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Notre Dame with 2.65 / 168? Emory? GWU?
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:20 am
by Youppi315
2.65 LSAC (2.8ish on transcript) / 168 ... the numbers speak for themselves.
Average softs (student government, leadership roles in clubs - including organizing 100+ volunteer hours / year), part-time job from sophomore year onward, (interestingly, the more I worked the more my grades improved from dreadful freshman year), full-time work the past two summers (between soph. - jr., jr-sr. years). Not sure how my recs. will look.
Very personal personal statement (focusing on maturity). I'll do the "Why Notre Dame" essay for sure.
What are my chances if I apply early, and ED?
BONUS: Chances at Emory/B.C./GWU?
Re: Notre Dame with 2.65 / 168? ED?
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:24 am
by Cupidity
No dice for BC
Re: Notre Dame with 2.65 / 168? ED?
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:29 am
by YourCaptain
Very little chance at ND. ND is big on GPAs and a 2.8 just doesn't work.
Re: Notre Dame with 2.65 / 168? ED?
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:39 am
by Youppi315
Any other pts. of view?
Re: Notre Dame with 2.65 / 168? ED?
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:54 am
by Jack Smirks
Youppi315 wrote:Any other pts. of view?
Why do you want Notre Dame so much? LSN shows 2 acceptances with sub 3.0 GPAs so you might have a chance. Personally I'd throw a bunch of apps out and see if I get some $$ for that LSAT rather than ED to Notre Dame.
Re: Notre Dame with 2.65 / 168? ED?
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:06 am
by Youppi315
naterj wrote:Youppi315 wrote:Any other pts. of view?
Why do you want Notre Dame so much? LSN shows 2 acceptances with sub 3.0 GPAs so you might have a chance. Personally I'd throw a bunch of apps out and see if I get some $$ for that LSAT rather than ED to Notre Dame.
I'd like to work in NYC, or Chicago. Those are my top two markets. I'm not picky, though, and would only have second thoughts about a city like Indianapolis, Jefferson City, or Sacramento. Point me in the right direction? How do you feel about my chances at the other schools? (If possible, go by more than LSN?)
Re: Notre Dame with 2.65 / 168? Emory? GWU?
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 10:10 am
by Samara
Of the schools you list, GW is easily your best option, but I wouldn't ED there because of their full-ride ED thing. If you want Midwest, IU-B is your best bet. I'd also look at UIUC, UMinn and WUSTL. For NYC, GW is a possibility, Emory and Fordham are stretches, but W&L, George Mason and American are splitter- and east coast-friendly schools in your range. If you reeeeally want NYC, consider Brooklyn also. Retake into the 170s and you'd have shot at Georgetown and be a virtual lock at WUSTL.
You may be interested in my splitter guide here:
http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 2&t=162680
Re: Notre Dame with 2.65 / 168? Emory? GWU?
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 4:19 pm
by Youppi315
Samara wrote:Of the schools you list, GW is easily your best option, but I wouldn't ED there because of their full-ride ED thing. If you want Midwest, IU-B is your best bet. I'd also look at UIUC, UMinn and WUSTL. For NYC, GW is a possibility, Emory and Fordham are stretches, but W&L, George Mason and American are splitter- and east coast-friendly schools in your range. If you reeeeally want NYC, consider Brooklyn also. Retake into the 170s and you'd have shot at Georgetown and be a virtual lock at WUSTL.
You may be interested in my splitter guide here:
http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 2&t=162680
Thanks for this. Anyone else?
Re: Notre Dame with 2.65 / 168? Emory? GWU?
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 10:19 pm
by mattviphky
uiuc will be a harder sell than nd. wustl or iub will be your best bet with a 168 and chicago as your goal
Re: Notre Dame with 2.65 / 168? Emory? GWU?
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 10:33 pm
by WSJ_Law
EDIT RC Fail..
I think a compelling PS and visit to emory and you're in
Re: Notre Dame with 2.65 / 168? Emory? GWU?
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 10:57 am
by Youppi315
Youppi315 wrote:Samara wrote:Of the schools you list, GW is easily your best option, but I wouldn't ED there because of their full-ride ED thing. If you want Midwest, IU-B is your best bet. I'd also look at UIUC, UMinn and WUSTL. For NYC, GW is a possibility, Emory and Fordham are stretches, but W&L, George Mason and American are splitter- and east coast-friendly schools in your range. If you reeeeally want NYC, consider Brooklyn also. Retake into the 170s and you'd have shot at Georgetown and be a virtual lock at WUSTL.
You may be interested in my splitter guide here:
http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 2&t=162680
Thanks for this. Anyone else?
Re: Notre Dame with 2.65 / 168? Emory? GWU?
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:08 am
by JamMasterJ
Emory has a hard 3.0 floor IIRC
Re: Notre Dame with 2.65 / 168? Emory? GWU?
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:13 am
by CanadianWolf
Emory & GWU are possible according to lawschoolnumbers.com.
If applications are down this cycle--as expected, then your chances increase.