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Talkin' October LSAT |
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Early decision to CLS |
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10/28/2002 |
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I hear you, fred. I'd trade my LSAT for your gpa in a heartbeat. Stepson's gotta be right on this one. Your numbers put you right there; now just try to separate yourself with the intangibles.
Yes, i think both our perspectives got a little whacked when we had eyes set on getting 175+ monster scores. That would've been nice indeed (we were certainly capable of it), but overall, you have to realize you're in the top 1-2% overall in the applicant pool. That's an exceedingly strong position.
You will get a great admit, and if by some miracle I can sneak into CCN with my measly 3.28, we can walk our dogs together. Let's stay in touch on apps.
--- Sobering up in Seoul
P.S. Are you applying ED to Columbia? Yep, me too.
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Kid -- Early decision was a hard decision, but I'm not THAT sure I want to go to Columbia (i.e., I want to reserve the option to go to Harvard if I'm lucky enough to get in).
Thanks for the words of encouragement. I'm interested to see what happens. I have a hard time believing Columbia will let your GPA overshadow your LSAT, especially if you can spin it well in your application. Let's face it: anyone who can get a 173 on the LSAT is *highly* qualified to do well in law school.
I wonder how much overseas experience will matter? I would think that would be a plus (I hope so since I lived in Moscow for a year). But maybe it's more common than people suggest.
Again -- it seems spin is the key. Any experience can be made interesting. That is, if they care about experience at all.
Good luck.
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