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[dalinmind]

So,
I've got a 3.05 cGPA and a 3.635 last two years
My first year marks were very low, as I faced some problems outside of school.

LSAT score of 165, with a PS that addressed my situation - is there enough of a chance for me that I should apply?

Thoughts?

[UpAboveIt715]

You probably won't get into Ottawa. However, I all but guarantee that you'll get into at least one school in Ontario.

No need to stress. Just apply everywhere and be happy when all of the acceptances come in.

[Artificial Light]

dalinmind, on 26 August 2011 - 05:48 PM, said:

So,
I've got a 3.05 cGPA and a 3.635 last two years
My first year marks were very low, as I faced some problems outside of school.

LSAT score of 165, with a PS that addressed my situation - is there enough of a chance for me that I should apply?

Thoughts?

Ottawa will almost certainly reject you, they are almost exclusively interested in your cGPA and should be last on your list along with U of T.

[jsteele]

Hum... I hear this a lot about the ottawa admissions process, hoping it bodes well for my chances. I've always felt so-so about my lsat (160) but have always been happy with my GPA (c.gpa 87%, 3.85).

[erinl2]

jsteele, I know someone whose stats were almost identical to yours, who got in off the waitlist in late July.

[jsteele]

Really eh? Interesting. I was readying the "admitted 2011" thread and quite a few peeps with similar stats to mine or even a bit lower got in as early as Nov-Dec.

[erinl2]

It is interesting. I think Ottawa is one school that is very difficult to predict with any degree of certainty, based solely on numbers. The person I referenced wished that they had made the effort to rewrite the LSAT, which may or may not have made a difference. Who knows.

[mgls79]

Just a friendly word of caution not to take what anyone says to heart in regard to your question ("what are my chances...?) - I doubt that any member of the admissions committee responds to questions asked on this forum, so at best you've got people who really don't have *too much* insight into process. I also posted the same question last year and got varying responses (+ and -). So at the risk of sounding cheesy, trust your instincts
(If it helps my cGPA wasn't super high, I have a Master's degree, and my LSAT score was absolutely terrible! - and I got in to both the English and French CL programs. There is hope!)

Good luck to everyone!

[awesomo_098]

there is always a chance. trust me.


i would've been one of those feel good stories but i turned down the offer the other day to work and commit to my job offer that i accepted a month ago

[junius52]

i got in with lower LSAT (161) and lower CGPA. so I don't see why not.

[Enhance]

junius52, on 29 August 2011 - 04:27 AM, said:

i got in with lower LSAT (161) and lower CGPA. so I don't see why not.

Lower cGPA than 3.05? I call shenanigans.

[junius52]

Enhance, on 24 September 2011 - 11:25 AM, said:

Lower cGPA than 3.05? I call shenanigans.

yeah, you're right. i just added it up: 3.475 last two years. still not spectacular though.

[muffins]

Chances?

cGPA: 3.85, 3.9 with drops / 4
LSAT: probably between 159-163 - wrote on the first


Fluent English, French and Spanish with demonstrated work/school experience to support this.

International work experience.

Tonnes and tonnes of ECs.

Good LoRs.

[muffins]

Anyone? Chances please!

cGPA: 3.85, 3.9 with drops / 4
LSAT: 160


Fluent English, French and Spanish with demonstrated work/school experience to support this.

International work experience.

Great ECs.

Great LoRs.

[junius52]

muffins, on 24 October 2011 - 06:18 PM, said:

Anyone? Chances please!

cGPA: 3.85, 3.9 with drops / 4
LSAT: 160


Fluent English, French and Spanish with demonstrated work/school experience to support this.

International work experience.

Great ECs.

Great LoRs.

very good

[future_jd]

muffins, on 24 October 2011 - 06:18 PM, said:

Anyone? Chances please!

cGPA: 3.85, 3.9 with drops / 4
LSAT: 160


Fluent English, French and Spanish with demonstrated work/school experience to support this.

International work experience.

Great ECs.

Great LoRs.

Good.
But based on your stats, did you really need to even post this as a question. Simple research into the "admitted" thread would have given you the exact same information that we are really only guessing at.

Edited by future_jd, 25 October 2011 - 10:04 AM.