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178/Above average (international)

Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 6:23 am
by CharlesS
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Re: 178/Above average (international)

Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 9:17 am
by mvp99
Retake for 180.

Re: 178/Above average (international)

Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 1:33 pm
by twenty
Would you go if you got in? Then apply.

Re: 178/Above average (international)

Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 9:32 pm
by CharlesS
twenty wrote:Would you go if you got in? Then apply.
Yeah. Of course I would go if any one of HYS wanted me.

Thanks!

Re: 178/Above average (international)

Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 7:39 am
by purinpurin710
With your LSAT, I'd say Above Average should be perfectly fine for at least HLS. I personally know several ppl with 175+ LSAT and Above Average that made it to HLS.

Don't write sth silly on your app and you should be able to get at least one of HYS.

Re: 178/Above average (international)

Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 8:50 am
by thetravelinglawyer
The fact that you've been working as a lawyer already for four years is a pretty impressive soft, and the LSAT score is phenomenal. I don't think the AA rating is as bad as you think (and you can always add an addendum giving further context for your grades if you think it's necessary). It's not a waste of a $60 application fee to apply, you've got a reasonable chance, especially if you can kill it on the essay. Unless you're a terrible writer, I'd be shocked if you didn't get in to at least one of HYS.

Re: 178/Above average (international)

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 2:53 am
by Jrr13
Apply to all of them. You are above all of their medians and have nothing to lose. Write good essays that are proofread by a few people and make sure you explain everything about your career in an addendum if you think it will help

Re: 178/Above average (international)

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 5:36 am
by CharlesS
purinpurin710 wrote:With your LSAT, I'd say Above Average should be perfectly fine for at least HLS. I personally know several ppl with 175+ LSAT and Above Average that made it to HLS.

Don't write sth silly on your app and you should be able to get at least one of HYS.
Thanks! I hope I did not write anything silly :D

Re: 178/Above average (international)

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 5:39 am
by CharlesS
thetravelinglawyer wrote:The fact that you've been working as a lawyer already for four years is a pretty impressive soft, and the LSAT score is phenomenal. I don't think the AA rating is as bad as you think (and you can always add an addendum giving further context for your grades if you think it's necessary). It's not a waste of a $60 application fee to apply, you've got a reasonable chance, especially if you can kill it on the essay. Unless you're a terrible writer, I'd be shocked if you didn't get in to at least one of HYS.
The application fee for Stanford was $100--I did not have a fee waiver. It was more expensive than any other school I applied to, but encouraged by your replies, I applied anyway.
Thanks for your kind reply. It helps a lot.

Re: 178/Above average (international)

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 5:40 am
by CharlesS
Jrr13 wrote:Apply to all of them. You are above all of their medians and have nothing to lose. Write good essays that are proofread by a few people and make sure you explain everything about your career in an addendum if you think it will help
Thanks! I already talked about my career (one important case I did) in the PS, so I will not submit an addendum.