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No, no. Usually when people call themselves a splitter, they are a splitter for a T-14 type school, meaning they have the GPA you have, but have a 170+ LSAT. You're quite correct that splitter life can be school specific and for a school like GW you are indeed a mild splitter.beforethelaw wrote:Ok thanks. I guess by splitter I meant that my gpa is close to or below 25% and my LSAT is close to or above 75% at a lot of T1 schools. If the word implies a steeper split then that, well I guess I was unaware.
I think I would be quite happy with 1/2 off at Emory, WUSTL.
You should plan to retake in June while seeing how this cycle goes as a backup. A 169 will get you some great options and more than half at Wustl (hint: you shouldn't settle for half at Wustl). Otherwise, check mylsn for chances......beforethelaw wrote:I might see how the cycle goes and then retake in June.
Would you say that 1/2 off at WUSTL or Emory could still result in some sort of life-crippling debt?lymenheimer wrote:You should plan to retake in June while seeing how this cycle goes as a backup. A 169 will get you some great options and more than half at Wustl (hint: you shouldn't settle for half at Wustl). Otherwise, check mylsn for chances......beforethelaw wrote:I might see how the cycle goes and then retake in June.
Nothing that extreme, but the fact that a retake will get you more than half, and the fact that i doubt youve maxed out your score cause me to say you should retake. if wustl is your goal and youd be happy with half off, it just follows (to me) that you would be ecstatic wth more than half off. (I have a similar gpa but a slightly higher lsat)beforethelaw wrote:Would you say that 1/2 off at WUSTL or Emory could still result in some sort of life-crippling debt?lymenheimer wrote:You should plan to retake in June while seeing how this cycle goes as a backup. A 169 will get you some great options and more than half at Wustl (hint: you shouldn't settle for half at Wustl). Otherwise, check mylsn for chances......beforethelaw wrote:I might see how the cycle goes and then retake in June.
10000% agree with this. If you look at Wustl's stats this year, they basically threw huge amounts of money at anyone above a 167, regardless of GPA. For example, I am an actually serious splittler (3.31/169), and WashU gave me 40k a year.lymenheimer wrote:You should plan to retake in June while seeing how this cycle goes as a backup. A 169 will get you some great options and more than half at Wustl (hint: you shouldn't settle for half at Wustl). Otherwise, check mylsn for chances......beforethelaw wrote:I might see how the cycle goes and then retake in June.
lymenheimer wrote:Nothing that extreme, but the fact that a retake will get you more than half, and the fact that i doubt youve maxed out your score cause me to say you should retake. if wustl is your goal and youd be happy with half off, it just follows (to me) that you would be ecstatic wth more than half off. (I have a similar gpa but a slightly higher lsat)beforethelaw wrote:Would you say that 1/2 off at WUSTL or Emory could still result in some sort of life-crippling debt?lymenheimer wrote:You should plan to retake in June while seeing how this cycle goes as a backup. A 169 will get you some great options and more than half at Wustl (hint: you shouldn't settle for half at Wustl). Otherwise, check mylsn for chances......beforethelaw wrote:I might see how the cycle goes and then retake in June.
PM the OP. Otherwise, it's unlikely he's going to see this.Long shot hero wrote:I literally have the same numbers as you. How did your cycle go/going? I also plan on doing the same plan of - seeing how cycle goes and retaking in June if I don't get the schools I want. Even though the idea of retaking is just..depressing.