International Student (3.5 GPA & 150 LSAT) Forum

[Tajik]

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[Teoeo]

I would say that law school is not the best career choice unless you can bring your LSAT up.

[motiontodismiss]

Retake and profit.

[Tajik]

I think universities have diff. standards for non native speakers, so 150 would be considered more like 155, because of the language barrier.
If I retake the test, it will be my third time, would this look bad on my application?
Would the December test be late of the 2011 admissions?

[bk1]

If I retake the test, it will be my third time, would this look bad on my application?
Would the December test be late of the 2011 admissions?

A 150 looks far worse than retaking a 3rd or even 4th time. If you need extra time to study just hold off a year on applying.

[Hattori Hanzo]

If 150 is the best you can do, don't go to law school. The U.S. gov't needs translators both in Tajikistan and Afghanistan and the pay is pretty good too. A degree from a law school that'd take you with a 150 won't be worth much, if anything at all.

[Tajik]

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[kalvano]

With a 3.5 and a 150, you are shut out of the T50, probably the T100.

Life's tough. Go do something else. The translator idea is a good one.

[Tajik]

[quote="kalvano"]With a 3.5 and a 150, you are shut out of the T50, probably the T00

[Teoeo]

Hattori,
I met with UofA (ranked 37th) admissions center to ask about their average int. student lsat scores. They said that it was in 140's and 150 was high for them... this gave me some hope for admissions to a better schoool...

I find that hard to believe o_O

[kalvano]

I want to work with human rights (esp. women's rights) in the Central Asian Countries. Law school would help me achieve more on that...

No law school you will be able to attend will help in any way with that goal whatsoever.

[Hattori Hanzo]

Hattori,
I met with UofA (ranked 37th) admissions center to ask about their average int. student lsat scores. They said that it was in 140's and 150 was high for them... this gave me some hope for admissions to a better schoool...

This is simply not true. There must have been a misunderstanding.
To give you an idea, the median LSAT and GPA at the William Mitchel College of Law which is currently the lowest ranked law school by USNWR (100th) are 156 and 3.4 respectively. With 150/3.5 you will probably not even get in there.

[Grizz]

I want to work with human rights (esp. women's rights) in the Central Asian Countries. Law school would help me achieve more on that...

No law school you will be able to attend will help in any way with that goal whatsoever.

[Tajik]

I want to work with human rights (esp. women's rights) in the Central Asian Countries. Law school would help me achieve more on that...

No law school you will be able to attend will help in any way with that goal whatsoever.

\Well I didn't ask for advice of whether to go to law school or not, I have determined that long time ago for myself. I don't even know my final LSAT score yet, but I was looking at the bad case scenario of 150. I will certainly say that lsat score does not have anything to do with my ability to be a lawyer, esp. for foreigners. I dare you to take an lsat in a foreign language and see how you do.

[bk1]

\Well I didn't ask for advice of whether to go to law school or not, I have determined that long time ago for myself. I don't even know my final LSAT score yet, but I was looking at the bad case scenario of 150. I will certainly say that lsat score does not have anything to do with my ability to be a lawyer, esp. for foreigners. I dare you to take an lsat in a foreign language and see how you do.

You really should do some more research about the legal field. Your ignorance is painful to read.

[Hattori Hanzo]

\Well I didn't ask for advice of whether to go to law school or not, I have determined that long time ago for myself. I don't even know my final LSAT score yet, but I was looking at the bad case scenario of 150. I will certainly say that lsat score does not have anything to do with my ability to be a lawyer, esp. for foreigners. I dare you to take an lsat in a foreign language and see how you do.

You really should do some more research about the legal field. Your ignorance is painful to read.

+1. And no need to dare anyone. My first language is not English either but I scored 177 so what's your point?

[kalvano]

\Well I didn't ask for advice of whether to go to law school or not, I have determined that long time ago for myself. I don't even know my final LSAT score yet, but I was looking at the bad case scenario of 150. I will certainly say that lsat score does not have anything to do with my ability to be a lawyer, esp. for foreigners. I dare you to take an lsat in a foreign language and see how you do.

Actually, LSAT has a lot to do with being a lawyer.

And why would I take the LSAT in a foreign language? I'm not trying to work in another country. You, however, are. And your mastery of the English language will directly relate to how you do as a lawyer, since the outcome of a case can hinge entirely on your understanding or interpretation of a single word.

[Tajik]

\Well I didn't ask for advice of whether to go to law school or not, I have determined that long time ago for myself. I don't even know my final LSAT score yet, but I was looking at the bad case scenario of 150. I will certainly say that lsat score does not have anything to do with my ability to be a lawyer, esp. for foreigners. I dare you to take an lsat in a foreign language and see how you do.

Actually, LSAT has a lot to do with being a lawyer.

And why would I take the LSAT in a foreign language? I'm not trying to work in another country. You, however, are. And your mastery of the English language will directly relate to how you do as a lawyer, since the outcome of a case can hinge entirely on your understanding or interpretation of a single word.

trueee...