3.5 GPA / 180 LSAT, Non-URM Forum

Herostratus · Post by **Herostratus** » Thu Mar 24, 2016 11:14 pm

My freshman year first semester I bombed a class and had a GPA of 2.8. Since then my GPA has been going up solidly each semester, and I've been getting 3.8s in recent semesters. My overall GPA though is still only 3.5. If I take two years off for some WE, do I have any chance at HYS?

fliptrip · Post by **fliptrip** » Thu Mar 24, 2016 11:33 pm

I think you'd have a shot at Harvard.

Stanford and Yale are going to be lonnnnnnnnnng shots, but hey, you miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

teleste · Post by **teleste** » Thu Mar 24, 2016 11:33 pm

Retake.

GMasters5 · Post by **GMasters5** » Thu Mar 24, 2016 11:35 pm

Yes. Also, your 2 year gap would be sufficient but not necessary for admission.

Edit: My advice is for H. Idk about YS

Herostratus · Post by **Herostratus** » Thu Mar 24, 2016 11:40 pm

GMasters5 wrote:Yes. Also, your 2 year gap would be sufficient but not necessary for admission.

Edit: My advice is for H. Idk about YS

Yeah I was thinking about applying this cycle and seeing what happens. If I do I'll come back and update for any other super splitters out there.

QuentonCassidy · Post by **QuentonCassidy** » Thu Mar 24, 2016 11:57 pm

For the record there was someone last cycle who got H with your exact same numbers. You can check the class of '18 applicant thread if you want to check. Definitely apply widely

Tls2016 · Post by **Tls2016** » Fri Mar 25, 2016 12:18 am

Do you have a good life story for not doing well the first couple of semesters? Could help you. What kind of work experience are you considering?
Congrats on your score.

woodchuck78 · Post by **woodchuck78** » Fri Mar 25, 2016 12:25 am

teleste wrote:Retake.

Probably the best one-worded piece of advice given on TLS

CicBob17 · Post by **CicBob17** » Fri Mar 25, 2016 1:19 am

teleste wrote:Retake.

TCR.

J. Unfriendly · Post by **J. Unfriendly** » Fri Mar 25, 2016 1:38 am

Are you still in undergrad? If so, there is still time to get that gpa up...

Herostratus · Post by **Herostratus** » Fri Mar 25, 2016 2:07 pm

Tls2016 wrote:Do you have a good life story for not doing well the first couple of semesters? Could help you. What kind of work experience are you considering?
Congrats on your score.

Yeah I've got some verifiable reasons for why my GPA started out low and has gone way up since then, so I'm hoping they'll weight my GPA in later semesters more heavily. I'm looking at some legal assistant positions, but it could also end up being in fundraising. Will that make a big difference?

fliptrip · Post by **fliptrip** » Fri Mar 25, 2016 2:09 pm

Herostratus wrote:
Tls2016 wrote:Do you have a good life story for not doing well the first couple of semesters? Could help you. What kind of work experience are you considering?
Congrats on your score.
Yeah I've got some verifiable reasons for why my GPA started out low and has gone way up since then, so I'm hoping they'll weight my GPA in later semesters more heavily. I'm looking at some legal assistant positions, but it could also end up being in fundraising. Will that make a big difference?

I highly doubt it. You'll learn things in either job.

PrayFor170 · Post by **PrayFor170** » Sun Mar 27, 2016 2:49 pm

teleste wrote:Retake.

Retake a 180? Are you kidding me lol

Personally I know someone who've bombed everything in the first semester of freshman year (several Bs) but end up in YLS. She switched major after first semester and got straight As.

mathis1490 · Post by **mathis1490** » Sun Mar 27, 2016 2:50 pm

teleste wrote:Retake.

+180

kfb2112 · Post by **kfb2112** » Sun Mar 27, 2016 3:01 pm

I had a 3.47 180. Shoot me a PM.

Iam3hunna · Post by **Iam3hunna** » Thu Apr 07, 2016 6:31 pm

Retake and then ED to UVA.

FloridaCoastalorbust · Post by **FloridaCoastalorbust** » Thu Apr 07, 2016 6:33 pm

a chance, yea definitely.

somethingElse · Post by **somethingElse** » Thu Apr 07, 2016 6:35 pm

Well the only thing better than a 180 is TWO 180s...You could legit be the first person ever to have two 180s, so I say retake.

Clyde Frog · Post by **Clyde Frog** » Thu Apr 07, 2016 9:52 pm

somethingelse55 wrote:Well the only thing better than a 180 is TWO 180s...You could legit be the first person ever to have two 180s, so I say retake.

Robin Singh has twelve perfect scores and Dave Hall has three.

somethingElse · Post by **somethingElse** » Thu Apr 07, 2016 9:56 pm

Clyde Frog wrote:
somethingelse55 wrote:Well the only thing better than a 180 is TWO 180s...You could legit be the first person ever to have two 180s, so I say retake.
Robin Singh has twelve perfect scores and Dave Hall has three.

But does anyone have two?

Clyde Frog · Post by **Clyde Frog** » Thu Apr 07, 2016 9:58 pm

somethingelse55 wrote:
Clyde Frog wrote:
somethingelse55 wrote:Well the only thing better than a 180 is TWO 180s...You could legit be the first person ever to have two 180s, so I say retake.
Robin Singh has twelve perfect scores and Dave Hall has three.
But does anyone have two?

good call

jnwa · Post by **jnwa** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 12:13 am

Iam3hunna wrote:Retake and then ED to UVA.

Northwestern

Iam3hunna · Post by **Iam3hunna** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 12:56 am

jnwa wrote:
Iam3hunna wrote:Retake and then ED to UVA.
Northwestern

+180

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