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NU 2.98 GPA 173 LSAT

Post by Sparkymilarky » Sat Oct 14, 2017 1:02 pm

I'm Canadian, Low GPA is because of a few retakes I thought would strengthen GPA and because of the nature of how my college allocates grades. Class average always had to be a 68 and that's a 2.0 on LSAC's scale as my college doesn't give out Plus or Minus grades. I probably wont bother with addendum. I'm severely visually impaired too if that makes a difference. I was on the deans honor list for my final year too for high academic average.

I graduated last summer, been working full time and will have 1.5 years post grad experience by the time I start at law school. I also worked for a year after high school and before college. Also worked as an RA all throughout College.

I'll be applying with my score from the upcoming December LSAT, I PT 173-176. got a 169 in September so retaking. Ill submit my application before the year is out and ask NU to wait for my score to be released before making a decision.

I post this thread because I'm so confused by myLSN and I'm not sure if I need to be worried. if I search 2.95-3.05 GPA for the last 6 cycles, everyone got accepted with my numbers.
However, once I raise the margin to 2.95-3.20, the chances of admittance drop to like 75-80 percent. The same is true for 2.5-3.0 GPA. Its as though NU doesn't care what your GPA once its below their median.

I know mylsn isn't an exact science, but are my chances at NU very likely? NU is my dream school. Even if I don't get in, i'm thinking about going to WUSTL for a year and then transferring if that's possible.

Thank you in advance.
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Re: NU 2.98 GPA 173 LSAT

Post by TooMuchTuna » Sat Oct 14, 2017 1:09 pm

http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 9&t=245107

It's literally the first box in the flowchart.

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Re: NU 2.98 GPA 173 LSAT

Post by Sparkymilarky » Sat Oct 14, 2017 1:31 pm

I have a score. I got 169 in September. I PT at 173-6 now.

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Re: NU 2.98 GPA 173 LSAT

Post by TooMuchTuna » Sat Oct 14, 2017 1:33 pm

Thanks for editing that in.

So to recap, you do not have a 173. You have a 169, with a 2.98 GPA.

ETA: I'm confused though, because in this thread you had a 174: http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 9#p9278989 What happened to your 174?

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Re: NU 2.98 GPA 173 LSAT

Post by Sparkymilarky » Sat Oct 14, 2017 1:42 pm

that was almost two years ago, I was a dumb undergrad overly excited because I got a 174 on a single past exam. Quit breaking my balls mate.

When I apply in December, I can assure you that ill be in 172-176 range. I've not gone below that for the past 7 PT tests.

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Re: NU 2.98 GPA 173 LSAT

Post by TooMuchTuna » Sat Oct 14, 2017 1:45 pm

Tough to not break your balls when you're full of shit, mate.

LSAT scores are good for five years. If you got a 174 two years ago, it'd be good for another three years. What seems more likely is that maybe you got a 174 on a PT. Then, when you took the actual exam, you got a 169.

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Re: NU 2.98 GPA 173 LSAT

Post by Sparkymilarky » Sat Oct 14, 2017 1:48 pm

I got a 174 on a practice exam. 2 years ago.

All I want to know is whether anything above 172 is a shoe in for NU. Looking at the myLSN numbers it seems that way but because of the small sample size I want some human input.

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Post by Mullens » Sat Oct 14, 2017 2:26 pm

Sparkymilarky wrote:I got a 174 on a practice exam. 2 years ago.

All I want to know is whether anything above 172 is a shoe in for NU. Looking at the myLSN numbers it seems that way but because of the small sample size I want some human input.
You're not gonna be a shoe-in anywhere with a GPA under the 25th percentile. Doesn't matter if you get a 180.

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Post by cavalier1138 » Sat Oct 14, 2017 2:45 pm

Ok, just to cover the basics:

1. You don't have a 173. You have a 169.
2. Your GPA is going to keep you out of a lot of schools, so you can't afford to be picky.
3. You can't plan on transferring after 1L.

So why are you gunning for Northwestern?

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Re: NU 2.98 GPA 173 LSAT

Post by Sparkymilarky » Sat Oct 14, 2017 3:05 pm

had no idea this community was so toxic.

NU is best for splitters.
I am a splitter.

I wanted more information on chances for splitters but the entire forum is full of people who have been here for years with 100s of posts. Sad!

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Post by cavalier1138 » Sat Oct 14, 2017 3:45 pm

Sparkymilarky wrote:had no idea this community was so toxic.

NU is best for splitters.
I am a splitter.

I wanted more information on chances for splitters but the entire forum is full of people who have been here for years with 100s of posts. Sad!
Maybe I should clarify. I don't want to know where you think your admissions chances are higher (pro tip: no one can predict splitter performance very well because it's so variable). I wanted to know why you want to go to Northwestern in the first place. It's not the only splitter-friendly school.

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