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LOW GPA in SOFT major: say bye bye to LS?
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:28 AM Author: dark casino maybe i could get a masters in communications studies? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496596) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:30 AM Author: mind-boggling library How low of a GPA, and what's your LSAT like? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496618) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:30 AM Author: flirting jap coldplay fan Define low. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496625) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:34 AM Author: dark casino just about a 3.3 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496648) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:34 AM Author: lime razzmatazz nibblets indian lodge Score over 175 and you'll be fine. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496657) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:35 AM Author: dark casino what if i go low on lsat? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496661) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:36 AM Author: lime razzmatazz nibblets indian lodge Then study and retake. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496672) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:36 AM Author: flirting jap coldplay fan What sort of school do you want to go to? It's low for, like, Harvard. But it's not terrible. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496671) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:41 AM Author: dark casino top 14 i had hoped but thats looking dismal. maybe top 20. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496709) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:43 AM Author: Ebony odious rigor Score a 170 and shouldn't be hard at all. A 3.3 is not bad. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496745) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:44 AM Author: dark casino ok i hope 170 is as easy as coasting to 3.3 was. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496757) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:45 AM Author: Ebony odious rigor Just take a good course of the Logic Games bible and you should be fine. Are you good at standardized tests generally? What was your SAT? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496771) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:48 AM Author: dark casino 1320 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496798) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:51 AM Author: Ebony odious rigor Hmm. Well then you definitely need to work your butt on the LSAT practices. Just do as many problem sets as you can get your hands on. Save the later year's tests for the end as there are only so many of them out. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496825) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:52 AM Author: dark casino ok ill browse the board ive seen good lsat advice here before. thanks (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496837) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:58 AM Author: Ebony odious rigor The best advice I can give is to take a good course such as powerscore or testmasters. I didn't find the lessons themselves that helpful but all of the material and the fact that it makes you study on a regular schedule really helped motivate me as I'm a lazy fuck and need all the motivation I can get. It helped me go from a 158 to 169 on my second try.
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Date: April 6th, 2005 5:21 AM Author: dark casino you got solid ECs that make your gpa much more acceptable. just wondering how much you spent on apps?...it did pay off though. gulc is a good choice. congrats. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2497786) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:46 AM Author: flirting jap coldplay fan Hard to tell w/o an LSAT score. A 3.3 definitely doesn't preclude anything. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496779) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:50 AM Author: mind-boggling library That's not so bad. If you get a 170+ on the LSAT, the top 14 is within reach. If you do well but not quite that well, you could get into a lot of semi-national Tier 1 schools.
Where do you want to work? |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:32 AM Author: lime razzmatazz nibblets indian lodge I don't think they really care about major at all. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496635) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:34 AM Author: dark casino not at all? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496656) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:35 AM Author: lime razzmatazz nibblets indian lodge Maybe in the end, it might count as ~1 point on the LSAT, but I doubt it's anything more substantial than that. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496667) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:35 AM Author: Lascivious Shitlib nope (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496668) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:36 AM Author: Exciting Snowy Fortuitous Meteor Internal Respiration you might get a tiny bump if you're an engineer. other than that, not at all. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496670) |
Date: April 6th, 2005 1:35 AM Author: dashing nubile school cafeteria karate not at all. just study your ass off for the lsat. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496666) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:36 AM Author: diverse rigpig center with a 170 you are good at the t14 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496675) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:37 AM Author: Exciting Snowy Fortuitous Meteor Internal Respiration 3.4 177 got me into CLS, but that was a few years ago. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496682) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:38 AM Author: diverse rigpig center a lot of 3.2 170s get into t14s. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496691) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:40 AM Author: lime razzmatazz nibblets indian lodge 170 doesn't seem to have the same magic nowadays-- the threshhold is a bit higher now, 172 or so. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496702) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 2:04 AM Author: diverse rigpig center last yr it was fine (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496926) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:38 AM Author: multi-colored menage crotch A 3.3 is low? ...I really should have gone to class in undergrad. I kind of like having the lowest undergrad gpa in my law school though. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496688) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:46 AM Author: laughsome yapping field Yea i think i may just join you in that boat. I really hope i get into NWU, just to be THAT kid. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496773) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:46 AM Author: lime razzmatazz nibblets indian lodge this app cycle is shaping up to be pretty bleak for splitters (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496781) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:48 AM Author: dark casino splitter being high-low gpa/lsat or vice versa? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496793) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:49 AM Author: lime razzmatazz nibblets indian lodge AFAIK all app-cycles are harsh on high GPA/low LSAT splitters.
this time around it seems to be a little tougher than usual with a high LSAT / low GPA. |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:50 AM Author: dark casino how harsh we talking? 170 3.3 considered a splitter? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496813) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:52 AM Author: lime razzmatazz nibblets indian lodge If you look on LSN (http://www.lawschoolnumbers.com) you can get a general sense of what's going on.
170/3.3 is generally considered a splitter-- traditionally this would get you into at least one of the T14, but my experience (in applying late) is that you will get on a lot of waitlists and holds. |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:49 AM Author: laughsome yapping field no shit-- 2.93/173 rejected from GULC, GW and DUKE. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496808) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:50 AM Author: lime razzmatazz nibblets indian lodge damn, that's rough :(
i've been experiencing a bit of turbulence myself |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:52 AM Author: laughsome yapping field yea in addition to waitlists at W&M and PWL at BC. got placed on hold at MD. only good school i got into so far is Wisc.
I thought a 173 ment something more.
Praying NWU lets me in. |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:54 AM Author: lime razzmatazz nibblets indian lodge If you have good WE you should be in at NU.
At first I thought that it was a gimmick, but since NU takes the higher LSAT, they would treat my numbers as _______ with little/no WE. Result: waitlist. |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:56 AM Author: laughsome yapping field 50 hours a week during school working as an editor for a prestigous independent paper. hoping they count that.
otherwise i know i'm screwed.
congrats on the retake lsat. did you interview? |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:58 AM Author: lime razzmatazz nibblets indian lodge Yea, I interviewed. It was nice but a bit weird since I showed up in sandals and a t-shirt while the other interviewees were meandering about in suits and ties.
I've seen a few other high LSAT / sub 3.0 applicants get into NU, so it shouldn't be impossible. 50 hours per week is a lot, hopefully they do something with that. |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 2:01 AM Author: Ebony odious rigor Jesus Christ. T-Shirt and sandals? What did you think you were interviewing for McD's? No wonder you were waitlisted. They want professionals. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496894) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 2:03 AM Author: lime razzmatazz nibblets indian lodge Actually the interviewer was in a t-shirt and sandals too, so YMMV. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496914) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 2:07 AM Author: Ebony odious rigor Weird, so I assume it wasn't an admissions officer. Even then you didn't know in advance they would be like that. There's a reason for the expression "dress to impress." (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496938) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 2:10 AM Author: lime razzmatazz nibblets indian lodge No, it was a student. And "dress to impress" cuts both ways.
I talked with the student for over an hour. I liked him (the student) and the school, but really I just wanted an excuse to go visit Chicago. |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:52 AM Author: dark casino ouch (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496830) |
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Date: April 6th, 2005 10:26 PM Author: Walnut titillating mad cow disease Actually if you look at LSN, I think it is soemwhat better then last year. I saw a couple of people with 3.1 g.p.a's but 177 LSAT's get into CCN and other top 14 schools. Although these few examples do not disprove what you are saying, I remember seeing many low g..a/high LSAT eople getting into at least 1 top 14 if not more. In any event, I think you would agree with me as most people on this board would that it is ALWAYS better to have a low g.p.a/high LSAT split then vice versa, no? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2503396) |