Chances of Getting into Columbia Law

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<p>Ok, so I've been having OCD about law school lately and have a million questions to ask. </p>

<p>I am a sophomore at the College of Charleston, a relatively smaller school with a good reputation in the area. I was wondering if it matters at all what school you go to as an undergrad? Ultimately, I want to get into any of the top ten ivy leagues, but Columbia is my main goal. I want to do everything possible to get in and if that means I must transfer to a different undergrad, I will, since my school isn't really well-known.</p>

<p>I anticipate that my GPA will end up being 3.7-3.8, and I'm sure my LSATs will be good since I am studying my life away until I take them. I know that my GPA and LSATs must be high in order to have any chance of getting in, but what would be the minimum GPA I could get?</p>

<p>Also, should I look into interning for local law firms? I've searched their website but haven't found any advice on this. </p>

<p>I am also a Native American, which effect that will have I am not sure of, but hopefully it means more scholarships. </p>

<p>Any information to any of my questions would be highly appreciated. Thanks.</p>

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<p>Go here: [LSN</a> :: Columbia University - Admissions Graph](<a href=“http://columbia.lawschoolnumbers.com/stats/0809/]LSN”>http://columbia.lawschoolnumbers.com/stats/0809/)</p>

<p>and here: <a href=“http://www.lawschoolpredictor.com/wp-content/uploads/Law-School-Predictor-Full-Time-Programs.htm[/url]”>http://www.lawschoolpredictor.com/wp-content/uploads/Law-School-Predictor-Full-Time-Programs.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>This is pretty f’ing pathetic. It’s one thing if you’re 14 and posted this, but if you’re a soph in college, “the top ten ivy leagues” shouldn’t be uttered from your mouth.</p>

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<p>LOL— this sort of poor reasoning will kill you on the LSAT.</p>

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<p>Columbia2002, ashleydavis meant any ivies ranked in the top 10 among law schools. He/she did not mean the top 10 ivies out of XX ivies. So calm down.</p>

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<p>Either way, it’s ■■■■■■■■. Nobody would go to Cornell or Penn for law school over Stanford.</p>

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<p>Please get off your high horse. This is a discussion board. If you’re not going to help I don’t know why you bothered to say anything.</p>

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<p>Once again, you demonstrate poor reasoning in falsely assuming that I’m not being helpful.</p>

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<p>I’m 15 and I cringed at that.</p>

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<p>ashleydavis, I suggest you take a look at the law school forum.</p>

<p>But basically getting into law school is mostly a numbers game. (Except for maybe Yale and Stanford) 180 and 4.0 will get you in everywhere except for possibly YLS and SLS. (Can ask many people at toplawschools)</p>

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<p>Thanks for your help, Cali 101. I’ll look around in the law forums. The websites you gave me were also very helpful.</p>

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<p>^^^^ My cousin, went to a small undergrad school, that no one outside of her state had heard of. She scored a 170+ on her lsats, and had a 3.9+ gpa, and she is graduating from Columbia Law this year.</p>

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<p>3.82, 175.</p>

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<p>colleges00701. were you referring to me with that post?</p>

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<p>I agree. It’s childish to just go for Ivy when there are several schools that offer better programs than some of the ivies.</p>

<p>Lets just clarify for the board, there are only 8… not 10… just 8.
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-no-no</p>

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<p>no I was referring to the op…</p>