Unusual URM applicant 160/2.49 HELP! Forum

[browneyed852]

Hi everyone!

I just wanted to get a few opinions on the possibility of getting into law school? My LSAT was a 160 and my GPA is a 2.49. I am an African applicant and I was dealing with a brain tumor the end of my freshman year-junior year (which ruined my GPA) and during this time I was taking courses geared towards a Biochemistry major. Once I had the tumor removed during senior year and switching my major to Anthropology, my grades rose significantly, but of course not enough to offset the low cumulative gpa. I've applied to several schools but you just never know with this. Any hope?

[uion1715]

0L here, so not here to give a substantive advice, but I just looked at the list of schools you are applying to, and I am getting a strong hunch that any schools not named UCLA/USC/UCI/UCB/UT/ASU on your list is not worth going because they have a super low (Think 55% and below) bar passage rate. California bar is notoriously difficult, so you would need to go to a good school in order to pass the bar there.

[Rigo]

That's a pretty legit reason for a GPA addendum (the brain tumor, not switching majors).
Other than that, I have no idea. Sorry. Your cycle will probably be unpredictable.