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Law School Applications / Re: Chances 4.0 166
« on: June 26, 2009, 10:14:59 AM »
Haha Wally, you beat me to it.
Please, please retake. 166 is a BAD score for those schools - it is BAD* - and with your GPA, not only are you in fantastic position to get into HLS if you bring your score up, but you will also be positioned to get a crapton of money at NYU and Berkeley. We're talking about a retake that could be equivalent to a $120k+ scholarship. RETAKE. PLEASE. If you do it in September, you can still apply this cycle.
Unless, of course, this WAS your retake, and your first score was much lower. In which case, congrats on the score increase. You are still not in great shape for NYU, although Berkeley loves high GPAs. Applying ED will pretty much ensure that you do not get $$ except for loans, so as long as you are okay with that, then go for it.
* Please note: I recognize that a 166 is in the 94th percentile of LSAT scores, and that many people, including the paralegal sitting in the workspace next to mine at my firm, would punch a baby if it meant they would get a 166. But given the OP's choice of schools, and her mindblowingly awesome GPA (which, from an Ivy, gets you 3x the points of a regular 4.0), a 166 will be nothing but disappointing and will only bring down her application.
Please, please retake. 166 is a BAD score for those schools - it is BAD* - and with your GPA, not only are you in fantastic position to get into HLS if you bring your score up, but you will also be positioned to get a crapton of money at NYU and Berkeley. We're talking about a retake that could be equivalent to a $120k+ scholarship. RETAKE. PLEASE. If you do it in September, you can still apply this cycle.
Unless, of course, this WAS your retake, and your first score was much lower. In which case, congrats on the score increase. You are still not in great shape for NYU, although Berkeley loves high GPAs. Applying ED will pretty much ensure that you do not get $$ except for loans, so as long as you are okay with that, then go for it.
* Please note: I recognize that a 166 is in the 94th percentile of LSAT scores, and that many people, including the paralegal sitting in the workspace next to mine at my firm, would punch a baby if it meant they would get a 166. But given the OP's choice of schools, and her mindblowingly awesome GPA (which, from an Ivy, gets you 3x the points of a regular 4.0), a 166 will be nothing but disappointing and will only bring down her application.
