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2.7, 160 AA Male

American
GMason
Pitt

None of the above because sticker at those schools is a bad idea.

lets not worry about that...which school will I get the best chance at being admitted?

Mr.JD2015 wrote:lets not worry about that...

That's not a smart way to look at it.

Mr.JD2015 wrote:which school will I get the best chance at being admitted?

http://www.lawschoolnumbers.com

ive been to that site so what school in general then should I ED at?

Mr.JD2015 wrote:ive been to that site so what school in general then should I ED at?

You have the best shot at whichever of those schools accept the most amount of 160ish/sub3.0 URMs. Which you can find by either looking at the graph for the school or doing a search for people with those stats.

what school are you attending

Don't ED at any of these schools.

what schools do you think I should look at given my #'s 2.7, 160

I'm from D.C. and want to go to law school in a city or close to one

Mr.JD2015 wrote:what schools do you think I should look at given my #'s 2.7, 160

I'm from D.C. and want to go to law school in a city or close to one

If ur AA, you'll probably get American without ED, which means you can negotiate with them for $$$. No need to ED if you're set for DC. You don't want to risk attending these schools at sticker price.

other cities I was looking at were

Miami
NYC
LA
SF
Boston

Mr.JD2015 wrote:other cities I was looking at were

Miami
NYC
LA
SF
Boston

Umm use google and stop being a baby. I'm sure you can find out what schools are in these cities and look them up on law school numbers all by your lonesome.

I know what schools are in what city i'm just asking for your opinion

Mr.JD2015 wrote:I know what schools are in what city i'm just asking for your opinion

Do you have ties to any of those non-NYC markets?

do u mean connections or if I know ppl/family?

Mr.JD2015 wrote:do u mean connections or if I know ppl/family?

Both.

Yes; D.C.

Why?

Mr.JD2015 wrote:Yes; D.C.

Why?

Because it's probably not a good idea to pay a bunch of money to go to a mediocre school in a parochial market (Miami, Boston, SF) where you have no ties.

so maybe looking at schools like

GW
GULC
American ????


Maybe even UMD?

Mr.JD2015 wrote:so maybe looking at schools like

GW
GULC

As of right now you don't have a good shot at these schools. Ideally you should be retaking so that you do have a shot at them.

Mr.JD2015 wrote:so maybe looking at schools like

GW
GULC
American ????


Maybe even UMD?

Even as a URM, you're gonna have to retake the LSAT to make up for your toilet GPA, but you can probably snap American or UMD. I wouldn't go to UMD unless I wanted to work in MD, and I wouldn't go to American without a LOT of money. They're stingy.

any other schools you would recommend that's nearby?

Don't ED to any of those schools.
With your URM, status, you have no idea how money is going to play out at different schools.
You should apply broadly to schools that are in markets that you are interested in. And then maybe apply to a few reaches as well.

Look, I didn't read a lot of this but:

First off, why not apply regular decision to several more schools? Like Howard and the ones you listed all spring to mind. You have a shot at Howard for sure, and they place pretty well... and the others you mentioned with AA status won't hurt.

Secondly, have you considered strong regional schools... especially in places without large AA populations so that you stand out a little?

Also, may I recommend UNM if you ever wanted to live in the southwest? You would be a splitter for them, but with AA status it gives you a chance. You would need to make it very clear in your PS that you want to live in New Mexico and that you plan to practice there... but at both the ASD and other times I have been there I have seen only 3 African Americans.... yet they are underserved here too, with almost 4% of the population being black these days if I recall the new census numbers correctly.

Finally, don't ED. IMO you have a chance at scholarships in the lower T2 and upper T3 with your LSAT and AA status provided you write a good PS.

these are some schools I was thinking about (in addition to the ones I mention)

Seton hall
Suffolk
Willamette
UBaltimore
NYLS
Syracuse
UMiami
William and Mary