This is just wrong. A 157 vs. a 159 or 161 would likely make no difference. We don't know whether OP got into other T14s, and you have no absolutely idea what could happen. Obviously if UVA would admit OP once, they'd probably do it again, but that's a risk.jsnow212 wrote:Yeah, the above discussion is moot. OP got $$ to a T-10 with a 157. All their non-LSAT boxes are clearly ticked.No way UVA is going to look at OP with +5 LSAT points and say "nah, we accepted you last time with money 10 point below our median but we won't do it again 5 points below."nixy wrote:It's true that URM cycles can be upredictable, but pretty sure that the OP doesn't have to hit 170+ to get an improved outcome, and they were PTing higher than they scored.
OP's outcomes will clearly improve with each additional LSAT point.
In addition, the point is whether OP could do BETTER than UVA. If Columbia waitlisted OP at a 157, they're probably not going to accept him at 162. OP should at least try to land within a few points of median to move the dial a bit. If OP can do it and pull out another 8-9 pts, that'd be great, but less than that would not be worth waiting a year because it would likely not produce any substantially difference cycle results.