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173 + 3.9 for

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 10:48 pm
by blahblah2172
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Re: 173 + 3.9 for

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 10:50 pm
by brotherdarkness
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Re: 173 + 3.9 for

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 11:03 pm
by Clearly
When did you take the LSAT?

Re: 173 + 3.9 for

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 11:06 pm
by BVest
brotherdarkness wrote:With your LSAT/GPA, I'd apply to HYSCCN and any of the other T14 you'd consider attending. The lack of work experience won't be prohibitive.
This. The ones that ordinarily care won't.

Re: 173 + 3.9 for

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 10:46 am
by buffalo_
BVest wrote:
brotherdarkness wrote:With your LSAT/GPA, I'd apply to HYSCCN and any of the other T14 you'd consider attending. The lack of work experience won't be prohibitive.
This. The ones that ordinarily care won't.
This.

But seriously you should retake because don't waste GPA and retake and get $$ and retake.


You have great numbers. You will have a shot at HYS, an excellent shot at $ at CCN, and almost certainly in with money to the rest of the T14. Decide where you want to work and what you want to do and choose from there.

KJD isn't great, but it isn't going to be a deal breaker for any of those schools with your numbers. If you did decide to get WE, your chances would get a modest bump, but there isn't much upward movement for you.

Re: 173 + 3.9 for

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 10:47 am
by buffalo_
Also, I saw that was only your third post. Just to be clear, you DO NOT need to retake.

Retaking is sort of a running joke on TLS.

Re: 173 + 3.9 for

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 12:06 pm
by TheSpanishMain
buffalo_ wrote: If you did decide to get WE, your chances would get a modest bump, but there isn't much upward movement for you.
I'd recommend getting work experience anyway. It's not going to matter much for admissions purposes, but assuming it's something interesting and worthwhile, it's a nice way to round out the resume for post-law school employment. A 3.9 coming out of an Ivy should have no trouble finding gainful employment for 2-3 years. No need to jump right back into academia when your LSAT is good for five years. Go work, have fun, see the world, and squirrel away money to keep your debt as low as possible during law school.

Re: 173 + 3.9 for

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 12:09 pm
by transferror
TheSpanishMain wrote:I'd recommend getting work experience anyway. It's not going to matter much for admissions purposes, but assuming it's something interesting and worthwhile, it's a nice way to round out the resume for post-law school employment. A 3.9 coming out of an Ivy should have no trouble finding gainful employment for 2-3 years. No need to jump right back into academia when your LSAT is good for five years. Go work, have fun, see the world, and squirrel away money to keep your debt as low as possible during law school.

Re: 173 + 3.9 for

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 3:58 pm
by McAvoy
transferror wrote:
TheSpanishMain wrote:I'd recommend getting work experience anyway. It's not going to matter much for admissions purposes, but assuming it's something interesting and worthwhile, it's a nice way to round out the resume for post-law school employment. A 3.9 coming out of an Ivy should have no trouble finding gainful employment for 2-3 years. No need to jump right back into academia when your LSAT is good for five years. Go work, have fun, see the world, and squirrel away money to keep your debt as low as possible during law school.

Re: 173 + 3.9 for

Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 1:14 am
by banjo
Will_McAvoy wrote:
transferror wrote:
TheSpanishMain wrote:I'd recommend getting work experience anyway. It's not going to matter much for admissions purposes, but assuming it's something interesting and worthwhile, it's a nice way to round out the resume for post-law school employment. A 3.9 coming out of an Ivy should have no trouble finding gainful employment for 2-3 years. No need to jump right back into academia when your LSAT is good for five years. Go work, have fun, see the world, and squirrel away money to keep your debt as low as possible during law school.

Re: 173 + 3.9 for

Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 10:37 am
by TheSpanishMain
As long as I'm opining here, get a job that requires a lot of international travel. Maybe one of the big consulting firms or something? You've basically got law school on lock, so go see the world on someone else's dime for a few years.