<p>Ok, so I am currently finishing my second year more or less of unveristy at concordia university, i’m in the better half o f my class and plan on getting back to where i was first year, top 25 percent, top third at very least. . .</p>
<p>also, i am a student from the US, I was told the fact that I went to school in Montreal, the second largest french pseaking country andwas able to adapt and do well to life up hbere also makes me a bit more competitive because it shows that i am dynamic and adaptive. . . or that’s the school trying to feed me a line haha</p>
<p>Also, my program currently is the highest level, urban planning with a specialization, but does that really matter or would it be better to have a more diversified program like urban planning with a minor in anthropology? or is it better ot stay focused on one program. Thanks!</p>
<p>We won’t know how competitive you are unless you tell us your LSAT score. That’s basically 70% of your application with 28% going to your GPA and 2% in soft factors.</p>
<p>well that’s certainly a good factor to know cn’t say, sense i havn’t takena real one yet, just some practice ones froma book i got and online, and i’ve gotten steadily higher, but from the 155-165 range more or less, although i’ve always heard you’re score is lower when you actually take the test.</p>
<p>155 to 165 is a HUGE range. So its still hard to help you here.</p>
<p>Just to put your given range in context, 5 points lower puts you in the 50th-ish percentile, 5 points higher puts you around the 99th.</p>
<p>As for “how competitive,” it’s impossible to say without GPA, LSAT, and places you’re interested in applying.</p>
<p>As for “what can I do,” you can work on getting both important numbers as high as you can, and perhaps on securing interesting ECs, summer positions, and so forth (going through my own application cycle right now, my results make me skeptical of the “2% soft factors” projection, even though the importance of the numbers game is necessary to bear in mind).</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
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<p>Too high or two low?</p>
<p>And I’ve always interpreted that number to mean that only 2% of applicants will be “swung” by softs, not that it makes up 2% of any given candidate’s “magic number” or whatever y’all call it for law school.</p>
<p>Too high, but I suppose I’m also pretty critical when it comes to my own odds. It’s still relatively early in the hearing game, but I’ve yet to see proof that numbers are the <em>be all, end all</em> that they’re so often made out to be (though I’ll readily admit that they are very important). Granted, results also depend on each school’s specific approach to applications.</p>
<p>I like your interpretation, bluedevilmike. I’ve always read it the other way, myself, but for personal peace of mind, I’ve tried to ignore both.</p>