High GPA / Low LSAT Splitters Club

[florentino ariza]

yeah. she went by ruskie here and posts on xoxohth.com as sweettea.

[sladkaya]

a 158 non-URM got into boalt last cycle, so don't give up hope `

With a 4.0 and a pretty unique life story coming from a foreign country.  Was it last cycle though?  I thought it was in '04?

[florentino ariza]

mighta been '04.

still, it's possible.

[florentino ariza]

http://www.lawschoolnumbers.com/display.php?user=ruskiegirl

3.91, not 4.0

even with the immigrant angle, it's not something totally unique.

[almuhajaba]

http://www.lawschoolnumbers.com/display.php?user=ruskiegirl

3.91, not 4.0

even with the immigrant angle, it's not something totally unique.

wow, that's really remarkable. I love schools that value high GPAs. I'm sure she's loving Berkeley!

[paran0id]

you guys think "immigrant" does not equal "URM"? URM does not necessarily mean 'person of color'. It means under represented minority... such as an immigrant from Russia. How many off the boat Russian lawyers are there practicing in America right now? Is it possible they are poorly represented?

[as436]

haha i wish... im an "off the boat" russian, but i hardly think they are under represented

[as436]

also when they say underrepresented they mean in society not in the legal field

[Ivy_Hopeful]

3.89 / 141. At least I was accepted to more than one school no matter how irreutable the school has been represented.

[Steve.jd]

you guys think "immigrant" does not equal "URM"? URM does not necessarily mean 'person of color'. It means under represented minority... such as an immigrant from Russia. How many off the boat Russian lawyers are there practicing in America right now? Is it possible they are poorly represented?

Many things could be URM...however on this board when people say URM they are referring to African American/Native American/Hispanic because those are the only three groups that always get a sizeable boost...if you are "off the boat" and put that in your P.S. telling a compelling story might an adcomm look past a low score and admit you? Sure, but that adcomm might just as easily keep going...however if you are in a group that is traditionally considered URM, you still aren't guaranteed admission but you'd be hard pressed to find an adcomm who would not give you a second look even with lower numbers.