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[darkarmour]

A graduate degree will generally help your chances of admission, but it certainly isn't a big enough boost to be a game changer except in the rare instance where your application needs to be tipped into the admitted pile. If you want to do legal work in the field in which you have the degree, that's probably good too.

[bp shinners]

How is this generally perceived by admissions?

If you want to do legal work in the field in which you have the graduate degree?

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Thanks!

It'll be a solid soft factor, but not a game changer.

They'll certainly recognize that you're more likely to take it seriously and have an idea of what you want to do after law school. You're also probably more mature. But it won't make up for a below-average LSAT/GPA.

If you're worried that they'll look at your age in a negative light, don't.

[NonTradHealthLaw]

For myself and others it was a decent boost, especially for scholarship consideration. Once you get to hiring (provided you have competitive grades) is when you'll notice your age and alphabet soup of initials has significantly more effect than colleagues.

[Ex Cearulo]

I'm in a similar situation. I'm 28, nearly complete graduate degree (3 more classes), loads of work experience. From everything I've read here and in interviews with ad comm officers, I agree with the CW that it'll help but not erase my less than stellar GPA (3.24). But against someone with similar GPA/LSAT stats for the last spot, or if you're a splitter, I'd have to think you get a leg up thanks to your experience and additional academic record, provided its from a reputable school and your grades are good. BL, it doesn't hurt you...but how much it helps depends on the school and how well you sell yourself.

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