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Accepted to the following schools so far (all T14-T22). What
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:36 pm
by masterthearts
What are my chances for Columbia and NYU and U Mich?
GPA 3.9 (ivy) and 162 LSAT
In at GULC, GW, Boston University, Vanderbilt, Univ of Minnesota
WL at UVA, WL at U of Chicago.
What are my chances at being accepted to NYU or Columbia based on my stats and acceptances so far? I agree, it might be tough.
I have an awesome PS/diversity/adversity statement all in one essay and awesome extracurrics and also bilingual.
Re: Accepted to the following schools so far (all T14-T22). What
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 9:03 pm
by Patriot1208
Pretty much zero that you'll get anything better than waitlists. You really need a retake
Re: Accepted to the following schools so far (all T14-T22). What
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 9:04 pm
by 99.9luft
Patriot1208 wrote:Pretty much zero that you'll get anything better than waitlists. You really need a retake
Re: Accepted to the following schools so far (all T14-T22). What
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 9:05 pm
by Montevillian
Basically? You've got no chance. I mean that nicely, but you should know that LSAT score is ridiculously low for any T14, especially CCN. If you're dead set on CCN, you're going to have to retake.
Re: Accepted to the following schools so far (all T14-T22). What
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 9:06 pm
by Moral_Midgetry
You scored in the retake percentile.
Apparently with your softs and sick GPA, HYS could be an option with a good retake score.
Re: Accepted to the following schools so far (all T14-T22). What
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 9:06 pm
by CanadianWolf
NYU & Columbia are doubtful simply due to your LSAT score. Good to see a 162 being admitted to Georgetown, Vanderbilt, BU, GW & Minnesota !
Re: Accepted to the following schools so far (all T14-T22). What
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 10:20 pm
by masterthearts
Montevillian wrote:Basically? You've got no chance. I mean that nicely, but you should know that LSAT score is ridiculously low for any T14, especially CCN. If you're dead set on CCN, you're going to have to retake.
Well, everyone was telling me there is no way I'm getting into any T14 school, and I got into one so far. Another guy with stats IDENTICAL to mine got in to U Mich ED.
So, i think there is some hope, but don't know how much hope I should have
Re: Accepted to the following schools so far (all T14-T22). What
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 10:23 pm
by Moral_Midgetry
masterthearts wrote:Montevillian wrote:Basically? You've got no chance. I mean that nicely, but you should know that LSAT score is ridiculously low for any T14, especially CCN. If you're dead set on CCN, you're going to have to retake.
Well, everyone was telling me there is no way I'm getting into any T14 school, and I got into one so far. Another guy with stats IDENTICAL to mine got in to U Mich ED.
So, i think there is some hope, but don't know how much hope I should have
Not much. Seriously man, retake.
Re: Accepted to the following schools so far (all T14-T22). What
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 11:48 pm
by SupraVln180
OP is hispanic, so that makes his chances better and so was the guy who got into Michigan with a 3.8/163. However, your chances are not good. You got into like 4 reaches already, be grateful and don't get greedy, go to Georgetown and enjoy it, alot of people from our background won't get that opportunity so take advantage.
Re: Accepted to the following schools so far (all T14-T22). What
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 12:24 am
by FiveSermon
SupraVln180 wrote:OP is hispanic, so that makes his chances better and so was the guy who got into Michigan with a 3.8/163. However, your chances are not good. You got into like 4 reaches already, be grateful and don't get greedy, go to Georgetown and enjoy it, alot of people from our background won't get that opportunity so take advantage.
A lot of people from all backgrounds don't get that opportunity so I don't get what exactly that means anyways.
Re: Accepted to the following schools so far (all T14-T22). What
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 12:43 am
by serdog
FiveSermon wrote:SupraVln180 wrote:OP is hispanic, so that makes his chances better and so was the guy who got into Michigan with a 3.8/163. However, your chances are not good. You got into like 4 reaches already, be grateful and don't get greedy, go to Georgetown and enjoy it, alot of people from our background won't get that opportunity so take advantage.
A lot of people from all backgrounds don't get that opportunity so I don't get what exactly that means anyways.
He means hispanic don't get the boast that other URM do I think?
Re: Accepted to the following schools so far (all T14-T22). What
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 3:38 am
by FiveSermon
serdog wrote:FiveSermon wrote:SupraVln180 wrote:OP is hispanic, so that makes his chances better and so was the guy who got into Michigan with a 3.8/163. However, your chances are not good. You got into like 4 reaches already, be grateful and don't get greedy, go to Georgetown and enjoy it, alot of people from our background won't get that opportunity so take advantage.
