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Should I apply ED?
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 4:04 pm
by 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?
Re: Should I apply ED?
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 4:13 pm
by 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.
Re: Should I apply ED?
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 4:25 pm
by 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.
Re: Should I apply ED?
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 4:45 pm
by 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.
Re: Should I apply ED?
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 9:54 pm
by fordcraw95
The Lsat Airbender wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2020 4:13 pm
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?
Re: Should I apply ED?
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 10:02 am
by decimalsanddollars
fordcraw95 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2020 9:54 pm
The Lsat Airbender wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2020 4:13 pm
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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