3.4 UG GPA--Advice Needed Forum
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3.4 UG GPA--Advice Needed
Hi guys,
I will be applying to schools in the middle of my senior year of UG with a 3.43 GPA from a top-10 UG school. I'm taking the LSAT in October.
Obviously, like most of you, my objective is to gain admittance into at least one t-14 school.
I am confident that my LSAT will at least put me in competition for these schools, as my last full-length, proctored, timed diagnostic was a 167 (almost 3 weeks ago with TestMasters) and I have made, and continue to make, significant gains in LG and LR section scores since that assessment (LG: +4 and LR I & II: +2.) Given my performance on diagnostics and related material, I feel somewhat optimistic that my LSAT score will help me recover from my comparably low GPA and that 170 is more than within reach.
All that said, my GPA is a source of concern for me at the moment. It's in the bottom 25% of all the schools that I'd like to go to and, though I feel tentatively confident about my LSAT, my GPA is the only concrete statistic I have available. Has anyone been in this nerve-wracking position? Any advice or suggestions? The situation makes me anxious. I know that my GPA puts me at a serious disadvantage for admissions, but just how bad off am I? What LSAT score would you wise TLSers consider safe for admission into at least t-14 and what schools should I be hedging my bets with?
Advice appreciated. You guys are the best.
D
I will be applying to schools in the middle of my senior year of UG with a 3.43 GPA from a top-10 UG school. I'm taking the LSAT in October.
Obviously, like most of you, my objective is to gain admittance into at least one t-14 school.
I am confident that my LSAT will at least put me in competition for these schools, as my last full-length, proctored, timed diagnostic was a 167 (almost 3 weeks ago with TestMasters) and I have made, and continue to make, significant gains in LG and LR section scores since that assessment (LG: +4 and LR I & II: +2.) Given my performance on diagnostics and related material, I feel somewhat optimistic that my LSAT score will help me recover from my comparably low GPA and that 170 is more than within reach.
All that said, my GPA is a source of concern for me at the moment. It's in the bottom 25% of all the schools that I'd like to go to and, though I feel tentatively confident about my LSAT, my GPA is the only concrete statistic I have available. Has anyone been in this nerve-wracking position? Any advice or suggestions? The situation makes me anxious. I know that my GPA puts me at a serious disadvantage for admissions, but just how bad off am I? What LSAT score would you wise TLSers consider safe for admission into at least t-14 and what schools should I be hedging my bets with?
Advice appreciated. You guys are the best.
D
- rinkrat19
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Re: 3.4 UG GPA--Advice Needed
Low GPA/High LSAT is called a splitter. Use the search function and you will find many, many other people discussing splitter application cycles.
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Re: 3.4 UG GPA--Advice Needed
Kill the LSAT and you'll have multiple options within the T14 and possibly even one or two in the non-YHS T6.
- Tiago Splitter
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Re: 3.4 UG GPA--Advice Needed
3.43 is well above the floor of most T-14 schools, especially now that apps have rapidly declined. Pair that GPA with a high LSAT and a nice Chianti and you'll be set.
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- Toby Ziegler
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Re: 3.4 UG GPA--Advice Needed
Here is a thread with a number of splitters and their cycles last year.
http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 7&t=202290
http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 7&t=202290
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