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NYU/Columbia/UPenn Chances
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 6:50 pm
by mac665
Hi all,
I'm 170/3.75. I'm also 26 and am Teach for America alum with 5 years in the classroom, a Masters degree and am currently an assistant principal at a competitive charter school.
What are my odds at NYU/Columbia/Penn? I know I'm about median for all on LSAT/GPA (except Penn's insane GPA medians) and am wondering if my work experience/resume can help. Apps went final about a week and a half ago.
Thanks guys!
Re: NYU/Columbia/UPenn Chances
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 7:04 pm
by Carter1901
mac665 wrote:Hi all,
I'm 170/3.75. I'm also 26 and am Teach for America alum with 5 years in the classroom, a Masters degree and am currently an assistant principal at a competitive charter school.
What are my odds at NYU/Columbia/Penn? I know I'm about median for all on LSAT/GPA (except Penn's insane GPA medians) and am wondering if my work experience/resume can help. Apps went final about a week and a half ago.
Thanks guys!
Caitlin
http://mylsn.info/r/pre-law/admissions/search/
Entirely anecdotal, but fwiw, I had essentially identical numbers, no TFA/Masters, and all three worked out. I applied earlier in the cycle (November), but my work experience was certainly less compelling than yours. I'm optimistic for you - you'll get at least one of the three, and likely have solid $$$ from Duke/Cornell/Michigan/Virginia, etc. Good luck.
Re: NYU/Columbia/UPenn Chances
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 7:29 pm
by 03152016
odds look pretty good!
work experience is alright but i don't think you'll over-perform your numbers by much if at all
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Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 7:31 pm
by schmelling
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Re: NYU/Columbia/UPenn Chances
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 7:45 pm
by Carter1901
schmelling wrote:Brut wrote:
odds look pretty good!
work experience is alright but i don't think you'll over-perform your numbers by much if at all
The YP at Penn on that chart is crazy
Yeah that's obscene. I'd forgotten about the Penn bloodbath on TLS last cycle; feel like they WL'd everyone in sight
Re: NYU/Columbia/UPenn Chances
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 7:54 pm
by MattM
Yes, Penn does have a high median GPA...but also a low 25% GPA (3.52)
You have a solid GPA for Penn.....they just YP a lot
Penn isn't Berkley, Stanford or Chicago when it comes to GPA
Re: NYU/Columbia/UPenn Chances
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 8:58 pm
by Mack.Hambleton
schmelling wrote:Brut wrote:
odds look pretty good!
work experience is alright but i don't think you'll over-perform your numbers by much if at all
The YP at Penn on that chart is crazy
How is that YP those are their medians
Re: NYU/Columbia/UPenn Chances
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 2:03 am
by jbagelboy
Mack.Hambleton wrote:schmelling wrote:Brut wrote:
odds look pretty good!
work experience is alright but i don't think you'll over-perform your numbers by much if at all
The YP at Penn on that chart is crazy
How is that YP those are their medians
b/c they are also NYU's medians.
Re: NYU/Columbia/UPenn Chances
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 2:04 am
by jbagelboy
my question: are you sure you want to leave your position in education? on track to become principal of a school sounds like a much sweeter gig than junior associate w/ a fuckton of debt.
Re: NYU/Columbia/UPenn Chances
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 2:38 am
by Mack.Hambleton
jbagelboy wrote:Mack.Hambleton wrote:schmelling wrote:Brut wrote:
odds look pretty good!
work experience is alright but i don't think you'll over-perform your numbers by much if at all
The YP at Penn on that chart is crazy
How is that YP those are their medians
b/c they are also NYU's medians.
NYU has a much bigger class and admits more ppl
Re: NYU/Columbia/UPenn Chances
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 5:08 pm
by stoopkid13
jbagelboy wrote:my question: are you sure you want to leave your position in education? on track to become principal of a school sounds like a much sweeter gig than junior associate w/ a fuckton of debt.
I feel like OP should be able to snag some $ at lower t14 with those numbers. I'm in TFA right now and from where I am I would say being a principal is probably worse than being a teacher. You don't deal as much with students and classroom management, but managing teachers, navigating all of your school districts policies/reporting, and dealing with parents isn't a load of fun either.
Re: NYU/Columbia/UPenn Chances
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 5:38 pm
by cc78
jbagelboy wrote:my question: are you sure you want to leave your position in education? on track to become principal of a school sounds like a much sweeter gig than junior associate w/ a fuckton of debt.
If you actually want to do the job well, being the principal of a school that serves an under-served population can be a pretty awful job...no debt, but lord the stuff you'll have to deal with...
Re: NYU/Columbia/UPenn Chances
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 7:02 am
by qwertyTLS
Mack.Hambleton wrote:How is that YP those are their medians
just because it's their medians doesn't mean it's not YP