Should I apply ED? Forum

[fordcraw95]

I have a 3.91 undergrad GPA and a 168 LSAT. I'd like to get into a T13 and hopeful for a T10. Wondering if I should apply early decision to Penn/Columbia/NYU? Will it make a difference for me?

[The Lsat Airbender]

Copy-pasting my post from a similar thread:

You're barely a reverse splitter. If you were a 163/4.0, and somehow had no way of improving that 163, then it might make sense to take an ED gamble in order to get the outcome of sticker at a T14. But with 168/3.91 you can do a lot better than sticker at a T14.

[decimalsanddollars]

Also posting, as I did on another similar thread, to strongly suggest you not apply for binding early decision because you'd be leaving money on the table.

https://mylsn.info/mt89uq/

This myLSN output shows that you have a fighting chance at most of the t13, plus a very good chance at Cornell on down. You should blanket the t13 (maybe even t20) to increase your options/chances, not silo yourself for one specific school. Some users on this forum (BrainsyK comes to mind) have had success with ED at Columbia, but s/he was 170/3.7 iirc which is a different situation.

[The Lsat Airbender]

Also wanted to add that it makes no sense to care about the T13/T10 boundary here. Schools move up and down that rankings band all the time and they're all peers of each other. Anyone who would turn down a large scholarship at Cornell to attend UVA at full price (which you're implicitly willing to do if you ED with your numbers) is insane.

[fordcraw95]

Copy-pasting my post from a similar thread:

You're barely a reverse splitter. If you were a 163/4.0, and somehow had no way of improving that 163, then it might make sense to take an ED gamble in order to get the outcome of sticker at a T14. But with 168/3.91 you can do a lot better than sticker at a T14.

Thanks for this. Very helpful. Where can I find the other thread you referenced?

[decimalsanddollars]

Copy-pasting my post from a similar thread:

You're barely a reverse splitter. If you were a 163/4.0, and somehow had no way of improving that 163, then it might make sense to take an ED gamble in order to get the outcome of sticker at a T14. But with 168/3.91 you can do a lot better than sticker at a T14.

Thanks for this. Very helpful. Where can I find the other thread you referenced?

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