Worth It?
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2014 9:36 am
I'm currently a junior at a state university with a 3.2 GPA, URM, LSAT:? I came into college a semester ahead with AP work, and dual enrollment and am graduating December 2015. My parents pushed me to apply to FSU's 3+3 program where you basically start law school your senior year and do a sort of joint-degree BA/JD, I started writing personal statements, and took the LSAT this past December, I know I didn't do well, and am waiting on Jan 5. but I'm averaging on practice test with 152ish, (without any study aids) so we'll see. I'm aiming for a 165, and know I can do it, I just need to practice...
Anywho main question: Freshman year first semester I slacked off big time; ended up with 3Cs, a D, and 2 Bs, brought me to a 2.0 and I've been struggling to get it back up. I don't know why I thought to take 6 classes, but I did. I earned a D for getting a 0 on a paper, when writing a paper I was clueless about I used some information from a Myspace page yeah I know stupid, I didn't think to cite it or that it needed to be. I didn't fight it because I know I did it, I just signed off and didn't tell anyone. My grades since then have been As and Bs with one C in Econ. I know I have to disclose it. But still how bad do you think that will hurt. My goal school is Boston University/ Boston College. But my focus would probably br public litigation; and every lawyer I've spoken too (I work at a law firm) has A). Told me not to go to law school B.) If I do want to go to law school, go somewhere cheap, and wherever gives me the most money. I'm taking a lighter course load these next semesters 12hrs, and focusing on LSAT prep to take in June/October.
tl;dr
Will having plagiarized my freshman year from a Myspace page combined with a 3.2 GPA be extremely detrimental on applications?
Anywho main question: Freshman year first semester I slacked off big time; ended up with 3Cs, a D, and 2 Bs, brought me to a 2.0 and I've been struggling to get it back up. I don't know why I thought to take 6 classes, but I did. I earned a D for getting a 0 on a paper, when writing a paper I was clueless about I used some information from a Myspace page yeah I know stupid, I didn't think to cite it or that it needed to be. I didn't fight it because I know I did it, I just signed off and didn't tell anyone. My grades since then have been As and Bs with one C in Econ. I know I have to disclose it. But still how bad do you think that will hurt. My goal school is Boston University/ Boston College. But my focus would probably br public litigation; and every lawyer I've spoken too (I work at a law firm) has A). Told me not to go to law school B.) If I do want to go to law school, go somewhere cheap, and wherever gives me the most money. I'm taking a lighter course load these next semesters 12hrs, and focusing on LSAT prep to take in June/October.
tl;dr
Will having plagiarized my freshman year from a Myspace page combined with a 3.2 GPA be extremely detrimental on applications?