3.61/173 - What other factors matter? Forum

[beepboopbeep]

Hi all,

Longtime lurker here - I've read the "should I post a 'what are my chances?'" sticky a couple times, and am not sure if I qualify. Well, I probably don't, but I'm hoping I do, I guess - "I am not a special snowflake" has not yet been fully beaten into me. Here is what I hope will boost me up a little bit:

• I co-founded a volunteer organization that was hugely successful, with 50+ volunteers by the end of our second year and an even bigger number of students.
• While my GPA is a bit low, I graduated from a non-HYP top-5 university.

I applied late (mid-December) but was admitted to NYU within about two weeks of sending the app in. So right now I'm just looking at the rest of the top 5 (+Berkeley because I want to be warm). I assume I'm out at Yale for insufficient brilliance, but H/S? Please?

[John_rizzy_rawls]

HYS are out because of the GPA
Berkeley is probably also out because they're GPA focused as well
You've got a great chance everywhere else - CCNNMVPDGC

http://www.mylsn.info/dispresults.php

[beepboopbeep]

About what I figured - been using mylsn but hoping for some impact from the soft. Thanks in any case!

[John_rizzy_rawls]

Although to be fair Berkeley is extremely holistic and the softs might help, especially if rough socio-economic background is a factor.

Also, are you a URM?

[beepboopbeep]

Non-URM, but single-parent family/was poor up through college. Tried not to milk it in the PS as we weren't homeless or anything, but now regretting that a bit

[blackandstrong]

Hi all,

Longtime lurker here - I've read the "should I post a 'what are my chances?'" sticky a couple times, and am not sure if I qualify. Well, I probably don't, but I'm hoping I do, I guess - "I am not a special snowflake" has not yet been fully beaten into me. Here is what I hope will boost me up a little bit:

• I co-founded a volunteer organization that was hugely successful, with 50+ volunteers by the end of our second year and an even bigger number of students.
• While my GPA is a bit low, I graduated from a non-HYP top-5 university.

I applied late (mid-December) but was admitted to NYU within about two weeks of sending the app in. So right now I'm just looking at the rest of the top 5 (+Berkeley because I want to be warm). I assume I'm out at Yale for insufficient brilliance, but H/S? Please?

Good chance everywhere in the T-14 except probably HYS. Who knows? Maybe H will bite for that LSAT.

[beepboopbeep]

Who knows? Maybe H will bite

Thanks for indulging me

[alex.feuerman]

Who knows? Maybe H will bite

Thanks for indulging me

Maybe H will bite for that soft. Sounds pretty awesome.