T-14 Law School Chances

Graduate School Law School
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<p>Hello everyone, I've just recently started looking into a career in law, and was wondering my chances at a T-14, and perhaps T-5.</p>

<p>I graduated Pomona College with a B.A in Economics last may with a 3.6 GPA. Currently I work as a financial analyst for a utility. EC wise I do not have anything law related- besides doing an internship with the Queens county DA in high school and being in my high school's law program.</p>

<p>Is there a magic # I should shoot for with the LSAT? Oh- should also mention I am a white male.</p>

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<p>shoot for 175</p>

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<p>The Law School Predictor site is neat: <a href=“http://www.lawschoolpredictor.com/wp-content/uploads/Law-School-Predictor-Full-Time-Programs.htm”>http://www.lawschoolpredictor.com/wp-content/uploads/Law-School-Predictor-Full-Time-Programs.htm&lt;/a&gt; It allows you to estimate your chances at most law schools by entering your GPA and possible LSAT schools. The calculator shows you schools where you’re likely to be denied, considered to various degrees, and accepted. You need to click on “Agree to Terms of Use” in the upper left hand corner each time you submit your data.</p>

<p>Inputting a 3.6 GPA, it indicates a probable acceptance at Cornell with a 172 LSAT, at Michigan and Georgetown as well as Cornell with a 173, and adds Duke and Northwestern with a 175. </p>

<p>Law School Numbers is another helpful site: <a href=“Recently Updated J.D. Profiles | Law School Numbers”>Recently Updated J.D. Profiles | Law School Numbers; It includes graphs like the one linked, so that you can see self-reported results from various years. Good luck! </p>

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<p>I just finished the whole application process and I’ll tell you that if you get a 170+ with a 3.6 GPA, you will have a incredibly high chance of getting into at least 1 T-14. The law school predictor tool is fun to play with but it’s helpfulness and predictive value is minimal. Law school applications are going down and so are everyone’s standards. Everyone except Harvard, Yale, Stanford saw their Median GPA/LSAT drop this year (minimal but still a drop) The general rule I would follow is if you get a 170+ (which isn’t the smallest the feats), then apply to every T-14 school from Columbia down. With your grades, it’s likely you’ll get into a handful of T-14 schools and possibly even a T-6. The best website I found while going through the whole process was lawschooli.com. I’d check it out before you start the whole process.</p>

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<p>A 175 could even land you $ at Columbia… and not simply $ at Duke or NWU.</p>

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<p>Play around with <a href=“http://mylsn.info/3fcz7y/”>http://mylsn.info/3fcz7y/&lt;/a&gt; (already entered in some prelim data). With HYS GPA floors (mainly YS), you might not get in T3, but good luck for CCN. Check out <a href=“http://top-law-schools.com”>http://top-law-schools.com</a> for LSAT Prep; they’ll give you some good advice. </p>