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Hi everyone,

I have a 3.60 right now. By the end of the semester I project 3.66-3.7. I got a 175 LSAT. My school is known for grade deflation, and my counselor told me that grads have been getting in on the lower end of the 25-75% ranges for the last 10 years. However, I was put on academic probation early in my college career.

I'm wondering if I have a shot at HYS, or if I should wait a year, or if not what my chances might be at CCN or lower. I am also currently applying for a Fulbright scholarship; would my numbers be competitive enough for HYS or CCN given a year as a Fulbrighter?

Thanks.

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http://yale.lawschoolnumbers.com/stats/0910/

http://harvard.lawschoolnumbers.com/stats/0910/

http://stanford.lawschoolnumbers.com/stats/0910/

Did you cure cancer and/or get a Rhodes scholarship? If not, your chances at HYS are very slim. I don't know what effect a Fulbright has, though I suspect it's among the stronger softs. You've got a good shot at CC, and should be looking good for NYU on down.

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clintonius wrote:http://yale.lawschoolnumbers.com/stats/0910/

http://harvard.lawschoolnumbers.com/stats/0910/

http://stanford.lawschoolnumbers.com/stats/0910/

Did you cure cancer and/or get a Rhodes scholarship? If not, your chances at HYS are very slim. I don't know what effect a Fulbright has, though I suspect it's among the stronger softs. You've got a good shot at CC, and should be looking good for NYU on down.

+1 (sorry dude... wish your GPA was better so I could give you better news... but HYS don't want to see a 3.6x in undergrad from a non URM... no matter the school)

Your best shot at HYS is going to be H...off the waitlist in July.

I was also put on academic probation early in my college career. If I attach an adequate addendum, will that affect my range?

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I was on academic probation, freshman year, for one quarter, taking courses for a major I switched out of a year later.

I plan on explaining this in an addendum while pointing to the upward GPA trend to show how I learned from my mistakes. Appropriate? Usually I am against addenda for a lower GPA but since the box is checked for academic probation I feel it might be necessary.

McNulty wrote:I was on academic probation, freshman year, for one quarter, taking courses for a major I switched out of a year later.

I plan on explaining this in an addendum while pointing to the upward GPA trend to show how I learned from my mistakes. Appropriate? Usually I am against addenda for a lower GPA but since the box is checked for academic probation I feel it might be necessary.

Do you expect it to knock your range down at all?

It knocks your range down to exactly where it would be if you had gotten the same GPA without being on probation. You can get a 3.66 by fucking up your first semester or by being an A- student with a B or two thrown in -- doesn't matter. Schools care about your final GPA.

clintonius wrote:It knocks your range down to exactly where it would be if you had gotten the same GPA without being on probation. You can get a 3.66 by fucking up your first semester or by being an A- student with a B or two thrown in -- doesn't matter. Schools care about your final GPA.

Righteous. Yeah, I figure since they can see my overall trend that it would be apparent where the probationary period took place.