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[boom_cs]

What are my chances for these schools?

UNC
Wake Forest
George Mason
Alabama
U of Texas
Georgia
GW

Any input would help

Sean

[MattThiessen]

What are my chances for these schools?

UNC
Wake Forest
George Mason
Alabama
U of Texas
Georgia
GW

Any input would help

Sean

Coming from someone with pretty similar numbers (GPA a couple of points higher), assuming that you are not a URM:

UNC - You have a pretty good shot w/ since your in-state with that high of an LSAT. They seem to like GPA a bit though, so if you have any sort of a good explanation for the GPA (upward trend or some difficulty, etc...) I would do a GPA addendum.
Wake - In w/ $18k scholarship.
GMU - Waitlist (unless you write a compelling GMU, then you might have a shot, but still doubtful).
Alabama - In (maybe scholarship? it may be too late in the cycle though).
Texas - No chance.
Georgia - In, more than likely
GW - Out.

[plug1]

What are my chances for these schools?

UNC
Wake Forest
George Mason
Alabama
U of Texas
Georgia
GW

Any input would help

Sean

Coming from someone with pretty similar numbers (GPA a couple of points higher), assuming that you are not a URM:

UNC - You have a pretty good shot w/ since your in-state with that high of an LSAT. They seem to like GPA a bit though, so if you have any sort of a good explanation for the GPA (upward trend or some difficulty, etc...) I would do a GPA addendum.
Wake - In w/ $18k scholarship.
GMU - Waitlist (unless you write a compelling GMU, then you might have a shot, but still doubtful).
Alabama - In (maybe scholarship? it may be too late in the cycle though).
Texas - No chance.
Georgia - In, more than likely
GW - Out.

Does being in state provide any advantage at Wake?

[MattThiessen]

Does being in state provide any advantage at Wake?

Not as far as I can tell. It may have a very marginal benefit, but who knows? (I.e. NC residents more likely to attend than California residents)

Since Wake is a private school (unlike UNC) they do not have government requirements for what percent of the class has to be NC residents.

[law4vus]

My numbers are slightly higher than yours (3.27, 167), but here's what I think.

UNC - WL, most likely but being in state will help, like the other poster said
Wake Forest - In
George Mason - I got waitlisted here, which was a surprise. If you write a good essay it might be different for you though.
Alabama - WL/In (not too familiar with Alabama, but it seems like they like 165 and up)
U of Texas - Out
Georgia - WL/In
GW - Out (I'm not holding out much hope here for myself, either)