Hi Everyone,
My PTs are consistantly 170-175. In an ideal world I would like to apply to T5 school. I'm in my late 20s, 8-10 years of work experience, 3.76GPA in undergrad from a liberal arts school, and URM. I have good letters of recommendation, but not from anyone with a "connection" to those schools. (alumni, etc) I am applying for a joint MBA/JD program, although both programs operate completely independently so my law school application would not necessarily influence my business school application and vice versa.
I realize my GPA is below the median for a T5 school. I'm taking the lsat for the first time in the next couple months and I'm doing all I can to improve to above 175. But I'm unable to swing a 175+ on test day, what do you think realistically my odds are? I don't have endless resources so I have to judicious about which schools I apply to.
Should I apply as a Splitter Forum
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Re: Should I apply as a Splitter
First, take the LSAT and actually get a score. I understand it's human nature to try to plan out in advance, but any type of strategizing at this point is truly premature.
Second, if the question is "should i apply?" then the answer is: yes, you should apply once you have an LSAT score, regardless of what the LSAT score is. Your UGPA is certainly below median, but it's actually not that low. If you end up getting a 170 or higher, then you have a good shot at a top school as a URM, so long as there's nothing else about your application that is glaringly problematic.
Second, if the question is "should i apply?" then the answer is: yes, you should apply once you have an LSAT score, regardless of what the LSAT score is. Your UGPA is certainly below median, but it's actually not that low. If you end up getting a 170 or higher, then you have a good shot at a top school as a URM, so long as there's nothing else about your application that is glaringly problematic.
