Stanford/Columbia

Graduate School Law School
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<p>This is purely hypothetical. But in the future I would really like to attend either Stanford or Columbia law. I'm just trying to gauge how competitive admissions to these schools is. </p>

<p>Info:</p>

<p>Undergrad: Duke University
Economics Major, Psychology Minor
GPA: 3.74 (law school calculation out of 4.3)
LSAT: 170</p>

<p>Other relevant info: economics tutor, a couple research internships and one corporate finance internship, LSE study abroad</p>

<p>Do I have a good shot? If anyone knows the numbers, what are the mean GPA/LSAT for incoming class in these schools?</p>

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<p>Out at Stanford. Weak shot at CLS. Weak/OK shot at NYU.</p>

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<p>What would the GPA/LSAT target be to improve my chances at these schools?</p>

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<p>You have a 25 to 37 percent chance of being admitted to either at the present moment.</p>

<p>The medians are:</p>

<p>Stanford: 3.85, 170
Columbia: 3.70, 172</p>

<p>GPA will be difficult for you to improve. Let’s ignore that.</p>

<p>For a 50-50 shot at Columbia, get a 171/Stanford, get a 172.</p>

<p>You need a 174 to be competitive for Columbia, 176 for Stanford.</p>

<p>176 will cinch it for Columbia, 178 for Stanford.</p>

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<p>Eh… the whole 172 for a 50/50 at Stanford thing I just don’t buy. In my experience, they care about the GPA. I think anything lower than a 3.8 makes it really hard to get in. That’s just my opinion, though.</p>

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<p>If those stats are correct in #4, you wouldn’t want yours below those averages unless you are a URM or “non-traditional”.</p>

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<p>Really? Because my numbers were below them for SLS, and I was admitted. I am neither a URM, nor was I a non-trad.</p>

<p>Typically, being in the bottom quartile is URM territory. Being just below the means/medians, though, isn’t bad at all.</p>

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<p>i dont think any LSAT will clinch stanford:</p>

<p>[LSN</a> :: Stanford University - Admissions Graph](<a href=“Recently Updated J.D. Profiles | Law School Numbers”>Recently Updated J.D. Profiles | Law School Numbers)</p>

<p>if you really do get a stratospheric LSAT of 178+ though, Harvard would be a really good shot.</p>

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<p>^^You misunderstood. What I meant was he would want to beat those averages to have “a good shot”.</p>