<p>This isn't for me, but what are the general chances for a 3.78 GPA at NYU undergrad and 166 LSAT score?</p>
<p>Not good. Possible shot at Cornell. Your friend is in waitlist-reject hell.</p>
<p>Oh dear- that dreaded 166 score. In the past, it has been a bit of a make or brake score for a T-14 admittance. As my own kid got a 167, I follow the postings on 166-168 LSAT applicants pretty carefully on LSD and TLS </p>
<p>we had a discussion a while back on that subject. Our poster, decided to retake the LSAT and her score increased to 168. She's already received acceptances to several
T-14's. If anyone can bump lilyblooms's old post up again, it might be useful.
If not, IMO, your friend may be able to "maximize" his 166 by applying to a school ED, be willing to do a summer start at Mich, re-take LSAT, hope for the best, (Cornell, Georgetown PT is certainly possible) or find happiness at a T15-25 school.<br>
My own kid is applying next year with her 167/LSAT and a similar GPA- so I am very much an interested party in this discussion.</p>
<p>i just bumped the old post up re:166/ 3.75. Didn't know how to link it up to this post!</p>
<p>linking lily's post to the thread</p>
<p>thanks sybbie- someday I'll learn how to do that!</p>
<p>there are also real exceptions. Based on my read of LSN this cycle,
you CAN get into a T-10 school if you get a 162 LSAT and are from Montana. Unfortunately - these type of exceptions don't help my Brooklyn born kid.</p>
<p>I know 1-2 points increase in the LSAT score will make a big difference, but if the OP was only able to increase his gpa to a 3.9 but found that his lsat score to stay the same at 166, what are his chances then at the T-14? Is that .2 gpa increase negligible?</p>
<p>law schools love 3.9 GPA's as it boosts their average up. But it seems to work best when the 3.9 comes from a top school.</p>
<p>anecdotal- last year a 3.9/166 Cornell grad got off the Harvard waitlist. IMO, I don't think she would have gotten the nod from Harvard if her UG were SUNY, NYU or 97% of the other colleges out there. But a 3.9 is a big asset when you have a borderline LSAT for a T-14 acceptance.</p>
<p>what are the chances of a 2.9 GPA (Senior yr, fall semester GPA 3.7). Haven't taken the LSAT yet. What type of school should I strive for. Studying the PowerScore Trilogies before I take LAST.</p>
<p>Any help would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Kyra, Wash U is known for overlooking low GPAs for LSATs in the mid to high 170s. The schools you'll be looking at will be largely determined by your LSAT score. The T14 is pretty much out with a sub-3.0 GPA, but if you do really well on the LSAT you could get into some T25 schools.</p>
<p>thanks, looking for as much guidance as possible.</p>
<p>To have a shot at a T-14 with a 2.9, I'd say 174+ if not 176+. Splitters have unpredictable cycles depending other factors (full time WE, how many years out from ugrad). (I know a 2.9, 174 who got into NU...NU likes work experience.)</p>
<p>I also know a 3.0, 180 from UChicago who got into a lower T-10 in regular decision and a T-5 off the waitlist, but rejected to every other T-14. So if you get a perfect LSAT score, you might be able to make the T-5.</p>
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<p>That's a really big "if."</p>