PLEASE HELP!!!! What are my odds? 3.6/171 CCNP Forum

[emperorsony]

I have a 3.58 from a top 10 private school with a 171 LSAT.

I have decent softs and some ok internships but nothing too over the top.

I am definitely going to ED somewhere (as money is secondary to the school ranking...if they let me in, I don't mind paying sticker) but as of now, my top choices are

1. Chicago (Love the city, love the school)
2. UPenn
3. NYU/Columbia

Please SHARE! I appreciate your opinions very much

What are my chances?/How should I maximize my numbers?

[justicefishy]

For EDing Penn? Very good I think. For RDing it, if you really make it clear that you want to attend, I think you've got a decent shot given that you're above their LSAT median. You're a splitter but not overmuch of one (GPA above 3.5, closer to 3.6). I think, for Chicago, if you retake and get above their median, you could be in decent shape for EDing. I had about the same school preference that you have and got into Penn RD with a 3.4/170/very very good softs and WL'd at Chicago ED.

[Ruxin1]

I have a 3.58 from a top 10 private school with a 171 LSAT.

I have decent softs and some ok internships but nothing too over the top.

I am definitely going to ED somewhere (as money is secondary to the school ranking...if they let me in, I don't mind paying sticker) but as of now, my top choices are

1. Chicago (Love the city, love the school)
2. UPenn
3. NYU/Columbia

Please SHARE! I appreciate your opinions very much

What are my chances?/How should I maximize my numbers?

& unless you're parents or someone else is paying, money is not secondary, it's quarter million dollars of debt.