<p>Currently I'm a raising junior @ nyu studying IR. I have a LSAC GPA of 3.75 & score about 160-165 on practice LSAT tests. What are my chances at...</p>
<p>UPenn
UVA
Georgetown
GWU
GMU
William & Mary</p>
<p>I tend to over stress alot, so I want to apply to at least one school that I know I can get in hands down... is this a good enough list?
What can I do to increase my LSAT score?
Does applying ED really make a difference? Is it true that schools typically do not give a lot of $$ to ED students? (Money is a huge factor)</p>
<p>160-165 is a gigantic range. Too, racial considerations are very important, and you haven’t mentioned these. Even with a 165, your chances at Penn, UVa, and Georgetown are very low. Don’t know about the other three; US News publishes their 25th and 75th percentiles; you want to be above the 75ths to have a very solid shot.</p>
<p>LSAT can be studied for, to a certain extent; buying books (PowerScore has a good reputation) or taking a course can be helpful. At some point, however, you are going to hit a wall.</p>
<p>ED does not make a huge difference in admissions but can probably matter in a few borderline situations. I’ll let somebody else deal with the financial side of things.</p>
<p>I’m an Asian American Female so from all the threads I’ve been reading, doesnt seem like I’m considered URM. This process is completely stressing me out & I’m not even a junior yet lol. Thanks for the reply!</p>
<p>A significant amount (if not, most) of law school financial aid comes in the form of loans, which are not difficult to obtain if you have good credit. Once you exhaust government sources of loans (for example, Stafford loans), you will generally find plenty of money available in higher-interest private loans. For many private loans, you will receive a better rate of interest (though generally not as good as you receive for your Stafford and other government-source loans) if you have your parents sign on as guarantors. </p>
<p>If you and your parents cannot afford to foot the bill for law school, you will likely end up with a significant amount of student loans (and you will be joined by many of your peers in taking them). You need to determine whether you can live with the options available to you that will enable you to carry and pay off that amount of indebtedness.</p>
<p>You’re in a good place. While you won’t get a bump for URM status, your GPA is solid and you are at a good starting point with the LSAT. Never forget that the LSAT is a test that can be learned. With the right preparation 10+ points is pretty commonplace. If you can end up with a 3.75 and a 172 you will be in at everywhere on your list. At that point you’d be in everywhere aside from HYS. So the moral of the story is LSAT LSAT LSAT. You can totally get in wherever you want. Your GPA is high enough that no school is outside your reach.</p>
<p>Even if we leave you at 164-165 I think you are in at W&M (my undergrad) and George Mason (another undergrad institution that I happened to have transferred from).</p>
<p>Overall you are in very good shape. LSAT prep is a necessity if you are going to aim high.</p>
<p>$$ does decrease in the case of EDs.</p>
<p>And I just realized that you picked multiple Virginia schools. If you are in facet in state that raises your chances significantly at Va. schools. UVA for instance get around 70% of its law students from Virginia residents.</p>
<p>Since you’re only a junior, you can also probably raise your gpa to above 3.8 which is golden. 3.8 and 170 will be very competitive at your schools.</p>
<p>Since you mentioned that you’re a rising junior, I assume you’ve just started studying for the LSAT. If you’re already practicing in the 160-165 range - and you’re only in the beginning stages of studying - then you are in pretty good shape. As other posters said, the LSAT will be key (especially in light of your strong GPA). You still have a lot of time to improve, and if you break 170, you’ll have a great shot at getting into all the schools you listed.</p>
<p>I’ve heard different things about whether ED affects finaid, and it probably varies from school to school. However, in my own case, I think the amount of aid I got from my school was fair. </p>
<p>thank you so much for all the replies, its been so helpful. im actually a maryland resident but im only applying to md-dc-va areas. so if there any other schools that anyone want to recommend, please please do so. : ].</p>
<p>Did I miss something or is the University of Maryland not on the list? If money is an issue, it should be your first choice. If you go there and graduate at the top of the class and can pull off law review, you will compete very well for jobs with grads from the other schools. It is a no brainer to take UMD over either W&M or GMU if money is a factor. The rankings are not far enough apart to merit the extra debt.</p>