Can my friend get into Havard or Columbia law school?

Graduate School Law School
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<p>My friend stats:</p>

<p>UCLA-3.5
LSAT-175</p>

<p>Catholic school Math teacher (1 year after graduation)
-catholic school teachers have bachelors degree </p>

<p>SAT prep tutor for inner city children
Red Cross volunteer
A lot of community services at Uganda</p>

<p>Language- Swahili and English</p>

<p>Major- Math </p>

<p>She is from Uganda but lived in Sudan for a while until she was 10 then she came to America with her family</p>

<p>This is all I know I about her, sorry :( I hope this is enough</p>

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<p>Her LSAT is very strong, but the GPA is low for both schools. However, her URM status should help a bit. I would be surprised if she didn’t get into Columbia. Her chances at Harvard would probably be a bit more of a stretch, but not outside the realm of possibility.</p>

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<p>if she doesn’t declare herself as URM on app:</p>

<p>In at Columbia, Out at H</p>

<p>If she does:</p>

<p>In at Columbia ($$$), In at H</p>

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<p>I suggested go to berkeley, she had perfect grades. Would she be better off there?</p>

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<p>columbia- yes.
Harvard- maybe not. </p>

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<p>It’s incredible how different this part of the forum than the others.. here with GPA and LSAT you guys can confidently predict one’s chances.</p>

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<p>Your friend would actually probably not get into Berkeley. While C and H are better schools, Berkeley has a higher emphasis on GPA. 3.5 probably wouldn’t cut it.</p>

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<p>YOU,
that’s because law school admissions is really a lot about numbers.
If in doubt, read the 6 page interview of the Dean of Cornell Law School from the book, “Law School Confidential.”</p>

<p>girl_ski,
I think your friend’s application will be a no from H, a 50/50 from C.</p>

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<p>Berkeley- most likely rejected due to low GPA.
Columbia - 50/50 - in with a really good essay.
Havard - reject - GPA is way too low.</p>

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<p>I’d be stunned if she didn’t get into Columbia, and a little surprised if she didn’t get into Harvard with her background.</p>

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<p>I think a lot of you are neglecting her URM status. She’s a lock at Columbia.</p>

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<p>is Columbia really that gracious to URMs?</p>

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<p>Are they really that gracious to Africans (considering they are especially overrepresented when compared to “other” URMs-blacks, in particular)?</p>

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<p>Columbia rejects virtually no one with a 175 or higher, URM or not.</p>

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<p>I think she has a decent chance at Harvard…</p>

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<p>Even without the URM, I would say she’s in at Columbia. The 175 is over their 75th percentile. Harvard is a stretch with the GPA, but with URM status it’s definitely possible and worth the shot.</p>