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I want to go to law school but my lsac is drastically lower than my UGPA. Do schools look at both?
I did terrible at my first university and I transferred to another school after I took a few years off to refocus. I currently have a 3.4 and want to attend law school. I graduate in December and will be taking the LSAT then also. My LSAC score is extremely lower because of my academic performance at my first school. I have over 65% of my degree credits obtained at my current university. How do law schools look at this and make a decision? I know I’m able to do the work but we all make mistakes and this is the road I have to travel to correct them.
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Law schools apparently looked at my UGPA, since my LSAC scores were not high enough to qualify me for the schools I was accepted to. (I took several college courses while in high school that counted against me). Since law schools self-report their accepted students’ GPAs, they will report the higher one – so if you are otherwise the type of candidate they are looking for, worries of dropping in the rankings won’t prevent them from accepting you (You would be surprised how much that matters!!)
If you do well on the LSAT, a 3.4 will not keep you from any except the very top law schools. Berkeley and Cornell are especially GPA-heavy. Otherwise, a high LSAT score can get you into a Tier 1 school easily – perhaps even a top 20.
If you do not do well on the LSATs, be sure to reflect carefully before applying, and do your research. Just because a law school is ABA accredited does NOT mean you will be able to get a job after law school. If a school’s reputation is “local” and you don’t plan to practice in the area, or if a school is poorly regarded, you may end up with a lot of student loans and only a slightly higher salary than you would without law school.
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It depends on what school you want to go to. If you have your heart set on the Ivy League, you may want to rethink things. Otherwise, welcome to the club! If you have above a 145 on your LSAT, you can go to an ABA accredited law school. It won’t be Harvard, and you may not get an amazing scholarship, but you’ll be eligible to take the bar exam in the state of your choice and once certified, you’ll be able to practice, which is what matters anyway.
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