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by 3ThrowAway99 » Tue Dec 28, 2010 12:05 am
You are essentially my numbers twin (i had a marginally higher- barely higher- GPA, but basically the exact same).
I got waitlisted at a T25 school (currently just over 20) which I withdrew from because I was living in the area of the school and wanted something new. I applied to some ridiculous reaches such as a few T10, which did in fact prove to be a waste of money, but I can't say I totally regret it. I got a reject from an apprx T30 school, I think because they like a higher GPA, and I also heard their cycle last year was really tough. The school I choose is ranked apprx. 40 and I am here on a more than half-scholly. I had a fair amount of work experience and had some recs from some significant people (e.g. a judge I had sat under for a job), but I also had some factors that could have potentially hurt me if anyone was really paying attention (sudden job changes and unemployment). I didn't end up applying to G-town or Cornell because early in the cycle I was avoiding apps I would have to answer anything "yes" to for C & F (I think both of those apps have qs about interruptions to UG schooling which I did have) and also because I though with my GPA I really would have needed a 170 to have a shot.
I only took the LSAT once (last Dec) and felt to study to the point where I would likely go up it would take me longer than until the Feb test from when I got my Dec score back, and I didn't want to take another year waiting for school since I had basically been unemployed for a while. However, I kind of wish I had taken a shot at the Feb LSAT regardless of how much studying I could have gotten in because my scores seemed to vary a lot and I might have hit higher. From how schools generally look at scores now I don't think lower would have hurt me (maybe my pride though)- in fact, I don't even think the school would have necessarily needed to be informed.
