163 lsat, 3.3/3.4 gpa Forum

[mk09j]

Great softs, what are my chances at American, BU, BC, and Fordham? I'm a little worried about my gpa, any help would be appreciated.

[Nova]

Great softs, what are my chances at American, BU, BC, and Fordham? I'm a little worried about my gpa, any help would be appreciated.

You are below both medians at BC/BU/F.... so youre very likely out at all of them.

Dont go to American. Retake.

[jump_man]

I had 3.4/165 and got WL at Fordham. Is retake an option?

[mk09j]

You are below both medians at BC/BU/F.... so youre very likely out at all of them.

Dont go to American. Retake.[/quote]

Aside from the tuition, why not American? I could definitely improve my lsat, but could I retake in February and still apply for the upcoming fall.

[Rahviveh]

Aside from the tuition, why not American? I could definitely improve my lsat, but could I retake in February and still apply for the upcoming fall.

http://www.lstscorereports.com/?school=american

[Nova]

Aside from the tuition, why not American? I could definitely improve my lsat, but could I retake in February and still apply for the upcoming fall.

You have like a 1 in 3 shot of getting a full time long term JD required legal job coming out of American. Its a trap.

Yes. But if I were you, I would apply now. Schools that want you will accept you before the retake. Schools that dont want you may reject you, but will certainly reconsider after you score better.

[Crowing]

Aside from the tuition, why not American? I could definitely improve my lsat, but could I retake in February and still apply for the upcoming fall.

American is a prime example of why USNWR rankings are by themselves useless. It's a school that vastly underperforms its ranking peers in employment prospects.

[Gator_Law]

Aside from the tuition, why not American? I could definitely improve my lsat, but could I retake in February and still apply for the upcoming fall.

http://www.lstscorereports.com/?school=american

There are 5 law schools in the very small area of DC and American is 3rd best. Not to mention a lot of grads from top schools around the country end up in DC. The ranking is deceiving as compared to a school like Utah or Colorado which are similarly ranked but don't face nearly the same level of competition as you would out of American.

Don't spend $250,000 for a 1/3 chance of good employment.

[TheThriller]

Aside from the tuition, why not American? I could definitely improve my lsat, but could I retake in February and still apply for the upcoming fall.

http://www.lstscorereports.com/?school=american

There are 5 law schools in the very small area of DC and American is 3rd best. Not to mention a lot of grads from top schools around the country end up in DC. The ranking is deceiving as compared to a school like Utah or Colorado which are similarly ranked but don't face nearly the same level of competition as you would out of American.

Don't spend $250,000 for a 1/3 chance of good employment.

[In This Economy?]

Don't spend $250,000 for a 1/3 chance of good employment.

In this economy?

[Crowing]

Aside from the tuition, why not American? I could definitely improve my lsat, but could I retake in February and still apply for the upcoming fall.

http://www.lstscorereports.com/?school=american

There are 5 law schools in the very small area of DC and American is 3rd best. Not to mention a lot of grads from top schools around the country end up in DC. The ranking is deceiving as compared to a school like Utah or Colorado which are similarly ranked but don't face nearly the same level of competition as you would out of American.

Don't spend $250,000 for a 1/3 chance of good employment.

Really American is 4th because George Mason is essentially a DC school. American = TTT in disguise.

[romothesavior]

Great softs, what are my chances at American, BU, BC, and Fordham? I'm a little worried about my gpa, any help would be appreciated.

You should be worried about your LSAT more than anything. You need to retake and get another 7-10 points to offset your GPA, otherwise you are looking at spending a lot of money on a mediocre degree. None of these schools, even assuming you could get into them, are worth sticker. You really need to retake.

Also, unless you're a Rhodes Scholar or a famous person or a combat vet, your softs aren't going to do a whole lot to offset your low GPA/LSAT.