LSAT 5 times (166 high), chances at t-14 Forum

[Kantian]

Hello everyone,
Thank you.

[Winston1984]

Probably not. Maybe a chance of sneaking into Cornell after riding the waitlist for a long time. Totally opposed to any school that isn't T-14? What are your career goals?

[Kantian]

Thank you Winston1984 for your response. I’m not opposed to applying to other schools. I am applying to other schools beside t-14 schools, I just wanted to gauge my chances at t-14 schools before I commit to my choices.

[Winston1984]

Unless you wanted to retake (which I understand if you don't want to) you'll be looking at the T30 but with some decent money. Good luck!

[Nova]

I agree with Winston

Getting into a T14 under both medians is very unlikely. T30 with money is likely though

[mr.hands]

Highly Unlikely. Give it a shot, see what happens.

[Kantian]

I will apply to a couple of t-14 schools and hope for the best. Thanks mr.hands and Nova for your replies and thanks again to Winston1984.

[twenty]

To be clear, you have Canadian citizenship AND US Citizenship? If not, that kind of screws up your ability to get federal loans.

[Kantian]

Thanks for the reply Twentypercentmore. I only have Canadian citizenship, I will probably seek to get loans from various Canadian banks.

[twenty]

You absolutely must get into a top school and preferably with some money. Since you can't get federal loans, you probably won't be able to participate in the school's LRAP program, so this really does put a new spin on "biglaw or bust."

[Nova]

If OP in not Big law or bust, something like a full ride to WUSTL would be manageable

[wtrc]

Even though you have 5 takes and 4 scores, you can retake at this point for this year. It's a lot of takes, which might be a slight negative (and not enough data I would assume to figure out how schools would react with 5+ takes), but getting a 170+ would way more than make up for that IMO. Schools need to keep the LSAT median...

[Lavitz]

So you have a 166/3.57. Chances at T-14 aren't very good.

[Kantian]

Thanks for the suggestion Lavitz and wtrcoins3. Thanks again twentypercentmore and Nova for your input. I am considering taking the LSAT again, I'm a little embarrassed though, I feel at this point I could go to the testing center without my ID. Thanks again folks, you have all been an immense help in clarifying my prospects for admission.