LSAT/GPA Ratio

If you scroll over to the right in the lawschoolpredictor.com results page, there is a column that provides the LSAT/GPA ratio used in the index formula by each school. There is a whole range of values, from ~1.5 for Boalt to 4.5 for Michigan. If you weren't planning to already, study hard for that LSAT as this number shows just how important this single test is in law school admissions.

In a related note, titles retook the LSAT and went from 167 to 170. This 3 point increase got him into Georgetown after being rejected with the lower score. I think this result is at the heart of his contention that the numbers are far more important than any advanced degree. Well, it just so happens that GULC has a LSAT/GPA ratio of 4.38. The large ratio undoubtedly results in a big jump in competitiveness when your score goes up by 3 points (from deny (basically no chance) to consider (good chance for admission) by the law school predictor, that's from no chance to getting in by getting 3 or 4 more questions right on a test. That's just crazy.).

My take away from this is simple. If you have a low GPA and decent LSAT score (that's me), your graduate degree is more likely to help than if you have a great GPA and a mediocre LSAT. But whatever your numbers, make your soft factors count. My impression is that people spend months studying for the LSAT (which makes sense based on some of the ratios used for admissions), but put much less effort into their personal statements and making sure they have the best letters of recommendation possible. If your LSAT score is in the 25-75% range for a school, those softs might be enough to get admitted rather than being put on the wait list. Make the most of them. That's my plan.