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LOW GPA in SOFT major: say bye bye to LS?

maybe i could get a masters in communications studies?
galvanic public bath roast beef
  04/06/05
How low of a GPA, and what's your LSAT like?
Wine quadroon athletic conference
  04/06/05
Define low.
twinkling racy home really tough guy
  04/06/05
just about a 3.3
galvanic public bath roast beef
  04/06/05
Score over 175 and you'll be fine.
very tactful dog poop
  04/06/05
what if i go low on lsat?
galvanic public bath roast beef
  04/06/05
Then study and retake.
very tactful dog poop
  04/06/05
What sort of school do you want to go to? It's low for, lik...
twinkling racy home really tough guy
  04/06/05
top 14 i had hoped but thats looking dismal. maybe top 20.
galvanic public bath roast beef
  04/06/05
Score a 170 and shouldn't be hard at all. A 3.3 is not bad.
seedy stage dysfunction
  04/06/05
ok i hope 170 is as easy as coasting to 3.3 was.
galvanic public bath roast beef
  04/06/05
Just take a good course of the Logic Games bible and you sho...
seedy stage dysfunction
  04/06/05
1320
galvanic public bath roast beef
  04/06/05
Hmm. Well then you definitely need to work your butt on the ...
seedy stage dysfunction
  04/06/05
ok ill browse the board ive seen good lsat advice here befor...
galvanic public bath roast beef
  04/06/05
The best advice I can give is to take a good course such as ...
seedy stage dysfunction
  04/06/05
you got solid ECs that make your gpa much more acceptable. j...
galvanic public bath roast beef
  04/06/05
Hard to tell w/o an LSAT score. A 3.3 definitely doesn't pr...
twinkling racy home really tough guy
  04/06/05
That's not so bad. If you get a 170+ on the LSAT, the top 1...
Wine quadroon athletic conference
  04/06/05
I don't think they really care about major at all.
very tactful dog poop
  04/06/05
not at all?
galvanic public bath roast beef
  04/06/05
Maybe in the end, it might count as ~1 point on the LSAT, bu...
very tactful dog poop
  04/06/05
nope
Razzle-dazzle Bronze Dragon
  04/06/05
you might get a tiny bump if you're an engineer. other than...
territorial dilemma
  04/06/05
not at all. just study your ass off for the lsat.
Harsh Principal's Office Main People
  04/06/05
with a 170 you are good at the t14
rose aromatic crackhouse
  04/06/05
3.4 177 got me into CLS, but that was a few years ago.
territorial dilemma
  04/06/05
a lot of 3.2 170s get into t14s.
rose aromatic crackhouse
  04/06/05
170 doesn't seem to have the same magic nowadays-- the thres...
very tactful dog poop
  04/06/05
last yr it was fine
rose aromatic crackhouse
  04/06/05
A 3.3 is low? ...I really should have gone to class in under...
French base toaster
  04/06/05
Yea i think i may just join you in that boat. I really hope ...
plum ape
  04/06/05
this app cycle is shaping up to be pretty bleak for splitter...
very tactful dog poop
  04/06/05
splitter being high-low gpa/lsat or vice versa?
galvanic public bath roast beef
  04/06/05
AFAIK all app-cycles are harsh on high GPA/low LSAT splitter...
very tactful dog poop
  04/06/05
how harsh we talking? 170 3.3 considered a splitter?
galvanic public bath roast beef
  04/06/05
If you look on LSN (http://www.lawschoolnumbers.com) you can...
very tactful dog poop
  04/06/05
no shit-- 2.93/173 rejected from GULC, GW and DUKE.
plum ape
  04/06/05
damn, that's rough :( i've been experiencing a bit of tur...
very tactful dog poop
  04/06/05
yea in addition to waitlists at W&M and PWL at BC. got p...
plum ape
  04/06/05
If you have good WE you should be in at NU. At first I th...
very tactful dog poop
  04/06/05
50 hours a week during school working as an editor for a pre...
plum ape
  04/06/05
Yea, I interviewed. It was nice but a bit weird since I sho...
very tactful dog poop
  04/06/05
Jesus Christ. T-Shirt and sandals? What did you think you we...
seedy stage dysfunction
  04/06/05
Actually the interviewer was in a t-shirt and sandals too, s...
very tactful dog poop
  04/06/05
Weird, so I assume it wasn't an admissions officer. Even the...
seedy stage dysfunction
  04/06/05
No, it was a student. And "dress to impress" cuts...
very tactful dog poop
  04/06/05
ouch
galvanic public bath roast beef
  04/06/05
Actually if you look at LSN, I think it is soemwhat better t...
ebony concupiscible trump supporter
  04/06/05


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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:28 AM
Author: galvanic public bath roast beef

maybe i could get a masters in communications studies?

