Varsity athletics boost?

Graduate School Law School
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<p>I'm a two varsity sport athlete at one of the seven sisters. One team is ranked top 30~ nationally and the other is always top 10.</p>

<p>I'm mixed race (mexican-american and white), I'm learning disabled and I started an org for disabled students on campus.</p>

<p>I have a 3.72 but I'm hoping to raise it next semester to 3.76+ (I can't possibly get up to 3.8 though), do I have a shot at top 5 with that GPA and my extracurriculars? </p>

<p>I really hope their is a consideration for athletes because all of the time I spend practicing and travelling DEFINITELY affects my grades. My learning disabilities also affect my grades, and I'll include that in my personal statement or addendum. I would love to go to UVA, Harvard or Columbia. Thoughts?</p>

<p>I expect to get about 170 on the LSAT, possible as high as 175 depending on whether or not I get my act together. I will not have accommodations for the LSAT though, because I've heard the paperwork makes it not worth it. </p>

<p>Input from anyone with experience with LD or athletic considerations is greatly appreciated!</p>

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<p>Being a varsity athlete might get you a marginal boost, but being Mexican-American will get you an enormous boost – about 5-7 points on the LSAT. (I know: It doesn’t make any sense to me either.)</p>

<p>With a 3.7 and a 170+, you have excellent chances at HYS and will almost certainly get into the rest of the T14, most of them with scholarships.</p>

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<p>Just wondering, what are you basing your expectation of a 170 on? It’s a hard test for anyone. Have you taken practice tests or are you just taking a stab at your score? If it’s the latter, you might want to re-evaluate that just so you can be realistic and not set yourself up for a big disappointment. Online message boards are not a realistic representation of LSAT distributions.</p>

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<p>i’m basing it on practice tests. if i can bring up my logic games, i could do as well as 175. i’ll believe it when i see it though :stuck_out_tongue: those games are killing me.</p>

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<p>that’s good. logic games are like the easiest to bring up</p>