but they're there) as well as work experience as a paralegal and decent LORs

any feedback would be appreciated (as I'm in the process of getting my app packets together so as to be ready before the apps are released)

Aim higher.

Pretty sure a 176/3.84 is in at all those places. Why not throw apps to YHS as well? Pretty sure you'd have a decent shot at getting one.

Shoot for HYS, pretty sure you'll get one of the 3

Apply to HYS.

Um, you're missing 3 schools on that list.

Enjoy Harvard. Toss one to Yale, though.

Cardozo is the school for you.

Flame?? How can you have those stats and aim for Cardozo/Fordham???

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Flame?? How can you have those stats and aim for Cardozo/Fordham???

due to a family situation I have to live at home which is not in commutable distance to HYS or anything but NYC/NJ schools

applying to only two schools (CLS and NYU) just doesnt seem prudent hence why i added the other lower ranked ones

additionally i'm applying right out of undergrad and i realize that can perhaps hurt chances (?) not too sure about that

In that case, I think you're in at Columbia with an excellent chance at that big scholarship they do.

Might ought to apply to H / Y / S for leverage.

Isn't Yale, like, the same distance from NYC as UPenn?

bistduverrueckt wrote:

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Flame?? How can you have those stats and aim for Cardozo/Fordham???

due to a family situation I have to live at home which is not in commutable distance to HYS or anything but NYC/NJ schools

applying to only two schools (CLS and NYU) just doesnt seem prudent hence why i added the other lower ranked ones

additionally i'm applying right out of undergrad and i realize that can perhaps hurt chances (?) not too sure about that

Oooh I see. Okay... applying right out of undergrad won't matter. Congrats on those killer stats by the way.

kalvano wrote:In that case, I think you're in at Columbia with an excellent chance at that big scholarship they do.

Might ought to apply to H / Y / S for leverage.

+1. Even if your not going to go to HYS, acceptance there can give you great leverage to negotiate additional $$

Good luck!

thanks for the feedback everybody

now if only i knew what to write for my PS i'd be set...

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OP, if you have the money you should apply to at least H anyway. You may end up negotiating for a scholarship.

Enjoy the Hamilton that I oh so desperately covet.

I would mention your preference for studying in NYC and area in your PS. Your numbers give you a good shot (80-90%?) to get into at least one of HYS, so showing you'd actually prefer Columbia/NYU/Penn--while keeping the options of other schools open--should make the schools more willing to up their recruitment/$$$ efforts. Since your geographic area doesn't lock you into one school, this makes it especially effective to mention your geographic preferences.

As noted, you are a lock for your listed schools; only thing you have to fear are major application flaws (offensive PS, horrible LORs...)

starrydreamz3 wrote:Enjoy the Hamilton that I oh so desperately covet.

That's the name of the scholarship I was thinking of.