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496596)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:30 AM
Author: Wine quadroon athletic conference

How low of a GPA, and what's your LSAT like?

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496618)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:30 AM
Author: twinkling racy home really tough guy

Define low.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496625)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:34 AM
Author: galvanic public bath roast beef

just about a 3.3

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496648)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:34 AM
Author: very tactful dog poop

Score over 175 and you'll be fine.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496657)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:35 AM
Author: galvanic public bath roast beef

what if i go low on lsat?

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496661)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:36 AM
Author: very tactful dog poop

Then study and retake.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496672)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:36 AM
Author: twinkling racy home really tough guy

What sort of school do you want to go to? It's low for, like, Harvard. But it's not terrible.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496671)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:41 AM
Author: galvanic public bath roast beef

top 14 i had hoped but thats looking dismal. maybe top 20.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496709)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:43 AM
Author: seedy stage dysfunction

Score a 170 and shouldn't be hard at all. A 3.3 is not bad.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496745)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:44 AM
Author: galvanic public bath roast beef

ok i hope 170 is as easy as coasting to 3.3 was.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496757)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:45 AM
Author: seedy stage dysfunction

Just take a good course of the Logic Games bible and you should be fine. Are you good at standardized tests generally? What was your SAT?

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496771)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:48 AM
Author: galvanic public bath roast beef

1320

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496798)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:51 AM
Author: seedy stage dysfunction

Hmm. Well then you definitely need to work your butt on the LSAT practices. Just do as many problem sets as you can get your hands on. Save the later year's tests for the end as there are only so many of them out.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496825)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:52 AM
Author: galvanic public bath roast beef

ok ill browse the board ive seen good lsat advice here before. thanks

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496837)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:58 AM
Author: seedy stage dysfunction

The best advice I can give is to take a good course such as powerscore or testmasters. I didn't find the lessons themselves that helpful but all of the material and the fact that it makes you study on a regular schedule really helped motivate me as I'm a lazy fuck and need all the motivation I can get. It helped me go from a 158 to 169 on my second try.

http://www.lawschoolnumbers.com/display.php?cycle=0304&user=Second%20Chance

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496878)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 5:21 AM
Author: galvanic public bath roast beef

you got solid ECs that make your gpa much more acceptable. just wondering how much you spent on apps?...it did pay off though. gulc is a good choice. congrats.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2497786)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:46 AM
Author: twinkling racy home really tough guy

Hard to tell w/o an LSAT score. A 3.3 definitely doesn't preclude anything.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496779)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:50 AM
Author: Wine quadroon athletic conference

That's not so bad. If you get a 170+ on the LSAT, the top 14 is within reach. If you do well but not quite that well, you could get into a lot of semi-national Tier 1 schools.

Where do you want to work?

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496811)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:32 AM
Author: very tactful dog poop

I don't think they really care about major at all.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496635)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:34 AM
Author: galvanic public bath roast beef

not at all?

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496656)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:35 AM
Author: very tactful dog poop

Maybe in the end, it might count as ~1 point on the LSAT, but I doubt it's anything more substantial than that.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496667)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:35 AM
Author: Razzle-dazzle Bronze Dragon

nope

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496668)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:36 AM
Author: territorial dilemma

you might get a tiny bump if you're an engineer. other than that, not at all.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496670)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:35 AM
Author: Harsh Principal's Office Main People

not at all. just study your ass off for the lsat.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496666)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:36 AM
Author: rose aromatic crackhouse

with a 170 you are good at the t14

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496675)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:37 AM
Author: territorial dilemma

