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I went to JC did kind of poorly got a 3.5. I transferred to Berkeley and I did a lot better, I was really fueled by the competitiveness of other students. I ended up with a 3.8 gpa at berkeley. I took the LSAT completely cold, never even looked at a practice test and scored a 165. I never really intended to go to Law school and the only reason I took the LSAT was because of a bet. I figure if I actually prepare, I could probably do a lot better on the next test. Another thing is that I played a varsity sport for 3 years and I earned All-American honors. Im not sure that makes a difference on my admissions (eventhough I could have gotten much better grades if I didn't have to go to practice 40 hours a week). Anyways, my question is: what kind of law school could I get into if I got my LSAT to around 170.

gcb10 wrote:I went to JC did kind of poorly got a 3.5. I transferred to Berkeley and I did a lot better, I was really fueled by the competitiveness of other students. I ended up with a 3.8 gpa at berkeley. I took the LSAT completely cold, never even looked at a practice test and scored a 165. I never really intended to go to Law school and the only reason I took the LSAT was because of a bet. I figure if I actually prepare, I could probably do a lot better on the next test. Another thing is that I played a varsity sport for 3 years and I earned All-American honors. Im not sure that makes a difference on my admissions (eventhough I could have gotten much better grades if I didn't have to go to practice 40 hours a week). Anyways, my question is: what kind of law school could I get into if I got my LSAT to around 170.

1. This is not complicated.
2. LSAC is going to throw all of your college credits into a formula to produce a new GPA for you--without that, its hard to know exactly how good of a position you are in.
3. Get an LSAT score and come back. People don't really like to play this game.

Good luck!

bad flame, try harder next time

I have an LSAT score, It's 165. I sat for the actual test.

gcb10 wrote:I have an LSAT score, It's 165. I sat for the actual test.

What is your LSDAS GPA? And I know this may be a radical thought around these parts, but I'm inclined to think D1 athletics is a pretty good soft. Clearly it is a big time drain, and it is also something that very few people have on their resumes. But again, what is your LSDAS GPA? That is an essential factor if people are going to give you any meaningful advice here.

You know that score will stick to your record for the next several years, right? It wasn't the brightest thing to sit for the actual test cold if you had any inclination that you may ever use the score. You should easily be over 170 (probably higher) if you're starting at a 165.

romothesavior wrote:

gcb10 wrote:I have an LSAT score, It's 165. I sat for the actual test.

What is your LSDAS GPA? And I know this may be a radical thought around these parts, but I'm inclined to think D1 athletics is a pretty good soft. Clearly it is a big time drain, and it is also something that very few people have on their resumes. But again, what is your LSDAS GPA? That is an essential factor if people are going to give you any meaningful advice here.

i thought it would be a good soft, but i did slightly worse than LSP said i would.....