A lot of people from all backgrounds don't get that opportunity so I don't get what exactly that means anyways.
He means hispanic don't get the boast that other URM do I think?
Neither do Jews/Asians/Indians/Middle Eastern/Gypsies and probably a few other minorities that I forgot to mention. It's not that big a deal. And non Mexican/PR Hispanics do get a boost...it's just more random and harder to predict.
Re: Accepted to the following schools so far (all T14-T22). What
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 3:48 am
by well-hello-there
Moral_Midgetry wrote:You scored in the retake percentile.
Apparently with your softs and sick GPA, HYS could be an option with a good retake score.
^i laughed
OP- study your ass off for the june test. if you rock that test, apply september 1st to schools #'d 1-10 FTW.
If you don't do so hot on the june test, you can go to school in the fall at one of the places where you've already been accepted.
you're in a win, super win situation.
Re: Accepted to the following schools so far (all T14-T22). What
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 3:52 am
by MrPapagiorgio
FiveSermon wrote:SupraVln180 wrote:OP is hispanic, so that makes his chances better and so was the guy who got into Michigan with a 3.8/163. However, your chances are not good. You got into like 4 reaches already, be grateful and don't get greedy, go to Georgetown and enjoy it, alot of people from our background won't get that opportunity so take advantage.
A lot of people from all backgrounds don't get that opportunity so I don't get what exactly that means anyways.
Exactly. Enough of this URM nonsense. My mother died when I was 3 and my father raised 4 kids by himself. He remained working and never even considered asking for government aid. But we did not struggle because we are white? BS
Re: Accepted to the following schools so far (all T14-T22). What
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 8:00 am
by masterthearts
well-hello-there wrote:Moral_Midgetry wrote:You scored in the retake percentile.
Apparently with your softs and sick GPA, HYS could be an option with a good retake score.
^i laughed
OP- study your ass off for the june test. if you rock that test, apply september 1st to schools #'d 1-10 FTW.
If you don't do so hot on the june test, you can go to school in the fall at one of the places where you've already been accepted.
you're in a win, super win situation.
WOW..what a great idea! I'll just need to figure out how much I lose in a deposit/up front money, but don't think it's much. Awesome idea
Re: Accepted to the following schools so far (all T14-T22). What
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 8:30 am
by Miracle
FiveSermon wrote:serdog wrote:FiveSermon wrote:SupraVln180 wrote:OP is hispanic, so that makes his chances better and so was the guy who got into Michigan with a 3.8/163. However, your chances are not good. You got into like 4 reaches already, be grateful and don't get greedy, go to Georgetown and enjoy it, alot of people from our background won't get that opportunity so take advantage.
A lot of people from all backgrounds don't get that opportunity so I don't get what exactly that means anyways.
He means hispanic don't get the boast that other URM do I think?
Neither do Jews/Asians/Indians/Middle Eastern/Gypsies and probably a few other minorities that I forgot to mention. It's not that big a deal. And non Mexican/PR Hispanics do get a boost...it's just more random and harder to predict.
How come I don't get a boost?
Re: Accepted to the following schools so far (all T14-T22). What
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:46 pm
by bosox777
MrPapagiorgio wrote:FiveSermon wrote:SupraVln180 wrote:OP is hispanic, so that makes his chances better and so was the guy who got into Michigan with a 3.8/163. However, your chances are not good. You got into like 4 reaches already, be grateful and don't get greedy, go to Georgetown and enjoy it, alot of people from our background won't get that opportunity so take advantage.
A lot of people from all backgrounds don't get that opportunity so I don't get what exactly that means anyways.
Exactly. Enough of this URM nonsense. My mother died when I was 3 and my father raised 4 kids by himself. He remained working and never even considered asking for government aid. But we did not struggle because we are white? BS
I don't want to get into a discussion on affirmative action, especially because my opinions on it aren't totally formed, but it isn't about individuals, its about the larger pattern. There are plenty of black people in a higher socioeconomic place than you and the average white person, but by and large black people are much worse off, for a lot of reasons, many institutional. It isn't about you or some random hispanic dude on the internet.
Re: Accepted to the following schools so far (all T14-T22). What
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 3:35 pm
by ATR
Be grateful that you got GT, GW, BU, Vanderbilt, and Minnesota with a 162 and without being a URM.
Re: Accepted to the following schools so far (all T14-T22). What
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 3:50 pm
by AfroThunder1212
bosox777 wrote:MrPapagiorgio wrote:FiveSermon wrote:SupraVln180 wrote:OP is hispanic, so that makes his chances better and so was the guy who got into Michigan with a 3.8/163. However, your chances are not good. You got into like 4 reaches already, be grateful and don't get greedy, go to Georgetown and enjoy it, alot of people from our background won't get that opportunity so take advantage.
