He is the top 5% of his 1L.
Has a UG degree in Philology which was far from good - let's just say, scoring a decent GPA in India is really , really difficult

He has the F1 Visa as well, do decent US law schools take in international transfers? Since I have no idea at all, I am asking.
If it isn't possible, I will just advise him to finish his LLB with high grades and look for a good LLM programme.