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< 3.0 GPA: Zero Chance @ Emory?
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:03 am
by Youppi315
Sub-3.0 GPA (I figure there's no need to disclose more than that at this point), 169 LSAT.
What are my chances at Emory? Is it worth even applying? According to LSN, anyone with a GPA around my area gets WLed; can anyone share evidence about getting off the Emory WL with a poor GPA? Ty
Re: < 3.0 GPA: Zero Chance @ Emory?
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:17 am
by NYCbound35
2.9, 169 here also got a WL at Emory. In my experience, splitters can get off the WL at the T30 schools just by sending a few LOCIs their way (My ND and Fordham acceptances proving that.) I think this would especially hold true at Emory since they accept 166/167 sub 3.0 splitters regularly, so I think that it is a YP thing (thinking most people would take the 20k at WUSTL over the 10k at Emory).
Re: < 3.0 GPA: Zero Chance @ Emory?
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:26 am
by Youppi315
NYCbound35 wrote:2.9, 169 here also got a WL at Emory. In my experience, splitters can get off the WL at the T30 schools just by sending a few LOCIs their way (My ND and Fordham acceptances proving that.) I think this would especially hold true at Emory since they accept 166/167 sub 3.0 splitters regularly, so I think that it is a YP thing (thinking most people would take the 20k at WUSTL over the 10k at Emory).
Since we're below the 25%ile does it matter how far below 3.0 we are?
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Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:31 am
by 06162014123
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Re: < 3.0 GPA: Zero Chance @ Emory?
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:32 am
by Youppi315
RedShift wrote:Youppi315 wrote:Since we're below the 25%ile does it matter how far below 3.0 we are?
I'm no expert, but I would expect Emory to prefer a 2.9/169 over a 2.2/169.
Think somewhere in the middle.
Re: < 3.0 GPA: Zero Chance @ Emory?
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:40 am
by NYCbound35
Check LSN...theres a bunch of mid 2.0s accepted with 166/167. You'll probably get a waitlist; just be willing to send a few emails or a visit to help yourself get off of it.
Re: < 3.0 GPA: Zero Chance @ Emory?
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:41 am
by Youppi315
NYCbound35 wrote:Check LSN...theres a bunch of mid 2.0s accepted with 166/167. You'll probably get a waitlist; just be willing to send a few emails or a visit to help yourself get off of it.
I just see yellow dots
Re: < 3.0 GPA: Zero Chance @ Emory?
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 6:17 pm
by ebo
Applying earlier in the cycle might help. I was just above a 3.0 with a 166 and got in w/ 42k
Re: < 3.0 GPA: Zero Chance @ Emory?
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 6:17 pm
by ebo
Also, if you have any compelling reasons for your low UGPA that you could work into an addendum, that would certainly help
Re: < 3.0 GPA: Zero Chance @ Emory?
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 7:12 pm
by fatduck
WL/reject here with 2.96/170
Re: < 3.0 GPA: Zero Chance @ Emory?
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:26 am
by Youppi315
Where else should I look this summer? I'd like to have strong chances on the East Coast...or Chicago, if anywhere else. Conventional wisdom is Fordham at sticker is akin to suicide, right? Well, would they even admit me?
Re: < 3.0 GPA: Zero Chance @ Emory?
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 6:34 pm
by Hippononymous
Youppi315 wrote:Where else should I look this summer? I'd like to have strong chances on the East Coast...or Chicago, if anywhere else. Conventional wisdom is Fordham at sticker is akin to suicide, right? Well, would they even admit me?
For Chicago, I'd take a crack at UIUC. They're pretty splitter-friendly...
East coast, I dunno. W&L?