3.8, 168 (165, 171)

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<p>GPA: 3.8 (waiting for Spring 08 study abroad grades to come in which should boost GPA to 3.84)
LSAT: 165 and 171 (168 average)</p>

<p>Major: Public Policy/Politics
Study Abroad: Dominican Republic</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: diversity admissions program committee, campus life and events sub-committee chair</p>

<p>Internships: 1.5 years with domestic violence organizations as a DV advocate as well as a legal advocate, business and international law solo practitioner intern, non-profit consulting agency in Santo Dominican, DR working on DR Small Business Strategic Plan 2008-2013 and policy analysis, legal aid in Los Angeles working as an advocate in health care law and workers' rights, cultural magazine </p>

<p>I know it's mostly speculation as the admissions game can be unpredictable, but what are my chances at the top 14, UCLA and USC? Thank you.</p>

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<p>With the exceptions of Harvard and Yale, I think you still have a good chance everywhere else.</p>

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<p>Stanford is a stretch too and you have just a slim chance at Columbia but yeah, you have a pretty good shot at everywhere else. I'm not sure what each schools procedure is with multiple LSAT scores, some will only look at the 171 while most will combine them, even so, HYS and Columbia would still be stretches with a 171.</p>

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<p>Just for more information, I am a Southeast Asian American female from a low-income background. I also attend a top liberal arts college in California.</p>

<p>Thanks to those that have replied so far.</p>

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<p>I think that if you apply to several (5-10?) of the schools you mentioned, and not just the top-ranked ones, you have a very good chance of getting in to one or more. But I wouldn't want to predict exactly which one(s). Your essay, recommendations, and how the admissions officer feels about your particular application are going to be the determining factors, because your numbers are definitely in the appropriate range.</p>

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<p>I thought most of the top 14 schools take the highest LSAT score, which should work out very favorably in your situation.</p>

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<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/law-school/522182-most-frequently-asked-questions-concerning-law-school-answered.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/law-school/522182-most-frequently-asked-questions-concerning-law-school-answered.html&lt;/a> That's the most detailed I've found regarding multiple LSAT's.</p>

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<p>I'm not sold on the optimism, actually. A 3.8/171 (which is basically what you are) is an excellent candidate, but ...</p>

<p>(looks up more data)</p>

<p>Nope, I take it back. Everybody else is right.</p>

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<p>Question, someone said with the exceptions of Harvard and Yale for the OP, isn't a 3.8/171 hovering right around the medians for both universities? (Perhaps a little lower than Yale's...) Wouldn't this person have a decent shot?</p>

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<p>Yale median is 3.89/173 Harvard is 3.88/173, she really doesn't have much of a shot. 0.09 on the GPA and 2 points on the LSAT are huger than you might expect.</p>