LSAT 165 GPA 3.2 Forum

[asukajjang]

what are my chances?

Asian male with 5 yrs of work experience in business/legal operation in intellectual property field.
1 yr of internship at the UNITED NATIONS.
degree with MA in international studies,
speaking japanese, korean, and spanish(basic).

My dream schools are UCLA, USC, Fordham, GW, emory, BC
Any chance for NW?

Thanks in advance.

[Nova]

its very unlikely you will get into ucla/usc with those numbers

youre gonna need to at least hit their lsat median for a decent shot

[asukajjang]

its very unlikely you will get into ucla/usc with those numbers

youre gonna need to at least hit their lsat median for a decent shot

What about the other schools besides UCLA and USC?

[Ti Malice]

My dream schools are UCLA, USC, Fordham, GW, emory, BC
Any chance for NW?

Why are these your "dream schools"? It's kind of an odd list. They all place in entirely different regions. Some are stingy with scholarship money. None have particularly great placement, though UCLA and then USC are distinctly better than the rest. But none of them place well enough to come close to justifying the amount of debt you'd have to take on to attend them ($265-300K at the start of repayment).

You have zero chance at Northwestern as things now stand, as you're way below both medians. But with four to five more points on the LSAT, you would have a good shot. You'd also be in the running for full scholarship offers at some decent regionals that are particularly generous with splitters with even just another two or three points.

Point being that you should study up and then retake the LSAT. There's nothing else you can do that will come close to having the effect on your future options in the legal field that a better LSAT score will.

[asukajjang]

My dream schools are UCLA, USC, Fordham, GW, emory, BC
Any chance for NW?

Why are these your "dream schools"? It's kind of an odd list. They all place in entirely different regions. Some are stingy with scholarship money. None have particularly great placement, though UCLA and then USC are distinctly better than the rest. But none of them place well enough to come close to justifying the amount of debt you'd have to take on to attend them ($265-300K at the start of repayment).

You have zero chance at Northwestern as things now stand, as you're way below both medians. But with four to five more points on the LSAT, you would have a good shot. You'd also be in the running for full scholarship offers at some decent regionals that are particularly generous with splitters with even just another two or three points.

Point being that you should study up and then retake the LSAT. There's nothing else you can do that will come close to having the effect on your future options in the legal field that a better LSAT score will.

Thanks for the posting. The reason that I want to go USC or UCLA is that my dad went both schools and I want to follow his path.
Besides, I will be financially supported by my family so that I don't have problems with finance. However, if my LSAT score is not good as you think, I guess I have to retake the exam. By the way, I'm an international applicant so that my GPA came out with "above average"