High LSAT/Low GPA Forum

[SenorSnakeskin]

I attended a top 50 private university for undergrad, but my GPA was less than stellar (right around a 3.0). I was enrolled in the business school, but never really found my passion as an undergrad. I also had to take on a part-time job during school due to family financial problems, battled depression for a bit and adjusted poorly to college life, which I think may have factored in to my low GPA. My three worst semesters of undergrad were my first three.

I graduated from college in 2012, so I'm hoping that I have separated myself from my undergrad GPA through the passage of time. Since graduating, I've worked full-time at two different law firms and greatly desire to practice as an attorney. The firm I currently work for is a large, well-known, international firm and I'm hoping to come back here as a summer associate since I enjoy it here and have developed good relationships with a lot of the attorneys and recruiters at the firm.

I'm hoping to score in the high 160s or 170s on my LSAT, which I'm taking in June, and have been studying like a mad man since October. But, even if I do manage to kill it on the LSAT, I still have this undergrad GPA problem hanging over my head and I sometimes feel like there is no way to overcome it.

So I ask, are there any top tier law schools that are known for being lenient with respect to applicants with high LSAT/low GPA splits or a few years of work experience after college?

Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[cavalier1138]

A search for the term "splitter-friendly" on this forum will probably get you more comprehensive results. But generally, Northwestern, UVA, NYU (kinda). Berkeley and Penn are generally known for favoring reverse splitters, so those would probably be the long-shots for you outside of HYSCCN.

But this is all irrelevant without a score. You need to actually know what your LSAT is before you can get an idea of whether you'd be a good applicant for any of these schools.