Hello,
One of the schools I am looking at is Colombia law and graduating from UG in December with a ~3.68…Would I see enough gains in terms of scholarships if I hit the median GPA ( 3.71) to make extended UG worthwhile?..In order to get a 3.71 I would need to graduate in May since I can’t reach a 3.71 in one semester.
I have already extended UG by one semester by adding a minor so I will be graduating in 4.5 yrs in Dec and May would make me a 5th year Senior ( not in a rush to get out of UG but to provide context)
The only two T14 medians I can get by May 2016 are Cornell ( 3.68) and Colombia ( 3.71)
Now If I do think of extending UG it would really only be for scholly purposes not admissions since a upper 3.6X and a low 3.7X is barely any different in the eyes of adcomms.
( I am waiting until after I graduate UG to take the LSAT regardless of wether it is December or May)
I got into Columbia with a GPA well above yours and did not get any scholarships, so at least in my own personal experience, years ago, it would make no difference. I got a substantial scholarship from Duke, though.
It’s Columbia, not Colombia.
@Eagles0517: I doubt a 0.03 difference would do anything for your scholarship chances. That will all come down to the LSAT, which you should take before worrying about scholarships from CLS.
I’m not guaranteeing a score in the 170’s as that would be foolish.
However, given my practice scores when i studied/ the fact that most law schools including CLS and the rest of the T14 take the highest LSAT : there really is no reason to settle for anything less than a high LSAT
I took in June 2014, planned on a retake in Dec 2014, but then got busy with school…I took several months off and in December scored a 171 on fully timed PT with minimal prep between Aug and December bc I even though I was somewhat rusty , I remembered quite a bit from my summer LSAT studies…( Only saying this to say if I got a 171 with minimal prep on a PT…then my logic is that there is no reason for me not to retake until I get a 171 or higher on the real thing given both the career and financial implications)