3.81 GPA/171 LSAT — CCN chances Forum

[winterwolf]

Stats are 171/3.81 GPA. After going through hundreds of these forum posts & calcs, though I have solid leadership/work exp/grad school, believe HYS may be just out of range unfortunately (and that I'd need a ~174 to be competitive given my below median GPA).

Interested in chances at CCN (which I'm assuming my stats kind of land me at?), and what some $$ outcomes could look like further down the T14.

Admit I'm a little bit concerned about the apparently huge 170x score quantity #s coming from early LSAT data, specifically in terms of having an LSAT score that just misses the 172 median at CLS and a GPA that is similarly below GPA median at Chicago — how hard will this hurt?

[The Lsat Airbender]

Decent chances at all of CCN, especially NYU where you mainly just need to dodge a weird waitlist. Even a small-but-real chance at Harvard according to LSN.

If schools at 170 are making a push for 171, you're going to be part of their efforts there, so I wouldn't worry too much about that. You're a in good position for scholarship offers at a lot of T14 schools, including NYU, although I wouldn't plan on a full ride.

[winterwolf]

Decent chances at all of CCN, especially NYU where you mainly just need to dodge a weird waitlist. Even a small-but-real chance at Harvard according to LSN.

If schools at 170 are making a push for 171, you're going to be part of their efforts there, so I wouldn't worry too much about that. You're a in good position for scholarship offers at a lot of T14 schools, including NYU, although I wouldn't plan on a full ride.

Thanks. Makes sense. Could you expand what you mean re NYU's 'weird waitlist'? Figure I'm around the ballpark of their numbers, so assuming it doesn't have to do with YP.

[The Lsat Airbender]

Weird as in unexpected, sorry if that wasn't clear. Nothing is guaranteed.