Applying to Law School and an extra semester

<p>Good site Drab, I went over the numbers and my numbers are just on the edge of acceptance, nobody I saw with my gpa had a high lsat that had gotten in.</p>

<p>It seems harvard had already accepted the early admits and all the ones with my good lsat but really just bare minimum gpa was "pending" and they'll flesh out the class once it fills up. </p>

<p>So actually a 3.6 and 178 is somewhat iffy for harvard and probably a safe bet at Columbia from what it seems.</p>

<p>If so, I may indeed go and take another semester here for easy classes (after getting in-state tuition) to show that both I had matured and to push my index over the edge for those top schools. </p>

<p>Whew, study for your LSAT's kids, and don't take any classes that can give you a C.</p>

<p>EDIT: This link was especially useful:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.chiashu.com/lsat.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.chiashu.com/lsat.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>It almost paralleled what the real info was giving me.</p>

<p>Apparently I'm a little over half for harvard and sunk at Stanford, Yale, and UC Berkeley (not that I would want to continue going here). A 3.65 improves my odds slightly. If anyone else has gpa/lsat questions, Drab's site is a good one to consult.</p>

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UC Berkeley (not that I would want to continue going here)

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<p>Ouch. Anyway, I bet most professional school students live different lives than the undergraduate bodies of schools, just as undergrads and grads do live somewhat different lives. Whatever you would prefer, though. Also, I don't claim introduction of the site, but I forget who did originally; they deserve the credit. The site is a good general indication, although I think another great source you should compare sites like that to are the numbers from your particular school.</p>

<p>3.6 GPA from Berkeley means something. And your LSAT is obviously stellar. Schools like Harvard, Yale and Stanford are probably a little out of reach, but worth applying to anyway. Columbia would also be a slight reach. However, Duke is definitely a match, if not even a safe match for you. Michigan and Georgetown are also a good match for you.</p>

<p>A 3.6/178 is not a "reach" at Columbia. I mean, give me a break.</p>

<p>Liberal...just how long did you study for your LSATs?</p>

<p>Not sure. I did a practice test every nwo and then (maybe once every 2 weeks) to incrementally build my confidence and increase my ease with the test. THen right before the LSAT, I pretty much did a bunch of practices to really get my time down.</p>

<p>I made 178's before when I first started out so I don't think I learned anything. It was jsut about narrowing my range down (so I didn't make sloppy mistakes for the 160 score). Its a pretty intuitive test.</p>

<p>I think reading a lot and ignoring the way most people argue on the internet will help a lot (lets face it, people on the internet are retards who argue picayune things combined with ad hominem attacks).</p>