undergrad business major. avg GPA, high LSAT. shot at HYS?

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<p>I am majoring finance in one of the undergrad business programs (not Wharton though), and will probably have about 3.6ish GPA by the time I apply for law school end of my junior year. My question is simple: Hypothetically, if i get around 175 on the LSAT, do i have a shot at HYS? or more realistically ChCoNyPe? </p>

<p>I know some people may think I need to get the 175 first before I even worry about getting the admissions, but I've been practicing the LSAT and constantly scored around that range. Please provide me with some enlightenment, thank you!</p>

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

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

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

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

<p>The data is self-reported but still worth looking at, I think. Most people won’t make up being rejected. Last year Harvard turned down more people than it accepted with your proposed stats, but it did accept some. The results were better for Chicago, etc. Try googling “splitters” and read some of the articles about application strategies, etc. Best of luck on your LSATs.</p>

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<p>thank you for your reply. yeah i know that compared to 3.9 GPA and 175 LSAT applicants, i will surely be standing at slimmer chances. but im just wondering how slim that chance is… is it even worth trying to apply?</p>

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<p>Many/most folks score a couple of points below their preptest “average” on the real thing. (Although with your 2250 SAT, you clearly have the test-takingi ‘faculties’ to score a mid-170.)</p>

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<p>There are several sites out there that let you calculate your chances of admission based on LSAT and GPA. Use one or two…I personally recommend the official one on the LSAC site. <a href=“Search for Law Schools – LSAC Official Guide | The Law School Admission Council”>Search for Law Schools – LSAC Official Guide | The Law School Admission Council;

<p>Another useful source for info is the BCG Guide <a href=“http://www.bcgsearch.com/pdf/BCG_Law_School_Guide_2012.pdf[/url]”>http://www.bcgsearch.com/pdf/BCG_Law_School_Guide_2012.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>You’ll want to look at law schools which rank higher in the LSAT column than in the GPA column. See p. 7 of the BCG guide which will explain things better than I can here. (Don’t just look at the rankings; read the conclusions below them.)</p>