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Alright, so I am a non-URM with decent softs, and I just got my 171 on the June 2013 LSAT. I had been PTing avg. of 170-172 so I was happy to not fall from that. I still have my senior year, so my question is, how much of a crank in my GPA would help my chances? I'm a mathematics major, so quite frankly, some of my classes are near impossible to ace. I strongly feel I could break a 3.6 is I live and die by my classes. Would that be enough? Thanks.

jcb5329 wrote:Alright, so I am a non-URM with decent softs, and I just got my 171 on the June 2013 LSAT. I had been PTing avg. of 170-172 so I was happy to not fall from that. I still have my senior year, so my question is, how much of a crank in my GPA would help my chances? I'm a mathematics major, so quite frankly, some of my classes are near impossible to ace. I strongly feel I could break a 3.6 is I live and die by my classes. Would that be enough? Thanks.

That should be enough for NYU. Their median LSAT dropped to 171 after last cycle and I don't see it going back up.

So using just this cycle:



So good chance at NYU with 3.6. Chances at Columbia aren't great since you're below both medians for now.

If you want a significantly better shot, consider retaking the 171 for a 172.

Wow, that is such a jump for that point. I'll have to put in some serious consideration in the next few weeks. I'm not really pulled to Columbia over NYU in my head. Hmm...

jcb5329 wrote:Wow, that is such a jump for that point. I'll have to put in some serious consideration in the next few weeks. I'm not really pulled to Columbia over NYU in my head. Hmm...

Yeah, I mean if by chance you were intent on Columbia and willing to pay sticker, there was one person who did ED to Columbia and got in with a 3.64/171 this cycle. But that's just one datapoint which is no guarantee of success.

Yeah, I'm not that set on Columbia haha. If I did retake, I would take most of July off to not burn out, so I have time to think before studying. Thanks!