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By the end of Fall '11 I will have a 3.35 (based on past performance), majoring in Economics with minors in Poli Sci and Business Administration, and I am assuming I will get about a 164 on the LSAT.

I am URM status (half cherokee), worked 20 hrs/week in college, served as President of my fraternity, Director of Recruitment for the Intrafraternal Council, as well as played on our college's lacrosse team. I am also a member of Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science Honors Society).

Will schools take these extracurriculars into consideration for a lower GPA?

Right Now I am looking at GWU, Northeastern, BC, UMD, Santa Clara, Baltimore, USC, Hastings, San Francisco, Pepperdine, and Loyola LA, but plan on narrowing that list down.

Thoughts/Opinions?

You should look at many PTs

You should take the LSAT and come back.

Also go to school in the region you want to work. Figure that out too.

jmtyner11 wrote:I am assuming I will get about a 164 on the LSAT.

Can I ask you what your methodology is for predicting your own LSAT scores? I agree with Rad, come back with a real LSAT score.

dpk711 wrote:

jmtyner11 wrote:I am assuming I will get about a 164 on the LSAT.

Can I ask you what your methodology is for predicting your own LSAT scores? I agree with Rad, come back with a real LSAT score.

I've averaged a 166 on Practice Tests so I figured I would shoot below that, just for safe keeping. As for the area I want to work in after, either Northern California or DC (I currently live outside of DC)

jmtyner11 wrote:

dpk711 wrote:

jmtyner11 wrote:I am assuming I will get about a 164 on the LSAT.

Can I ask you what your methodology is for predicting your own LSAT scores? I agree with Rad, come back with a real LSAT score.

I've averaged a 166 on Practice Tests so I figured I would shoot below that, just for safe keeping. As for the area I want to work in after, either Northern California or DC (I currently live outside of DC)

I've seen at least one dude PTing in the high 170s come back with a 165 on the day. Don't count your chickens. Just hold off a bit and come back when you have a real score. In the meantime, you can research some Norcal and DC schools.