abmarz,

I went to undergrad at Lebanon Valley College.  It's a small liberal arts college in Central PA.

feminine hygiene product,

i have no qualms about posting an inappropriate message on the board.  You are probably the type of kid that I kicked the *&^% out of back in high school.  But congrats on the high test score and your other accomplishments.  I'm sure the Tri-Lambs are eagerly awaiting your signed bid...female private part.

I applied to Syracuse right before Christmas break and have not heard anything.  They are one of my top three choices, so I am anxious to hear as well.

I was notified last week that I am on hofstra's wait-list.  (153, 3.5)  Anybody else out there in the same boat?

My thinking is that law schools would consider a person's gpa a more accurate indicator of a person's chances for success in law school than the lsat.  The GPA is a reflection of four (or more) years of hard work; the lsat score is a reflection of one four-hour test.  Many posters on this site claim that they have lsat scores in the 160s with a gpa of 3.1 or so.  The type of natural intellect required to score in the 160s on the lsat should allow a student to easily manage a gpa of 3.5 or higher.  This tells me that many people with a high lsat were NOT consistently hard workers in college; how can law schools overlook this when deciding who gets in and who doesn't??  Anybody else have an opinion on this?

I am a 22 year old college senior.  My LSAT score was 153 and my UGPA is 3.5.  So far I have been accepted at Duquesne, Ohio Northern, Roger Williams, and New England School of Law.  I have been wait-listed at Hofstra and Valparaiso.  I have applied to but not yet heard from Syracuse, Marquette, Notre Dame, Widener, Quinnipiac, and DePaul.  Ohio Northern has offered a half-tuition scholarship, and RWU has offered 1/4 tuition scholarship.  I would have to say that right now I am leaning towards Duquesne (despite not getting any financial assistance) because it is the only "tier 3" school that I have been accepted to.  I have several questions:

1. What are the odds that I will be accepted at any of the schools that I get wait-listed at?

2. I have heard that Duquesne had some problems with its ABA accredidation.  Is this true, and, if so, what was/were the problem(s)?

3. Marquette is my top choice because of its sports law program.  I have a significant athletic background.  What are the odds of admission to this school for me?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!