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172; 2.97; University of Texas
My parents are forcing me to apply to the top 15 law schools. Is my GPA as detrimental to my chances as I've been lead to believe?
No internships
My extracurricular activities are virtually nonexistent.
I'm entering my junior year so I have a little time to artificially mitigate some of these pit-falls.
No internships
My extracurricular activities are virtually nonexistent.
I'm entering my junior year so I have a little time to artificially mitigate some of these pit-falls.
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Re: 172; 2.97; University of Texas
Wtf?jackmeche wrote:My parents are forcing me to apply to the top 15 law schools.
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Re: 172; 2.97; University of Texas
Get that GPA up and try and aim for 4.0s; I would apply laterjackmeche wrote:My parents are forcing me to apply to the top 15 law schools. Is my GPA as detrimental to my chances as I've been lead to believe?
No internships
My extracurricular activities are virtually nonexistent.
I'm entering my junior year so I have a little time to artificially mitigate some of these pit-falls.
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Re: 172; 2.97; University of Texas
+1Pearalegal wrote:Wtf?jackmeche wrote:My parents are forcing me to apply to the top 15 law schools.
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Re: 172; 2.97; University of Texas
Wait, you took the LSAT as a sophomore? Or this summer or something?
Tell your parents to back off, enjoy your junior year and focus on doing well (which is what you should be doing anyway) and then make up your mind in a year if YOU want to apply to law school or not.
Tell your parents to back off, enjoy your junior year and focus on doing well (which is what you should be doing anyway) and then make up your mind in a year if YOU want to apply to law school or not.
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Re: 172; 2.97; University of Texas
Overachieving parents who annoyingly try to live vicariously through me.
Took LSAT beginning of sophomore year.
Took LSAT beginning of sophomore year.
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Re: 172; 2.97; University of Texas
Do you want to apply to law school?jackmeche wrote:Overachieving parents who annoyingly try to live vicariously through me.
Took LSAT beginning of sophomore year.
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Re: 172; 2.97; University of Texas
If it was your final GPA than yes, but its not. You should have plenty of time to up your GPA by a good bit. I bet even 3.8 over the next two years should give you a 3.4 atleast. With an LSAT that good you should have a real strong chance at T15.jackmeche wrote:My parents are forcing me to apply to the top 15 law schools. Is my GPA as detrimental to my chances as I've been lead to believe?
No internships
My extracurricular activities are virtually nonexistent.
I'm entering my junior year so I have a little time to artificially mitigate some of these pit-falls.
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Re: 172; 2.97; University of Texas
How old are you?jackmeche wrote:Overachieving parents who annoyingly try to live vicariously through me.
Took LSAT beginning of sophomore year.
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Re: 172; 2.97; University of Texas
This sounds like a good start to a promising career path.jackmeche wrote:Overachieving parents who annoyingly try to live vicariously through me.
Took LSAT beginning of sophomore year.