A lot of people from all backgrounds don't get that opportunity so I don't get what exactly that means anyways.
Exactly. Enough of this URM nonsense. My mother died when I was 3 and my father raised 4 kids by himself. He remained working and never even considered asking for government aid. But we did not struggle because we are white? BS
I don't want to get into a discussion on affirmative action, especially because my opinions on it aren't totally formed, but it isn't about individuals, its about the larger pattern. There are plenty of black people in a higher socioeconomic place than you and the average white person, but by and large black people are much worse off, for a lot of reasons, many institutional. It isn't about you or some random hispanic dude on the internet.
From what I gather, it has very little to do with trying to compensate for an applicant's possible lower socioeconomic standing and much more to do with schools trying to create a more diverse educational environment. The 'URM boost' is not necessarily given because the schools assume that URM applicants endured adverse conditions, but rather to ensure their entering class contains at least a sampling of individuals from as many different backgrounds as possible. Unfortunately, certain demographic groups do not perform nearly as well on the LSAT. This means that the schools face a choice, maintain a commitment to providing their students with a diverse environment or maintain a commitment to rigid admissions standards.
Re: Accepted to the following schools so far (all T14-T22). What
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:45 pm
by kelesands
well-hello-there wrote:
OP- study your ass off for the june test. if you rock that test, apply september 1st to schools #'d 1-10 FTW.
If you don't do so hot on the june test, you can go to school in the fall at one of the places where you've already been accepted.
you're in a win, super win situation.
I think this is awesome advice. No matter what anyone says on this forum, we can never know what will happen with your application. Getting into GT is huge! So congrats! But to be fair the likelihood of your score getting you into NYU as is (this late in the cycle esp!) isn't good. So the only thing to lose by re-taking the LSAT is the sleep you miss waiting for your score. Might as well try and see what happens, but either way you've already accomplished greatness!
Re: Accepted to the following schools so far (all T14-T22). What
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:52 pm
by HeavenWood
masterthearts wrote:Montevillian wrote:Basically? You've got no chance. I mean that nicely, but you should know that LSAT score is ridiculously low for any T14, especially CCN. If you're dead set on CCN, you're going to have to retake.
Well, everyone was telling me there is no way I'm getting into any T14 school, and I got into one so far. Another guy with stats IDENTICAL to mine got in to U Mich ED.
So, i think there is some hope, but don't know how much hope I should have
You've posted your "Cinderella story" a million times in a million different places. The responses aren't going to change. You're extraordinarily lucky to have been accepted to those schools. That being said, if your attitude is CCN-or-bust, you will have to retake.
Re: Accepted to the following schools so far (all T14-T22). What
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:56 pm
by magicman554
WTF is up with all of these Ivies that can't take a standardized test? Retake. You should be smart enough to not even have to ask.
Re: Accepted to the following schools so far (all T14-T22). What
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:58 pm
by paulinaporizkova
you will not get into any of those schools with said LSAT score
Re: Accepted to the following schools so far (all T14-T22). What
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:04 pm
by bk1
SupraVln180 wrote:OP is hispanic, so that makes his chances better and so was the guy who got into Michigan with a 3.8/163. However, your chances are not good. You got into like 4 reaches already, be grateful and don't get greedy, go to Georgetown and enjoy it, alot of people from our background won't get that opportunity so take advantage.
Retaking and going to a better school than GULC isn't being greedy/ungrateful, it's being fucking smart.
I hate the whole "well not many people get to do that so you should do it" mentality. We're spending $200k here, let's not be stupid.
Re: Accepted to the following schools so far (all T14-T22). What
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 6:10 pm
by SupraVln180
bk187 wrote:SupraVln180 wrote:OP is hispanic, so that makes his chances better and so was the guy who got into Michigan with a 3.8/163. However, your chances are not good. You got into like 4 reaches already, be grateful and don't get greedy, go to Georgetown and enjoy it, alot of people from our background won't get that opportunity so take advantage.
Retaking and going to a better school than GULC isn't being greedy/ungrateful, it's being fucking smart.
I hate the whole "well not many people get to do that so you should do it" mentality. We're spending $200k here, let's not be stupid.
I'm saying he should be grateful he got in with those numbers, not necessarily he should be grateful in general, although he should. Regardless, it is highly unlikely he is getting into any higher ranked schools with his current numbers. OP just wants everyone to know his successful cycle by posting it a million times, I doubt he will retake, although he has to if he wants CCN.