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In at WUSTL and USC, chance at UCLA/Michigan, UCB is the least likely, especially if you're not a minority (54% of last year's class). You'll get the most money at WUSTL, probably less at USC, and substantially less anywhere else. Check LSN for a more accurate picture of $ and WLs.raeq63 wrote:what are my chances at ucla, usc, wustl, mich, and ucb (w/ $$ if at all possible)?
the 167 is a retake (162 first time), and I've got good LORs
+1AreJay711 wrote:I hate people who went to schools that have have A+ by the way.
and cheap tuition i bet... sorry you guys chose wrong?raeq63 wrote:Yeah, I went to a big state school with breezy classes and easy +A's ...
TBF, some of the most expensive private schools give the best financial aid. I transferred from a large state university to a top-5 highest tuition UG, but I pay less here than I did at my old school.IAFG wrote:and cheap tuition i bet... sorry you guys chose wrong?raeq63 wrote:Yeah, I went to a big state school with breezy classes and easy +A's ...
Good for you, but prestige at UG and LS isn't mutually exclusive. I pay $5k/year at my T20 UG.raeq63 wrote:I live in a very inexpensive college town and pay under $7k in tuition/year... I'll put my money on prestige of law school over undergrad any day.
Also, I'll admit the A+ benefit is strong considering it boosted my gpa from 3.98 to a 4.09.
+1 Poor power!atresia wrote:Good for you, but prestige at UG and LS isn't mutually exclusive. I pay $5k/year at my T20 UG.raeq63 wrote:I live in a very inexpensive college town and pay under $7k in tuition/year... I'll put my money on prestige of law school over undergrad any day.
Also, I'll admit the A+ benefit is strong considering it boosted my gpa from 3.98 to a 4.09.
Ragged wrote:Retake LSAT - get 173+. Go to HYS.
Haha, no doubt.stratocophic wrote:+1 Poor power!
Oh, I agree with you about UG prestige being incidental once you enter LS. But I wanted to address the misconception that private colleges are generally more expensive than public colleges. If anything, the opposite may be true. The misconception detrimentally influenced my original college search, so I always try to bring up this issue when I see it being discussed.raeq63 wrote:All this won't matter much when we enter LS, and that's what I'm looking forward to.
naterj wrote:Ragged wrote:Retake LSAT - get 173+. Go to HYS.
No and... umm... no. Uber-prestige is relevant to OCI. Also, http://www.campusgrotto.com/highest-tui ... -2011.htmlatresia wrote:Oh, I agree with you about UG prestige being incidental once you enter LS. But I wanted to address the misconception that private colleges are generally more expensive than public colleges. If anything, the opposite may be true. The misconception detrimentally influenced my original college search, so I always try to bring up this issue when I see it being discussed.raeq63 wrote:All this won't matter much when we enter LS, and that's what I'm looking forward to.
Agreed. I loved my time at a certain school which I suspect (from your 'tar) you're familiar with, but I really should've applied to its peers and above as well. Good schools could really do a better job of making their finaid policies clear to high schoolers.atresia wrote:Haha, no doubt.stratocophic wrote:+1 Poor power!Oh, I agree with you about UG prestige being incidental once you enter LS. But I wanted to address the misconception that private colleges are generally more expensive than public colleges. If anything, the opposite may be true. The misconception detrimentally influenced my original college search, so I always try to bring up this issue when I see it being discussed.raeq63 wrote:All this won't matter much when we enter LS, and that's what I'm looking forward to.
First, please don't edit my posts to make me look like an idiot. Second, OP is not getting into HYS with a 162 and a 167 on his record. hth.JazzOne wrote:naterj wrote:Ragged wrote:Retake LSAT - get 173+. Go to HYS
HTHnaterj wrote:JazzOne wrote:naterj wrote:Ragged wrote:Retake LSAT - get 173+. Go to HYSFirst, please don't edit my posts to make me look like an idiot. Second, OP is not getting into HYS with a 162 and a 167 on his record. hth.
Although we don't know if HYS strictly averages we do know that they actually do consider all of an applicants scores reported. With that said, OPs chances at HYS are minimal at best considering he has a 162 and a 167 so telling him to retake and that he has a shot at T3 is pretty shitty advice.
OP probably won't break T6 but has great chances at Boalt on down.