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Will I get into state school?

Post by LegalBiology » Mon Dec 10, 2018 11:04 am

157, 160, 161 LSAT
3.5 GPA at Top 20, Biochemistry major
NC residency

Looking to get into UNC Chapel Hill
509: http://www.law.unc.edu/documents/about/ ... report.pdf

I have median stats it looks like. what are the chances with median stats?

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Re: Will I get into state school?

Post by cavalier1138 » Mon Dec 10, 2018 1:32 pm

With stats at both medians, you'll probably get admitted. The main issue is that you won't get much (if any) money, and you shouldn't go to UNC without a full ride.

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Re: Will I get into state school?

Post by LegalBiology » Mon Dec 10, 2018 2:19 pm

cavalier1138 wrote:With stats at both medians, you'll probably get admitted. The main issue is that you won't get much (if any) money, and you shouldn't go to UNC without a full ride.
what about with an interest in Patent/IP law in Charlotte?

the salary information at the bottom of this page seems pretty decent http://www.law.unc.edu/career/employmentdata/ is it not good?

I think UNC sends a fair amount of grads to charlotte biglaw if you have the grades.

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Re: Will I get into state school?

Post by cavalier1138 » Mon Dec 10, 2018 3:05 pm

I wouldn't rely on IP to make up for the excessive debt you'd be taking on. More importantly:
LegalBiology wrote:I think UNC sends a fair amount of grads to charlotte biglaw if you have the grades.
I'm not sure what a "fair amount" is; it looks like only 25% of the class goes to a firm of 100+ lawyers. That's not terrible, but as you said, you need good grades. You can't count on being in the top 25% of your class. You certainly can't wager six figures on it.

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Re: Will I get into state school?

Post by Npret » Mon Dec 10, 2018 7:29 pm

LegalBiology wrote:
cavalier1138 wrote:With stats at both medians, you'll probably get admitted. The main issue is that you won't get much (if any) money, and you shouldn't go to UNC without a full ride.
what about with an interest in Patent/IP law in Charlotte?

the salary information at the bottom of this page seems pretty decent http://www.law.unc.edu/career/employmentdata/ is it not good?

I think UNC sends a fair amount of grads to charlotte biglaw if you have the grades.
I’m not an expert in IP law. I have heard that biology/biochemistry undergrad is not enough to get you a job in IP. People with PhDs are going into IP with a life science/ biology background.

You need to do more research as to the potential job opportunities. I definitely wouldn’t go deeply in debt for a potential career that requires more qualifications.

I don’t have time to look through this but you need to k know all of the stats.
Read all of the information - including every link -about the school here:
https://www.lstreports.com/schools/unc/

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