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UnamSanctam wrote:blanket the entire T14

alacrity wrote:4.13 LSAC GPA with a 4.27 in my major
171 LSAT
Strong work and volunteer experience
Non-URM

What are my chances at Harvard if I apply on the first day that applications can be submitted?

alacrity wrote:So would it be safe to say that I have about a 50% chance of being accepted?

Concerning the LSAT, I studied for 3.5 month and I think that I may be able to improve, although I'm not sure if I can exceed 173.

nebula666 wrote:

alacrity wrote:So would it be safe to say that I have about a 50% chance of being accepted?

Concerning the LSAT, I studied for 3.5 month and I think that I may be able to improve, although I'm not sure if I can exceed 173.

If you won't be upset attending Chicago or lower with money, then don't retake. If you want to solidify H and open up Yale, 2 more points would do it.

TripTrip wrote:

nebula666 wrote:

alacrity wrote:So would it be safe to say that I have about a 50% chance of being accepted?

Concerning the LSAT, I studied for 3.5 month and I think that I may be able to improve, although I'm not sure if I can exceed 173.

If you won't be upset attending Chicago or lower with money, then don't retake. If you want to solidify H and open up Yale, 2 more points would do it.

+1

Elston Gunn wrote:How much did you study for the LSAT? What were you PT'ing at? You should probably retake.

Also, just enter your numbers at mylsn.info

alacrity wrote:Thanks for the advice.

I plan on retaking, as I think that I can improve my score by at least a few points, but I think it's unlikely that my score will drop.

wert3813 wrote:Know that if I had any untouched prep materials I would retake.

wert3813 wrote:

alacrity wrote:Does YS mean Yale and Stanford?

I'm above both medians at the latter, so does that mean that e.c.'s are weighted extremely heavily there? I understand that they play a larger role at Stanford than at most schools, but with my current stats I thought that I'd have a decent chance without insane e.c.'s.

Also I'm a believer that when you apply is somewhat overstated in importance, but we are rapidly reaching the point where that is no longer the case. Applying much later than this could start having a material effect.

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wert3813 wrote:

Ti Malice wrote:

wert3813 wrote:Know that if I had any untouched prep materials I would retake.

Not to make this thread about you, but this really isn't a good reason not to retake, wert. As an LSAT instructor, I'm telling you emphatically that the idea that you need untouched material to make further gains is flat-out wrong. I'm happy to give you more advice once my exams are over if you want it.

OP, definitely retake. There's no downside.

Ha I knew someone would say that. I've already retaken once (170--171) and to be perfectly honest I feel like my range is pretty darn indicative of my abilities. I studied basically full time for both of those tests. If I was to retake is would only be because slight variations mean I could get a 172 or 173. (I pretty much get -8 to -12 every time.) Also, I have a really crap job situation right now so there is some opportunity cost to waiting another year.

That said, if my cycle doesn't go the way I hoped I may be PMing you closer to the June test.