<p>Just started checking around UCLA law statistics. I know its premature since i'm still at a CCC but just looking into it.</p>
<p>ILRG.com</a> - 2009 Law School Profile - University of California-Los Angeles</p>
<p>Does anyone know how hard it is to get in the 165 range on the LSAT? I know it is ranges from 120-180.</p>
<p>Im guessing it would be similar to a 2100 on the SAT?</p>
<p>no. i got a 2130 on the sat. my first lsat score was 167. and after only 3 tests ive been getting in the 173-175 range.</p>
<p>i don’t think it necessarily correlates that well.</p>
<p>but i think a lot of people can get a 165 if they practice.</p>
<p>@ cr book…thats really impressive. where are you going to school? Have you applied to law school ?</p>
<p>It said the Highest LSAT scores for Yale was 177 and Harvard 175, so you are up there.</p>
<p>yeah but unfortunately no one got into yale (even with a 180) with only a 3.65 (my law school gpa) who wasn’t a minority (according to lawschoolnumbers.com)</p>
<p>i am at ucsd right now (been there for 2 years). i just got accepted as a transfer to ucla, and waiting on berk (though i’m not hopeful). wherever i am next year, it will be my last as ap credits have allowed me to graduate a year early. so i’m applying for law school in about 5 months.</p>
<p>yes harvard would be nice, haha. but the real lsat might make me nervous and i might screw up more than usual.</p>
<p>go to ancestry.com and maybe you will be able to find out that 1/16 of you is a minority and you can get into yale haha.</p>
<p>Yeah the lsat is a lottt of pressure. You will do fine though, the pressure only gets in the head of the unprepared. The jitters before any test is normal but when you see the first question that you KNOW is right, then it seems to get easier after that.</p>
<p>Im hoping 3.5 and a 165 range will be good enough for UCLA law. That would be the lower side of the admitted.</p>
<p>Now that you are used to SD and LA weather…it would be tough to go to Harvard haha but i think any of us would suffer the winters for the prestige.</p>
<p>wow man, wish you best of luck with that. </p>
<p>I’ll have to deal with that in the near future. I did well in the SAT (2260), but that isn’t the monster the LSAT is. I’ll get started on that after I adjust myself at my new school. I took the CC route because I screwed my high school years, do you know if Law schools look down upon CC transfers?</p>
<p>good luck with harvard and all the other top law schools, keep us informed. I’m sure a lot of people would be interested.</p>
<p>@Eshug1 </p>
<p>I love that feeling, when you are prepared and what is somewhat difficult seems simple.
Although I did not apply to USC for undergrad, I would definitely want to go to USC for law school. The networking at USC will get you places. Harvard will give you prestige, but that won’t always get you a job…</p>
<p>My dream would be Berkeley undergrad then Boalt Hall for Law. (they should have kept that name, it just sounds so bada$$)</p>
<p>berkeley cares more about gpa than lsat. which is bad for me, but better for some. thanks for the good luck syntaxx. i will definitely keep you guys posted. you’re right, i don’t know how i would handle the cold weather.</p>
<p>i think i want ucla law because it’s in ca and that’s where i will take the bar and work (probably). and it’s cheaper tuition. so yeah. good luck in your lsat adventures.</p>
<p>Haha yeah there is no better feeling that going into a test and knowing every answer. </p>
<p>I have always been interested in USC’s networking. I have been considered an MBA at USC after I finish undergrad. I want to start my own business so Business or Law degree will be beneficial. </p>
<p>Harvard has 96% employment rate at graduation haha but I know what you mean, No degree from any school guarantees anyone a desired job.</p>
<p>To answer how hard it is, it varies by person. For me, my first practice test was in the 165-ish range, but other people study like hell just to get to that point. You really don’t know how you’ll do until you take a test.</p>
<p>Take whatever your raw practice score is and add 10-15, and you’ll get a good idea of what the maximum is that you can get if you work at it. If you’re only getting a 150-155 to start out, I suggest taking a symbolic logic class, maybe a normal logic class, and reading the Powerscore LSAT Bibles, which are widely considered to be the most helpful books on the topic.</p>
<p>And to answer your question about whether a 3.5 and 165 will get you into UCLA law, it is highly unlikely, unless you have been a paralegal for the last 5 years or are an olympic medalist. You’re probably looking at UC Hastings or UC Davis law school with those numbers. You’re going to have to boost one of those numbers or the other to get into UCLA, unless you’re black or latino. If you get a 3.5/170 or a 3.8/166, you will have a good chance at UCLA (as well as a couple T14 schools, if you’re willing to leave the state). Being in UCLA’s 25th percentile in GPA, 30th percentile in LSATs is not a very good way to get in, unless you have some sort of mind-blowing life experience and can write a brilliant essay to complement it.</p>
<p>I work as a paralegal and one of the attorneys in my dept. graduated from UCLA Law. He didn’t get stellar grades at his undergrad, UCI (around 3.2 poli sci major) and his LSAT’s were around the 160’s. He went on to law school at an unknown college in Oregon, did really well the first year (#1 in class), then transferred to UCLA Law for his 2nd and 3rd year. It cost him more money and an extra year, but he wouldn’t have the same opportunities if he stayed with the first law school.</p>
<p>@ magic</p>
<p>I am a half black/half latino olympic medalist, what are my chances now? Haha just kidding. Right now its unclear where I want to go for undergrad. I feel like It would be better for me to go to UCSB and get like a 3.8 than going to UCLA and getting a 3.4 or something if im applying to law school. How many questions is the LSAT? Im asking because I am wondering how many correct questions or what it takes to make the difference from the 160’s to 170’s. </p>
<p>@ abby
yeah the attorney in your dept took a good path for those who cant get into ucla law right out of undergrad. It is like the CC for Law school. Im sure it was definitely beneficial going to one of the top law programs in the country.</p>
<p>“I am a half black/half latino olympic medalist, what are my chances now? Haha just kidding. Right now its unclear where I want to go for undergrad. I feel like It would be better for me to go to UCSB and get like a 3.8 than going to UCLA and getting a 3.4 or something if im applying to law school. How many questions is the LSAT? Im asking because I am wondering how many correct questions or what it takes to make the difference from the 160’s to 170’s.”</p>
<p>There’s 100-101 questions, usually 101. The test is curved, so it will be different each time, but, typically, 85-ish right answers will get you a 165 while 91-ish right answers will get you a 170, but this can vary.</p>