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Youppi! · Post by **Youppi!** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 1:13 pm

GPA far below their 25th% and lsat between c/o 2016 median and 75th (leans closer to their 75th). haven't heard back yet. do i stand a chance?

edit: year+ of good WE, solid if unspectacular softs

bugsy33 · Post by **bugsy33** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 4:15 pm

bugsy33 · Post by **bugsy33** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 5:06 pm

I think you have at least a chance with your numbers. You're an extreme splitter so it's hard to know for sure. Generally speaking it's harder to find good LSAT's than good GPAs. I think a lot of this will come down to your addendum. You will have to explain away your low GPA to be admitted. Were you a STEM major by chance?

Youppi! · Post by **Youppi!** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 5:14 pm

bugsy33 wrote:I think you have at least a chance with your numbers. You're an extreme splitter so it's hard to know for sure. Generally speaking it's harder to find good LSAT's than good GPAs. I think a lot of this will come down to your addendum. You will have to explain away your low GPA to be admitted. Were you a STEM major by chance?

about 1/3 of my PS is tied to my gpa. no real excuse but i take responsibility and detailed the turnaround.

bugsy33 · Post by **bugsy33** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 6:51 pm

Do you have an upward grade trend?

Also what are your backup schools?

thebobs1987 · Post by **thebobs1987** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 7:28 pm

Youppi! wrote:GPA far below their 25th% and lsat between c/o 2016 median and 75th (leans closer to their 75th). haven't heard back yet. do i stand a chance?

edit: year+ of good WE, solid if unspectacular softs

UIUC 1L. I was slightly below the 25th percent with GPA, but well above the 75th percentile in LSAT and got an excellent scholarship and am happy with my choice. I have classmates that were just under a 3.0 and then got just above 75th and also got decent money. The school is hungry for LSATs to keep the median above 160 so you probably will get in unless your GPA is well below a 3.0. But with that said, Illinois is a great choice if you want to be in the midwest and can keep debt low. To get big law you still need to be in the top 1/4 unless you are patent law. Even though I am very happy here and doing well, I wouldn't go to Illinois unless you don't just get in, but get significant money as well. Good luck and feel free to pm me if you have any questions

Youppi! · Post by **Youppi!** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 7:57 pm

bugsy33 wrote:Do you have an upward grade trend?

Also what are your backup schools?

very much upward (refer to my original PM and I climbed nearly 3/4 of a full point to get there)

no safeties. illinois or bust for this cycle.

bugsy33 · Post by **bugsy33** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 10:01 am

Wow that's ambitious. Alrighty good luck, make sure to post your results good or bad. Maybe I'll see you in Chambana in the fall

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