low low low lsat, high-ish gpa Forum

[glitter178]

it seems like i have the lowest lsat of anyone--- anyone out there with a 158 and 3.87? i'm def. a splitter, but it's looking less and less like the gpa is going to matter

[cardinalandgold]

Is retaking a possibility? As much as it sucks (take it from me, as a multiple LSAT taker), if you can improve your score you will be in much better shape. I shudder to think where I would have ended up if I stuck with my other scores.

[Hattori Hanzo]

Retake. 158 is such an utter waste of a perfectly good GPA.

[gatorlion]

158(twice)/4.0 here. I think I've outperformed expectations so far thanks to decent softs and a mature application.

[katalatriste]

160/3.7 here ... and not retaking the lsat is probably one of my biggest regrets about the process.

but - i still did get accepted to one of the schools i really wanted to go

[OneKnight]

it seems like i have the lowest lsat of anyone--- anyone out there with a 158 and 3.87? i'm def. a splitter, but it's looking less and less like the gpa is going to matter

You can get into some decent schools with that LSAT/GPA combination, but, for your sake, I hope you study up and retake. Even a 162 is a different ballpark and even the mighty T14 would open up for you if you hit the high 160s.

[rando]

If nothing else, the investment in retaking could save you tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships that aren't available to a 158.