ED to UVA Forum

[MJK1996]

Hi everyone, I am pretty set on applying early decision to UVA and just want to hear what a couple people think of my chances. I have a 3.95 GPA and a 168 LSAT (second try, first time I got a 165). I also worked for two years at a law firm. I have heard that EDing to UVA helps especially with being a reverse splitter (I know I am not completely one but even still). Thanks so much and let me know!

[Wubbles]

Don't.

[VirginiaFan]

If you don't retake the LSAT, you'll regret it. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon-- and for the rest of your life.


If you got a 173, you'd be a lock for the Dillard scholarship (full tuition). That means that even if it took you 2 months for every point you improved, you'd still be making above 10,000 a month in scholarship money-- FOR STUDYING!

[TFALAWL]

OMG I see myself from fall of 2012 -- I had a 4.05, 167, got 60k (which was almost a half ride back then). I did alright (3.5ish), have okay debt, worked two years at a big firm + clerkship -- all things considered, I turned out fine.

BUT, not a day goes by where I don't ask what would have happened if I had retaken and gotten a 172+ -- in law school it was all about ("I could've gone to HLS"). These days, I groan and think about it on the 15th of each month when I pay my loan servicer.

DEBT sucks. It's no fun having a lower net worth than your friends with BA's who've dicked around for 5 years. If anything, keep retaking until you get that 173 even if it means waiting tables at a pizza shop for a year -- you're young so you'll have fun anyways.

Law school can wait. RETAKE.

[TFALAWL]

And since we're talking scholarships. RUBY. It's the best outcome, and it's not impossible for you ... i'd salivate over it.

[UVA2B]

You're not even a good candidate for ED UVA, because you're probably an RD admit with some scholarship. Don't do it.