Could you chance me? Fairly unique case.

ckmets13
Thu, 03 Feb 2011 11:15:56 +0000

Those are some soft factors you don’t see very often, so I’m not exactly sure how the schools will view them. A 3.8 is a really solid GPA, no matter the circumstances…If you can crush the LSAT, HYS are within reach. The difference between a 165 and a 175 is huge. 3.8/175 and you have a shot at Harvard, maybe not Yale and SLS. You should be in at that point for everything Columbia/Chicago/NYU down. 3.8/165 and you will have trouble sneaking into the T14 unless schools weigh soft factors heavily (Law School admissions is generally a straight numbers game). You could swing Cornell or Georgetown but your best bet in that situation would be to aim for the 15-30 ranked schools and hope for some money. As an in-state resident, I think a 165 would get you into UT. Apply early.