Can you even get into HYS with a 3.6? Forum

[Xixak]

Is it even possible without being a URM (I think I am one though)?

[John_rizzy_rawls]

Is it even possible without being a URM (I think I am one though)?

A non-URM would have a non-zero chance with a 175+ LSAT and a great application.

But you are a URM (black canadian).

Stop making threads, go crush the LSAT, and most importantly, relax.

[jbagelboy]

YS no, but apparently Harvard has accepted a few 3.6ish candidates with above 75th LSATs (176 and up)

[ScottRiqui]

[Xixak]

YS no, but apparently Harvard has accepted a few 3.6ish candidates with above 75th LSATs (176 and up)

So I would basically need to annihilate the LSAT then?

Might as well start studying now and become an expert on the test, not taking it till this time next year.

[jbagelboy]

YS no, but apparently Harvard has accepted a few 3.6ish candidates with above 75th LSATs (176 and up)

So I would basically need to annihilate the LSAT then?

Might as well start studying now and become an expert on the test, not taking it till this time next year.

Yea; if you're black tho (as another poster suggested), then you are probably in w/ a 170. Just make sure they know your race.

[Huey Freeman]

If you're black, 3.5+/165+ will get you H. Not sure about Y or S though.

Non-URM is locked out of Y and S, and needs to definitely be above 75% LSAT from what data shows for H.

[cinephile]

I know a non-URM with a 3.5 and 177 who got in this year. So yes, it's certainly possible.

[Monochromatic Oeuvre]

Harvard has taken several LSNers with under a 3.65 in the past two cycles. The average LSAT of that group is 176, and all but one had 174 or higher (n=10). It is also not unheard of for Stanford (n=5), but everyone in that group had a 172 or above.

I've never heard of Yale taking a non-URM below 3.7.

[Vincent]

I posted this two months ago, but it might still be relevant:

Lowest 3 non-URMs at Stanford this cycle according to LSN:
http://lawschoolnumbers.com/jimbo89 (3.53/172) (This guy has had a dream cycle)
http://lawschoolnumbers.com/usafgirl (3.56/176) (Ivy undergrad/4 years of active military service)
http://lawschoolnumbers.com/iVinshe (3.6/172) (Me)
Then there's a big jump, and the next lowest GPA is a 3.73.

Lowest 3 non-URMs at Harvard this cycle according to LSN:
<The first two above; sensing a trend?>
http://lawschoolnumbers.com/mm3456 (3.59/174) (Is this GeneralMuffin?)

Lowest 3 non-URMs at Yale this cycle according to LSN:
http://lawschoolnumbers.com/zdc (3.73/174) (HYP undergrad; Asian)
http://lawschoolnumbers.com/Elwood (3.78/178) (3 years of work experience)
http://lawschoolnumbers.com/je12345 (3.83/174) (Few years of consulting experience; what look to be great softs)

[NoodleyOne]

I know a non-URM with a 3.5 and 177 who got in this year. So yes, it's certainly possible.

Jealous...

[laww]

Is URM related to affirmative action?

I heard there's going to be decision on that soon on the radio on my way to the train station today.

[jbagelboy]

Is URM related to affirmative action?

I heard there's going to be decision on that soon on the radio on my way to the train station today.

yes. it is an affirmative action policy for law schools stemming from this decision

[Xixak]

Looks like Affirmative Action is sticking around.