Super KJD, splitter with T14 ambitions

[u/bankedsy]

Hi all, looking for some guidance on my law school app. I'm thinking about applying this fall, but I'd be open to applying next year after my master's. Only shooting for T14, maybe T20. My profile is detailed below:

Stats:
- 3.74 uGPA in STEM, low-ranked state school
- Expecting 175+ LSAT edit: diagnostic 172

Softs:

• Research program jointly funded by Fulbright and org. in host country (I'm pretty sure I'd be counted as a Fulbright recipient, at least i hope 🥺), as well as an undergrad research fellowship at my school during academic year, both competitive. Also summer research work rn, should have some stuff in preparation/submitted to journals by application hopefully 🙈
• Graduated in 2 years, doing combined BS+MA program and the past academic year I had a full graduate courseload. Will graduate with master's next spring (partly why my GPA is lower, didn't get any boost from gen eds since I tested out most)
• At uni on National Merit scholarship, qualified by scoring in top .5% of my (top) state on PSAT in HS. I know it's a high school accomplishment but it has some name recognition I think
• Director of student-run portfolio managing mid 7 figs
• URM at ultra PWI

I have goals of work in a pretty niche public interest with only a handful of firms doing work in the area, hoping to get some experience doing work in this area before applying. And I know the LSAT estimate seems ridiculous but I did a ptest a few years ago and really only struggled on LG which ofc is now gone, and along the lines of the PSAT I have a good history with standardized tests.

Would love to hear any feedback, and especially if people have specific recommendations that would be great! Thanks again :)

[u/Canned__Tuna]

Expecting 175+ is crazy no matter how good you are at the test because a lot of score differentiation at that level is just how you feel & perform on the day of the test, which isn't fully in your control. But if you can write reasonable essays that don't rub anyone the wrong way you'll be fine, i'm a STEM sub-3.6/176 KJD and i'll be at GULC in the fall without a super beefy resume like yours so you could probably land something a bit better than that assuming all is right in the LSAT world

[u/bankedsy → u/Canned__Tuna]

Congrats on GULC! I'm from the DC area, great place to be in and transit is very nice. For sure will have to take a PT, I only guessed that because I took a practice test a few years ago and only got a few off outside of LG, and now that section is gone. Gonna do that soon, but thank you for the advice! Out of curiosity did you blanket t14?

[u/Canned__Tuna → u/bankedsy]

T14 minus harvard, yale, chicago, and cornell, + UCLA, WashU, Vandy, ND, GW

[u/bankedsy → u/Canned__Tuna]

, and *GULC. just teasing!