Splitter

Definition: Splitter

I am a splitter.

A splitter is an applicant who has mixed indicators. It could be a high GPA and low LSAT. It could be a high LSAT and a low GPA. I fall into the second camp.

Fortunately for us high LSAT splitters, law school admissions are heavily dependent upon the LSAT score. Therefore, a strong score can wipe out a poor college record. I don't think there is a single law school out there that has a median GPA that is equivalent to mine, yet I will be in the running for the top 25 schools in the nation. Such is the nature of law school admissions.

The challenge here, though, is that we need to show that the GPA is an aberration, not the LSAT. Each year, a certain number of splitters will get into top law schools. However, success is not guaranteed. There are plenty of splitters that end up at tier 2 schools.

Note: My loose definition of a splitter is someone with a sub 3.2 GPA and a 170+ LSAT. I fall at the outside edges of the definition, with a 2.91 GPA and a 170 LSAT.

I need to remember to focus my recommendations on talking about my work ethic, since schools will be worried that I am just a lazy, smart kid. My addendum also needs to reflect the fact that I wasn't sleeping through the 4 years of college, but that I had misplaced priorities and spent too much time contributing to campus life.