167 LSAT (once)
3.85 LSAC GPA at time of applying
Don’t see why any of the LORs would be bad
Very good undergrad school (top 10, but transferred junior year from a not so great school)
Quite involved at school(s)
Prelaw dean said personal statement is excellent
Straight out of undergrad
No work experience b/c working for parents in the family biz, but wrote an addendum about that
Interesting academic background (skipping grades, transferring from a bad school to a great one, etc)
Applied early December
Applied to most of T14 + UCLA. I knew I had no chance at the top 5 but it looks worse right now - I’ve been rejected/waitlisted at the majority of the schools and haven’t received an acceptance yet, and I don’t think I’m getting in anywhere at this point in the cycle when all acceptances were probably sent out already. I am mostly freaking out because of the UCLA wait list and Michigan rejection. What do you think went wrong? Should I just reapply next cycle if it’s an LSAT thing? How do you think age affects this? I’m two or three years younger than people my year because I skipped grades (but seriously? I skipped first and third grade).
What went wrong was your expectations. Your numbers make your target range the 15-25 schools, not 15 and up. Your target schools are ones like Vanderbilt, GW, BU, Notre Dame, etc. Sure, applying to T14 schools was a good idea since you need some reach schools thrown in. But applying to all reach schools is never a good idea. And you didn’t apply to a single safety.
If you are deadset on a T14 school, then yes. But you would get some solid scholarship awards from schools in the 15-20 range. I wouldn’t overlook those too quickly. But like I said, if you are T14 or bust, then its really important to hit that 170 marker.
I see. Guess it’s time to start cracking those books again (I did not apply to 15-20 range schools).
I’ve been waitlisted at UPenn and Columbia (reserve, as they call it), though. I thought it meant I’d probably get into UCLA…suppose I was being way enthusiastic.
If you look at LSN, almost no one got in with an LSAT below 168 last year. LSP is very unreliable IMHO. I would say cornell is a possibility though, but probably the only one.
Seriously, I think hourumd and LSP are useless. LSN gives you a far better understanding of the nuances of admissions. Some schools have gpa floors or LSAT floors. For instance, your GPA is at or above median for just about every top14 school. Which is why LSP and hourumd gave you good chances. But, your LSAT is below median and below most schools “soft” floor for the LSAT. And, LSAT matters much more in admissions.
LSP paints an unrealistically rosy picture because its based on LSN. And LSN is a site that is skewed due to the number of high achieving students who post. You really think most people who get rejected take the time to post that info online on LSN? I had a number of “considers”, maybe 8 or so. I applied to all 8 and got into 0 (yet got into a school that LSN told me was a reject. Go figure). But moral of the story is that LSP should only be a rough guide.
