Applying to Schools

[emccready24]

In general, I'm curious as to how one puts limits on applying to schools. Let's say someone had an LSAT score of 160 and GPA of 3.9. They'd like to be considered for scholarships. Should the majority of schools that they apply to be where this is above the median? What are the chances of being considered for scholarships if that LSAT is at the median or a little below?

Also, is there a certain level where the school's scores may be too high to even apply? You have the 160 score, but you're looking at a couple 168 median schools. Is this too much of gap? In general, for the 160 score, where would you put the limit for applying to higher ranked schools? LSAT medians of ___?

[KelseyWoods]

Hi emccready24!

Let me point you toward some resources that will help answer your questions.

Here's an article about deciding on law schools to apply to. You usually want a few "definite" schools, a few "likely" schools, and a few "maybe" schools.
https://www.powerscore.com/lsat/help/de ... %20schools.

Here's an article about how to roughly calculate your admissions chances at a given school: https://blog.powerscore.com/lsat/bid-15 ... s-chances/

Here's an article about how to interpret those 25th/75th LSAT percentiles:
https://www.powerscore.com/lsat/help/wh ... ssions.cfm

You might also find these articles about splitters useful:
https://blog.powerscore.com/lsat/what-a ... splitters/
https://blog.powerscore.com/lsat/which- ... r-friendly

And here's a post about deciding between scholarship vs. prestige:
https://blog.powerscore.com/lsat/schola ... y-and-run/

In general, you're much more likely to get scholarships at schools when you have an LSAT score that is above their median. But there are a lot of factors that go into law school admissions so it is impossible for us to accurately predict whether or not you'll get in and/or get a scholarship. So do your research, craft some truly amazing personal statements and other application pieces, apply to schools that will be a good fit for you, and see what happens in the application process!

Hope this helps! Good luck with your applications!

Best,
Kelsey