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[meager]

Has anyone heard anything from Manitoba recently?

I haven't has a single form of correspondence since they confirmed my application back in November.
I've sent in two transcripts since then, and I wrote my first LSAT in December.
Emailed the office a couple days ago and still nothing.

I'm starting to think somehow my transcripts got lost or something. Thanks in advance

[Bonin18]

What's your index score?

[meager]

Self-Calculated 75.5 w/ 3.42cGPA after their drop system (although I hope this will increase with my marks to be released May 2012) and 165 LSAT, also re-writing in a couple weeks at the February sitting.

I wasn't expecting to hear any news regarding admittance, just news about an update that everything has been received since there's no online system like OLSAS to confirm that documents have gotten through.

[Bonin18]

The reason you havent heard anything is that your index is below the current minimum for an offer. When I called Jody she said the minimum index was 76.9 (roughly). If you crack 77 with your new marks you're in for sure, otherwise you can only hope this years minimum will fall below 76. Good luck and congrats on your LSAT score!

Edit: I never received any news as to the status of my file before the acceptance email. Jody will tell you what's going on with you file if you give her a call.

Edited by Bonin18, 01 February 2012 - 12:19 PM.

[meager]

Yup, just got an email from Jody.
Index is at 76.944 this year up until early July when they'll recalculate their index if they need to.

[emcmilla]

I was just wondering how to calculate/get your index score :S
Thanks in advance!

[Future Liar]

Good question, as it seems a lot of people on this forum have calculated their index scores incorrectly.

U of M has a 50-50 weighting which is pretty basic. GPA scale is 1-4.5 and all possible lsat scores range from 120-180. So all you need to do is take your GPA on that scale, divide it by the total (4.5) and do the same for the lsat but on a scale of 60 (the total possibilities). Then weight them at 50 percent.

Example: 3.9 gpa, 164 LSAT. [(3.9/4.5)x 50] +[(44/60) x 50] = INDEX SCORE OF 79.99

Note for this example I simplified the calculation by taking 164-120= 44.

[Future Liar]

Future Liar, on 03 March 2012 - 11:03 AM, said:

Good question, as it seems a lot of people on this forum have calculated their index scores incorrectly.

U of M has a 50-50 weighting which is pretty basic. GPA scale is 1-4.5 and all possible lsat scores range from 120-180. So all you need to do is take your GPA on that scale, divide it by the total (4.5) and do the same for the lsat but on a scale of 60 (the total possibilities). Then weight them at 50 percent.

Example: 3.9 gpa, 164 LSAT. [(3.9/4.5)x 50] +[(44/60) x 50] = INDEX SCORE OF 79.99

Note for this example I simplified the calculation by taking 164-120= 44.

sorry that is the gpa is 0-4.5