Chances at Harvard/Yale/Stanford

Graduate School Law School
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<p>Currently at a top non-ivy undergrad (think northwestern, duke, etc.).</p>

<p>GPA: 3.75/4.33 (Econ major, math and psych minor)
LSAT: 177</p>

<p>Not sure what else is really relevant. I have executive positions in 2 clubs. I have two internships but they have both been in the finance industry. I have done research on microfinance and economic development in emerging economies with Duke faculty. </p>

<p>I think it is BS if my GPA will hurt my chances. I think it is fair to say that no matter what university you go to a econ major/math minor will be considerably more difficult than polisci or some humanities major. hopefully my LSAT will make up for it. I also have pretty good scores on GRE math.</p>

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<p>Decent shot at HLS, probably out at YLS. SLS is a black box. In prior years, 3.8 always seemed to be a hard GPA line for HLS, but they also seemed willing to dip a little below for a great LSAT score.</p>

<p>The GRE is irrelevant</p>

<p>Also, pretty pointless to try to conceal your school when you indicate later your post that you did research with Duke faculty…</p>

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<p>Wasnt exactly trying to conceal it</p>

<p>Are u sure the GRE score wont help at all? My academic adviser gave me the impression that the math minor/GRE score would make me a unique applicant. Math is after all the purest form of logic and i plan on relating that to law.</p>

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<p>Not really sure, then, what the purpose of your initial statement was. I think everyone here has some idea of Duke’s caliber.</p>

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<p>Your academic advisor was wrong. </p>

<p>Math minor is certainly a small positive factor. But doing well on an exam that law schools don’t require is completely irrelevant.</p>

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<p>transferr, are you guessing on your gpa / lsat? Or are these real numbers? How many years does the gpa cover?</p>

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<p>Hmmm I’m a little skeptical here…I go to Duke, too, and you can’t get a 4.33 here. The highest possible GPA is 4.0. As and A+s are worth the same…not sure if I believe this guy.</p>

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<p>Technically, if A+s are noted as A+s on a Duke transcript, they are awarded as 4.33 on the LSDAS report, and the LSDAS GPA is out of 4.33.</p>

<p>So I guess there’s a hint of truth to the whole thing, depending on what GPA he’s reporting. If he’s a transfer, it probably is the LSDAS GPA, since that is the GPA that matters for law school admissions (not merely the GPA of one’s degree granting institution).</p>

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<p>According to OP’s previous post he is a sophomore (or atleast he was a rising sophomore this past summer) and should now be completing his 3 term semester of school. At this time, it is a little to soon to speculate how the other 5 terms ahead of him are going to turn out.</p>

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<p>transfer, congrats. Do you mind telling us how you got that lsat score; what strategies did you use; did you take a prep course (which one if so); how did you normally prepare, et cetera. Thank you.</p>