Veteran Splitter Forum
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Veteran Splitter
Hello folks - Just curious about - you guessed it - what my chances are?
LSAC calculated gpa is 3.39
LSAT Score of 167
I have a very strong upward curve from my early years of college (2.4) to my later years of college (3.9)
I am also nine year army vet.
I've applied so far to UGA, Emory, Georgetown, Duke, NYU
I plan on applying to UVA, Northwestern and, just for the hell of it, Yale, though I certainly don't have any unrealistic expectations there.
mylsn suggests that I'll get in at UGA and Emory without issues, and a decent chance at georgetown. I'm wondering, though, if my military experience and/or strong upward GPA trend will give me better than "decent" chances at georgetown or any chance at all at higher ranked schools.
LSAC calculated gpa is 3.39
LSAT Score of 167
I have a very strong upward curve from my early years of college (2.4) to my later years of college (3.9)
I am also nine year army vet.
I've applied so far to UGA, Emory, Georgetown, Duke, NYU
I plan on applying to UVA, Northwestern and, just for the hell of it, Yale, though I certainly don't have any unrealistic expectations there.
mylsn suggests that I'll get in at UGA and Emory without issues, and a decent chance at georgetown. I'm wondering, though, if my military experience and/or strong upward GPA trend will give me better than "decent" chances at georgetown or any chance at all at higher ranked schools.
- sodomojo
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Re: Veteran Splitter
You should be able to get one of the lower T14s.
If you can get that LSAT up a few points, that'd be great though.
If you can get that LSAT up a few points, that'd be great though.
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Re: Veteran Splitter
That'd mean delaying my app for another year. If this cycle doesn't pan out favorably, I'll be doing that, but I think Emory will likely offer me decent $$$, and since I live in the ATL area anyway, I'll just end up going there if I don't get in (or enough $) elsewhere.
- Tiago Splitter
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Re: Veteran Splitter
No GI Bill?
Being a veteran is a solid soft but you usually need to hit at least one median. That puts a couple of T-14's in play, but likely at full price if you don't retake or have veterans benefits.
Being a veteran is a solid soft but you usually need to hit at least one median. That puts a couple of T-14's in play, but likely at full price if you don't retake or have veterans benefits.
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Re: Veteran Splitter
Used GI bill on undergrad. Thanks for the feedback.Tiago Splitter wrote:No GI Bill?
Being a veteran is a solid soft but you usually need to hit at least one median. That puts a couple of T-14's in play, but likely at full price if you don't retake or have veterans benefits.
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- Clearly
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Re: Veteran Splitter
I'd blanket 6-15asap. There's no reason to apply to nyu but not Penn, or uva but not duke etc.
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Re: Veteran Splitter
I'd suggest adding Stanford and Berkeley to your list. I know a non-URM vet with a 3.5/161 who got into both, and I've seen many profiles of vets on lawschoolnumbers.com that exceeded expectations at those schools. The black box admissions schools tend to be the few where a hail mary app from a vet has a chance.
- Lexaholik
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Re: Veteran Splitter
What are your career goals? If you want to end up in ATL, going to Emory with massive $$$ is far better than going to say, Cornell or Northwestern with no $. If your goals are Biglaw or bust then you should wait a year, re-take the LSAT and improve your score, and re-apply.njkga wrote:That'd mean delaying my app for another year. If this cycle doesn't pan out favorably, I'll be doing that, but I think Emory will likely offer me decent $$$, and since I live in the ATL area anyway, I'll just end up going there if I don't get in (or enough $) elsewhere.
- Billy Madison
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Re: Veteran Splitter
Is this 1 median thing a thing? I know you said at least, but you think a vet hitting just one still has a decent shot?Tiago Splitter wrote:No GI Bill?
Being a veteran is a solid soft but you usually need to hit at least one median. That puts a couple of T-14's in play, but likely at full price if you don't retake or have veterans benefits.
- Tiago Splitter
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Re: Veteran Splitter
Even non-vets just need to hit one. Most people at a school will be at/above one and below the other.Billy Madison wrote:Is this 1 median thing a thing? I know you said at least, but you think a vet hitting just one still has a decent shot?Tiago Splitter wrote:No GI Bill?
Being a veteran is a solid soft but you usually need to hit at least one median. That puts a couple of T-14's in play, but likely at full price if you don't retake or have veterans benefits.