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3.2 GPA/167 LSAT
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 7:09 pm
by lexikh
I only took the LSAT once. 3.2 GPA, but my grade trend is much better (i had one really bad semester). I am not a minority. I am female and have a decent amount of extracurriculars, but nothing spectacular. I have had a job for my entire college career.
The school I want to get into the most is Notre Dame. I'm also considering applying to Vanderbilt, Iowa, Boston U, Minnesota, Arizona State, Wisconsin, & CU-Boulder. What do you think my chances are? Any advice welcome

thank you!!
Re: 3.2 GPA/167 LSAT
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 10:58 pm
by floatie
I had nearly identical stats last year. I was WL'ed at Vandy (didn't really follow through to get off the WL), was in at BU and Minnesota with $90K, and in at Wisconsin with $60k. Since you have an upward trend (I most certainly did not) you might fare better. Minnesota and BU both negotiate scholarships so don't hold back if/when the time comes.
Re: 3.2 GPA/167 LSAT
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 3:39 am
by lexikh
floatie wrote:I had nearly identical stats last year. I was WL'ed at Vandy (didn't really follow through to get off the WL), was in at BU and Minnesota with $90K, and in at Wisconsin with $60k. Since you have an upward trend (I most certainly did not) you might fare better. Minnesota and BU both negotiate scholarships so don't hold back if/when the time comes.
thank you so much! that's very helpful. I would love to get similar scholarships at those schools.
Re: 3.2 GPA/167 LSAT
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 12:01 pm
by albanach
lexikh wrote:I only took the LSAT once. 3.2 GPA, but my grade trend is much better (i had one really bad semester). I am not a minority. I am female and have a decent amount of extracurriculars, but nothing spectacular. I have had a job for my entire college career.
The school I want to get into the most is Notre Dame. I'm also considering applying to Vanderbilt, Iowa, Boston U, Minnesota, Arizona State, Wisconsin, & CU-Boulder. What do you think my chances are? Any advice welcome

thank you!!
You have a 167 at your first attempt on the LSAT? Three or four more points and you're looking at a T-13 school with some amount of scholarship and significantly improved employment prospects. You're a splitter, your focus should be on an incremental boost to your LSAT score.