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My stats are: 3.23 (LSDAS) and 163, 167 (but my GPA is actually a 3.44, LSAC however counted one of my unsatisfactory art grades in as a "F"... I do have a GPA Addendum explaining this)

I do have some "soft" factors though:

-Previous AmeriCorps member as a VISTA (Community Engagement Coordinator for a National Nonprofit)
-Ongoing volunteer work as a Community Engagement Consultant (for the same nonprofit)
-Upward trend in my GPA (I ended with a 4.0 GPA for my last semester)
-Departmental honors with completion of an honors thesis
-Working currently as a legal assistant for a very prominent election lawyer (our clients include a lot of high level politicians)
-Personal statement that focused on all of my personal experience with election law and how I drafted Complaints regarding these issues for prominent politicians.

I'm from Wisconsin so I'm applying there, but I would like to know which reach schools I should try applying to. (I'm not going to apply if there's no way I can get in.)

Its a bit of a contradiction to ask which REACH schools you can REALISTICALLY get into.

Anyway,

you have a chance at U Minn and other schools around the early 20s rankings.

Good luck!

lol, it is somewhat of a contradiction... perhaps I should clarify.

Which reach schools will look at my application and possibly look past my lower GPA and/or LSAT at my other factors?

gizmo0516 wrote:lol, it is somewhat of a contradiction... perhaps I should clarify.

Which reach schools will look at my application and possibly look past my lower GPA and/or LSAT at my other factors?

If you're asking which schools will look past your GPA and LSAT in favor of your softs, the answer is NONE. Sad but true.

GW, Fordham, WUSTL, Illinois, Minnesota, Notre Dame, Emory, W&L