<p>I haven't been checking up on the state of law school admissions for a while. Help me see where I'm at?</p>
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<li>UCLA - Current Senior</li>
<li>3.79 GPA (Applying after this full year, hopefully 3.8 by then)</li>
<li>Mass Comm Major / Poli Sci Minor</li>
<li>Volunteered last 3 years teaching kids how to play drums at different high school, leading one to a top 5 finish at World Championships</li>
<li>Will take 2 - 3 internships / assistant positions before applying</li>
<li>LSAT practice range: 172 - 177</li>
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<p>And before you bash my major, it's one of the most competitive programs at UCLA. </p>
<p>Thanks! :)</p>
<p>A 3.79 in a major which people will think is weak – whether or not it actually is – with a 172 is still on pretty solid footing. Lower half of the T14 should all be in play.</p>
<p>With that said, doing chances based on “practice” LSAT scores really is not a useful endeavor.</p>
<p>A 3.79 GPA isn’t bad at all, and if you manage to score a 175 or so on your LSAT, you’d stand a decent chance with almost any T14 law school. </p>
<p>@bluedevilmike: why aren’t practice LSAT’s a good predictor of how you will fare when you actually sit for the exam? As long as he’s doing previously administered LSATs under timed conditions, it should have a good deal of predictive value.</p>
<p>For the same reason that people on online dating sites tend to report that they are much taller and much thinner than the American average.</p>
<p>As long as ihasamilk can be objective in the administration of practice LSATs and honest in reporting the scores he receives, there shouldn’t be any problems. It’s not like he’s trying to woo people on this site into becoming his date, after all.</p>
<p>“For the same reason that people on online dating sites tend to report that they are much taller and much thinner than the American average.”</p>
<p>Online LSAT tests are lying to us?!?!?!?!</p>