3.4 177 got me into CLS, but that was a few years ago.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496682)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:38 AM
Author: rose aromatic crackhouse

a lot of 3.2 170s get into t14s.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496691)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:40 AM
Author: very tactful dog poop

170 doesn't seem to have the same magic nowadays-- the threshhold is a bit higher now, 172 or so.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496702)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 2:04 AM
Author: rose aromatic crackhouse

last yr it was fine

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496926)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:38 AM
Author: French base toaster

A 3.3 is low? ...I really should have gone to class in undergrad. I kind of like having the lowest undergrad gpa in my law school though.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496688)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:46 AM
Author: plum ape

Yea i think i may just join you in that boat. I really hope i get into NWU, just to be THAT kid.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496773)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:46 AM
Author: very tactful dog poop

this app cycle is shaping up to be pretty bleak for splitters

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496781)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:48 AM
Author: galvanic public bath roast beef

splitter being high-low gpa/lsat or vice versa?

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496793)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:49 AM
Author: very tactful dog poop

AFAIK all app-cycles are harsh on high GPA/low LSAT splitters.

this time around it seems to be a little tougher than usual with a high LSAT / low GPA.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496803)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:50 AM
Author: galvanic public bath roast beef

how harsh we talking? 170 3.3 considered a splitter?

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496813)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:52 AM
Author: very tactful dog poop

If you look on LSN (http://www.lawschoolnumbers.com) you can get a general sense of what's going on.

170/3.3 is generally considered a splitter-- traditionally this would get you into at least one of the T14, but my experience (in applying late) is that you will get on a lot of waitlists and holds.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496828)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:49 AM
Author: plum ape

no shit-- 2.93/173 rejected from GULC, GW and DUKE.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496808)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:50 AM
Author: very tactful dog poop

damn, that's rough :(

i've been experiencing a bit of turbulence myself

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496814)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:52 AM
Author: plum ape

yea in addition to waitlists at W&M and PWL at BC. got placed on hold at MD. only good school i got into so far is Wisc.

I thought a 173 ment something more.

Praying NWU lets me in.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496831)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:54 AM
Author: very tactful dog poop

If you have good WE you should be in at NU.

At first I thought that it was a gimmick, but since NU takes the higher LSAT, they would treat my numbers as _______ with little/no WE. Result: waitlist.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496847)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:56 AM
Author: plum ape

50 hours a week during school working as an editor for a prestigous independent paper. hoping they count that.

otherwise i know i'm screwed.

congrats on the retake lsat. did you interview?

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496857)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:58 AM
Author: very tactful dog poop

Yea, I interviewed. It was nice but a bit weird since I showed up in sandals and a t-shirt while the other interviewees were meandering about in suits and ties.

I've seen a few other high LSAT / sub 3.0 applicants get into NU, so it shouldn't be impossible. 50 hours per week is a lot, hopefully they do something with that.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496871)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 2:01 AM
Author: seedy stage dysfunction

Jesus Christ. T-Shirt and sandals? What did you think you were interviewing for McD's? No wonder you were waitlisted. They want professionals.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496894)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 2:03 AM
Author: very tactful dog poop

Actually the interviewer was in a t-shirt and sandals too, so YMMV.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496914)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 2:07 AM
Author: seedy stage dysfunction

Weird, so I assume it wasn't an admissions officer. Even then you didn't know in advance they would be like that. There's a reason for the expression "dress to impress."

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496938)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 2:10 AM
Author: very tactful dog poop

No, it was a student. And "dress to impress" cuts both ways.

I talked with the student for over an hour. I liked him (the student) and the school, but really I just wanted an excuse to go visit Chicago.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496949)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 1:52 AM
Author: galvanic public bath roast beef

ouch

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2496830)



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Date: April 6th, 2005 10:26 PM
Author: ebony concupiscible trump supporter

Actually if you look at LSN, I think it is soemwhat better then last year. I saw a couple of people with 3.1 g.p.a's but 177 LSAT's get into CCN and other top 14 schools. Although these few examples do not disprove what you are saying, I remember seeing many low g..a/high LSAT eople getting into at least 1 top 14 if not more. In any event, I think you would agree with me as most people on this board would that it is ALWAYS better to have a low g.p.a/high LSAT split then vice versa, no?

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=161078&forum_id=2#2503396)