Quote from: captainkyoraku on November 04, 2009, 12:29:37 AMQuote from: uptown125 on November 03, 2009, 11:53:26 PMQuote from: captainkyoraku on November 03, 2009, 11:03:08 PMWhat do you guys think my chances are at Texas and Vanderbilt? I've been thinking more and more about these schools because I would be OK with being regulated to their regions and they offer good prospects in these regions---but I would go in and at least try to get grades good enough to transfer to HYS. Obviously there are no guarantees but that might be my best shot. I've heard rumors about being a black male giving one a boost for transfer admissions--what do you guys think? Relegated, not "regulated," man. Not to be a jackass, but some people instinctively look for this kind of thing and, needless to say, it doesn't look good. Anyway, now that I've applied to CLS with my pitiful 3.09/167, I suppose I'll just have to play the waiting game. I know you guys think I've got a shot, but is it worth getting my hopes? This is really a dumb question, but if you actually had to quantify my shot as a black male first-generation college grad, would you say over or under 50%? Also, since I'm signed up to retake the LSAT in December, is it inevitable that I'll be deferred pending my new score? Part of my just wants a higher score for its own sake given that I've underperformed so badly. However, since LSAC stats suggest that I'm already well within the top 1% of black male lsat scores (feel free to correct me here), it seems clear that even a 178 wouldn't make much of a difference. Any additional thoughts? I totally understand if you're sick my questions btw. Thanks all!It's called a typo---I'm aware that they don't even mean the same thing. No it's not. It's called an error. A typo involves misplacing a word here or there...you typed an actual word but applied it incorrectly.
Quote from: uptown125 on November 03, 2009, 11:53:26 PMQuote from: captainkyoraku on November 03, 2009, 11:03:08 PMWhat do you guys think my chances are at Texas and Vanderbilt? I've been thinking more and more about these schools because I would be OK with being regulated to their regions and they offer good prospects in these regions---but I would go in and at least try to get grades good enough to transfer to HYS. Obviously there are no guarantees but that might be my best shot. I've heard rumors about being a black male giving one a boost for transfer admissions--what do you guys think? Relegated, not "regulated," man. Not to be a jackass, but some people instinctively look for this kind of thing and, needless to say, it doesn't look good. Anyway, now that I've applied to CLS with my pitiful 3.09/167, I suppose I'll just have to play the waiting game. I know you guys think I've got a shot, but is it worth getting my hopes? This is really a dumb question, but if you actually had to quantify my shot as a black male first-generation college grad, would you say over or under 50%? Also, since I'm signed up to retake the LSAT in December, is it inevitable that I'll be deferred pending my new score? Part of my just wants a higher score for its own sake given that I've underperformed so badly. However, since LSAC stats suggest that I'm already well within the top 1% of black male lsat scores (feel free to correct me here), it seems clear that even a 178 wouldn't make much of a difference. Any additional thoughts? I totally understand if you're sick my questions btw. Thanks all!It's called a typo---I'm aware that they don't even mean the same thing.
Quote from: captainkyoraku on November 03, 2009, 11:03:08 PMWhat do you guys think my chances are at Texas and Vanderbilt? I've been thinking more and more about these schools because I would be OK with being regulated to their regions and they offer good prospects in these regions---but I would go in and at least try to get grades good enough to transfer to HYS. Obviously there are no guarantees but that might be my best shot. I've heard rumors about being a black male giving one a boost for transfer admissions--what do you guys think? Relegated, not "regulated," man. Not to be a jackass, but some people instinctively look for this kind of thing and, needless to say, it doesn't look good. Anyway, now that I've applied to CLS with my pitiful 3.09/167, I suppose I'll just have to play the waiting game. I know you guys think I've got a shot, but is it worth getting my hopes? This is really a dumb question, but if you actually had to quantify my shot as a black male first-generation college grad, would you say over or under 50%? Also, since I'm signed up to retake the LSAT in December, is it inevitable that I'll be deferred pending my new score? Part of my just wants a higher score for its own sake given that I've underperformed so badly. However, since LSAC stats suggest that I'm already well within the top 1% of black male lsat scores (feel free to correct me here), it seems clear that even a 178 wouldn't make much of a difference. Any additional thoughts? I totally understand if you're sick my questions btw. Thanks all!
What do you guys think my chances are at Texas and Vanderbilt? I've been thinking more and more about these schools because I would be OK with being regulated to their regions and they offer good prospects in these regions---but I would go in and at least try to get grades good enough to transfer to HYS. Obviously there are no guarantees but that might be my best shot. I've heard rumors about being a black male giving one a boost for transfer admissions--what do you guys think?
Sounds like you've done your research, so not much to add. You should get into a t14. UVA is a good school, and I love Charlottesville. My only hesitation with them is that they're the only t14 (I think...definitely the only top 10) to allow employers to prescreen, which I think hurts their students.
Quote from: A. on November 10, 2009, 06:13:15 AMSounds like you've done your research, so not much to add. You should get into a t14. UVA is a good school, and I love Charlottesville. My only hesitation with them is that they're the only t14 (I think...definitely the only top 10) to allow employers to prescreen, which I think hurts their students.Could you elaborate on the "prescreen", never heard about that and I am curious... Yes I love charlottesville as well. The reason I want UVA is b/c I have a family and my wife and I love the smaller town atmosphere as opposed to a big city grind for law school. I have a few friends in BLSA up there at UVA that I'm going to ask about the prescreening. I heard they got a new black dean of admissions too, I'm trying to met face to face with him next year and hand carry my app when the time comes. Apparently they are having a terrible time getting black males to choose UVA over Northwestern, Columbia, etc... we'll see. Thanks man.
Right. For instance, at Yale and several other schools, your interviews are determined solely by your rankings and a subsequent lottery. In other words, you allocate points among your preferred firms, then a lottery is held among all the people who ranked the firm 1, then 2, then 3, etc. until all of the spots are filled. Pretty easy to get several of your top-choice firms. At UVA, the employer, not the student, decides whom to interview.
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