I have been doing what she suggested and have had SO MUCH improvement on my application. This video has helped me SO much. Do not listen to the disgusting comments her openness has helped me so much
I have a question So I transferred from my community college with a low GPA of 2.7 I have a cumulative GPA at my current undergrad university of 3.9 (expected to reach a 4.0 by the time I graduate) So my overall Gpa is 3.2 currently (but expected to hit 3.6 by the time I graduate) I was not motivated at my community college but I have gotten all A's at my current institution. It's my dream to go to Columbia law school or any Ivy League, so do you think they will look at my overall GPA or the Cumulative GPA I have from my current school? Or do you think if they look at both, they'll look at the fact that I really increased my performance when I transferred to a university? I worked insanely hard to get to where I am with my academics but I am really worried that the grad schools I am applying to won't notice my performance boost at my current institution.
They will look at every single grade you’ve ever received at the undergraduate level, so that includes the grades you received at your community college. An upward grade trend is nice but it’s not something they care so much about. What ultimately matters as far as GPA goes is the raw GPA score, which again accounts for every single grade you’ve ever received at the undergraduate level. This is Because schools report on GPAs with these scores, so there’s not much they can do with grade trends. Your best bet is to just continue getting As and getting a really good LSAT score. You may have to bank on being what’s called a “splitter,” where basically you have a really high LSAT but lower GPA. Good news is schools tend to care more about LSAT than GPA. A 3.6 would put you considerably below the median for Columbia, so you’d have to make up for that with a stellar LSAT if you wanna have a chance at getting in.
If you went to Community Collège then Ivy League is likely much too challenging and you will almost certainly struggle if not completely fail. Why not aim for a program more suitable?
@@DougWarner25 im asian so im definitely disadvantaged by affirmative action - but i honestly dont think its "unfair". just because you cant see their adverse experiences doesnt mean they dont exist. And if your'e planning on applying to law school one of the things you'll need to learn how to do is understand how laws affect society - when you look at the history of the laws in this country you'll realize that its difficult to point out "individuals" who oppressed other specific individuals - and you will learn that a vast culmination of systems and people contribute to ppl's adverse experiences today. It's not even a disputed fact in high academia that certain groups have it harder than others. under that assumption, if someone with worse stats gets in over me who has better stats because they come from a very disadvantaged background, i have no issue whatsoever. not everything is about the numbers. again, this is coming from someone who has decently competitive numbers and will certainly not be receiving any URM advantage
@@DougWarner25 don't even bother with the Ben Shapiro line. These people are delusional. You will never get them to admit they're not oppressd, because that "oppression" gives them so many advantages.
Tell me you didn't watch the video, without telling me you didn't watch the video. She put in the hard work. Much more than most the legacy students do.
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I have been doing what she suggested and have had SO MUCH improvement on my application. This video has helped me SO much. Do not listen to the disgusting comments her openness has helped me so much
Thanks, Those were great tips!
I have a question
So I transferred from my community college with a low GPA of 2.7
I have a cumulative GPA at my current undergrad university of 3.9 (expected to reach a 4.0 by the time I graduate)
So my overall Gpa is 3.2 currently (but expected to hit 3.6 by the time I graduate)
I was not motivated at my community college but I have gotten all A's at my current institution.
It's my dream to go to Columbia law school or any Ivy League, so do you think they will look at my overall GPA or the Cumulative GPA I have from my current school? Or do you think if they look at both, they'll look at the fact that I really increased my performance when I transferred to a university? I worked insanely hard to get to where I am with my academics but I am really worried that the grad schools I am applying to won't notice my performance boost at my current institution.
They will look at every single grade you’ve ever received at the undergraduate level, so that includes the grades you received at your community college.
An upward grade trend is nice but it’s not something they care so much about. What ultimately matters as far as GPA goes is the raw GPA score, which again accounts for every single grade you’ve ever received at the undergraduate level. This is Because schools report on GPAs with these scores, so there’s not much they can do with grade trends.
Your best bet is to just continue getting As and getting a really good LSAT score. You may have to bank on being what’s called a “splitter,” where basically you have a really high LSAT but lower GPA. Good news is schools tend to care more about LSAT than GPA. A 3.6 would put you considerably below the median for Columbia, so you’d have to make up for that with a stellar LSAT if you wanna have a chance at getting in.
If you went to Community Collège then Ivy League is likely much too challenging and you will almost certainly struggle if not completely fail. Why not aim for a program more suitable?
Thank you so much for this video! I would love to chat with her! Would she be comfortable with sharing her linkedin profile?
162 is a high score...
The answer to the title- be a URM. If you’re not a URM getting into Columbia law with a mediocre GPA and LSAT is practically impossible
Yup. Unfair
@@DougWarner25 how?
people that are from marginalized communities have so many obstacles that the white male supremacist put on us
@@cecillelopez7487 point out the individuals who’ve oppressed you and I’ll stand hand in hand with you.
@@DougWarner25 im asian so im definitely disadvantaged by affirmative action - but i honestly dont think its "unfair". just because you cant see their adverse experiences doesnt mean they dont exist. And if your'e planning on applying to law school one of the things you'll need to learn how to do is understand how laws affect society - when you look at the history of the laws in this country you'll realize that its difficult to point out "individuals" who oppressed other specific individuals - and you will learn that a vast culmination of systems and people contribute to ppl's adverse experiences today.
It's not even a disputed fact in high academia that certain groups have it harder than others. under that assumption, if someone with worse stats gets in over me who has better stats because they come from a very disadvantaged background, i have no issue whatsoever. not everything is about the numbers.
again, this is coming from someone who has decently competitive numbers and will certainly not be receiving any URM advantage
@@DougWarner25 don't even bother with the Ben Shapiro line. These people are delusional. You will never get them to admit they're not oppressd, because that "oppression" gives them so many advantages.
Just what I expected. Be an minority female and you’re basically guaranteed.
You didn’t watch the video. She gave really good tips on networking and how to improve your personal statement.
@@pinkmenace6836ur delusional
1. Be a black woman
Tell me you didn't watch the video, without telling me you didn't watch the video.
She put in the hard work. Much more than most the legacy students do.
Someone at Columbia admissions wanted to feel better about themselves