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166/3.81 GULC part-time?

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 1:30 pm
by sampras13
166 lsat, 3.81 cumulative (3.92 degree)
Avg. or slightly below avg softs and I spent my first year in a community college but transferred to small ranked private business school where my gpa is higher than it was at the cc.

Chances at fordham, bc, bu, usc, ucla, gw?

Re: 166/3.81 Fordham?

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 2:11 pm
by HeavenWood
WL/Out: UCLA
WL/In: USC
In: everywhere else. Just take the applications seriously and do any applicable optional essays.

Re: 166/3.81 Fordham?

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 2:39 pm
by sampras13
Any chance at t14 and would it be worth it over staying in the ny, boston, or d.c. market?
Also, any chance for money at fordham?

Re: 166/3.81 Fordham?

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 2:40 pm
by whymeohgodno
Only chance at t14 is at Cornell.

Re: 166/3.81 Fordham?

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 3:22 pm
by HeavenWood
sampras13 wrote:Any chance at t14 and would it be worth it over staying in the ny, boston, or d.c. market?
Also, any chance for money at fordham?
You have a good chance at a modest (15k) scholarship.

Re: 166/3.81 Fordham?

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 3:50 pm
by sampras13
Anybody else want to chime in? Im in the process of writing my personal statement and worrying that it will screw up my chances at any school hahaha

Re: 166/3.81 Fordham?

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 5:54 pm
by im_blue
out at UCLA
shot at USC
in at the rest

Re: 166/3.81 Fordham?

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 7:04 pm
by Grizz
im_blue wrote:out at UCLA
shot at USC
in at the rest
This.

Also OP, you sliiiiiiiiiiiim shot at T14 is Cornell.

Re: 166/3.81 Fordham?

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 7:05 pm
by whymeohgodno
Oops nvrmind USC median lsat was a 167.

Re: 166/3.81 Fordham?

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 7:07 pm
by Grizz
whymeohgodno wrote:Shouldn't OP be in at USC?
Nope. Just a maybe.

Re: 166/3.81 Fordham?

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 7:08 pm
by HeavenWood
whymeohgodno wrote:Shouldn't OP be in at USC?
USC's median LSAT (and magic number) is now 167. Last year, most non-URM applicants were WL'd or rejected with 166's. Move up a point, and you see almost universal accepts from 3.7 up.

Re: 166/3.81 Fordham?

Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:46 am
by sampras13
Hey, someone previously wrote that I even have a chance at Cornell. How slim are those chances, is there anything I can do to increase them in my application?

Re: 166/3.81 Fordham?

Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:52 am
by Grizz
sampras13 wrote:Hey, someone previously wrote that I even have a chance at Cornell. How slim are those chances, is there anything I can do to increase them in my application?
It's barely a chance at all. You're gonna get WL. To increase your chances, you can retake the LSAT.

Re: 166/3.81 Fordham?

Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:59 am
by Blindmelon
At the risk of sounding like a troll, if you don't retake, I would go to BU as your numbers will likely get you 20k/year and will be a lower COL than DC/NYC - if these are your options (with those numbers, likely so) try to minimize debt.... well, unless you're totally set on one of the three cities, then GW for DC, Fordham for NY, etc...

Re: 166/3.81 Fordham?

Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 1:51 pm
by HeavenWood
rad law wrote:
sampras13 wrote:Hey, someone previously wrote that I even have a chance at Cornell. How slim are those chances, is there anything I can do to increase them in my application?
It's barely a chance at all. You're gonna get WL. To increase your chances, you can retake the LSAT.
I'm in a similar boat, OP--same LSAT score, slightly higher GPA. It's definitely worth the application fee, and my fingers are perpetually-crossed, but I expect to be waitlisted as well. Maybe applying EA and having a great PS/unique reason for wanting to attend law school will tilt the odds in my favor. I doubt it, though.

Re: 166/3.81 Fordham?

Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 2:10 pm
by Dr. Strangelove
Fordham: IN!
BC: IN!
BU: IN!
USC: IN!
UCLA:Maybe
GW: Maybe

The first four schools will fall in love with your GPA.
UCLA & GW are definitely possible but they might waitlist you because of your LSAT.

Re: 166/3.81 Fordham?

Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 2:14 pm
by AreJay711
You could get into GULC part time unless it is significantly different as it is being ranked.

Re: 166/3.81 Fordham?

Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 4:54 pm
by sampras13
hey man thanks for the tip, I have not even though about GULC but if I could get in there part-time that would defntly be my choice. Are my numbers good enough, I don't have too much work experience except as part-time for an internet start-up the last 3 years. Is this really a possibility?

Re: 166/3.81 Fordham?

Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 4:55 am
by SilverE2
sampras13 wrote:hey man thanks for the tip, I have not even though about GULC but if I could get in there part-time that would defntly be my choice. Are my numbers good enough, I don't have too much work experience except as part-time for an internet start-up the last 3 years. Is this really a possibility?
You'll be out at GULC PT. Their part-time numbers are extremely close to their full time numbers, 168s are being rejected, 169s are being waitlisted.

Re: 166/3.81 GULC part-time?

Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 4:28 pm
by sampras13
any more insight?

Re: 166/3.81 GULC part-time?

Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 12:46 pm
by sampras13
someone know whats going on now with the gulc pt program, have they really altered their admissions selections? Are their median numbers for the pt program

Re: 166/3.81 Fordham?

Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 12:52 pm
by MissLucky
HeavenWood wrote:
whymeohgodno wrote:Shouldn't OP be in at USC?
USC's median LSAT (and magic number) is now 167. Last year, most non-URM applicants were WL'd or rejected with 166's. Move up a point, and you see almost universal accepts from 3.7 up.
last cycle with my horrendous 164 and measly 3.6x, I got into USC off the waitlist (and I didn't even apply until the end of January). Based on how horrible my numbers were last cycle but me still getting the WL/in, I DEFINITELY think you are in there.

Re: 166/3.81 Fordham?

Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 3:07 pm
by Grizz
MissLucky wrote:
HeavenWood wrote:
whymeohgodno wrote:Shouldn't OP be in at USC?
USC's median LSAT (and magic number) is now 167. Last year, most non-URM applicants were WL'd or rejected with 166's. Move up a point, and you see almost universal accepts from 3.7 up.
last cycle with my horrendous 164 and measly 3.6x, I got into USC off the waitlist (and I didn't even apply until the end of January). Based on how horrible my numbers were last cycle but me still getting the WL/in, I DEFINITELY think you are in there.
LSN indicates a maybe. Probably a WL. But worth the app.