I go to a big SEC public university, and have a 3.9 GPA in journalism and economics with a 163 LSAT. With that in mind, I have the following questions:
- Would my chances at a top school be better if they send me a fee waiver? I have received waivers from and applied to Michigan, Duke, Northwestern, Vandy, and UVA in November (in addition to a top 25 school that threw me a lot of cash and dissuaded me from applying to similarly or below ranked schools). While I don’t like my chances at most of them due to my LSAT score, I figured nothing ventured, nothing gained. I’d be out of state for the publics listed in this question if that significantly matters.
- Will being an Eagle Scout help at all with this process? I talked about one of my Scouting experiences in my personal statement as a way to talk about ethics, etc., but I’m not sure if this would come in handy like it does in undergrad applications. I also speak Spanish and German if that helps as well (since schools seems to list languages spoken by their entering classes on their site for some reason).
- Is there a good site I can go to that is fairly accurate in terms of chances that one will get into these various schools?
- I’m also applying for a Fulbright grant and have yet to hear back in terms of my application status. If I find out in time if I am accepted or not, could a Fulbright acceptance help push me over the top? I realize that my chances aren’t great based on just raw numbers for Fulbright acceptances, but if it helps, it helps.