Broad GPA/LSAT question....... Forum

[crabs29]

Alright...before I start I know this is not going to be the easiest question to answer and I hope some of you can shed a little light for me.

Right now I'm looking at having a 3.0-3.2 undergrad GPA by the time my applications are sent in for law school. This is coming from one of the toughest universities in the south (which is the region i plan to practice in). I know some of you say that the difficuly of the school does not play a huge factor but I know that it does play some type of beneficial factor, especially when it is high in the national rankings. Here is some other information to play around with:

Majors: Political Science (emphasis on american government/public law) and Economics
Minor: Business
Varsity Football - 4 year starter (probably the statistic that will matter the least....sigh), Academic and Athletic all conferences
Investment club and other typical extracurricular activities involving my concentrations
Legal internship at District Attorney's office
Upper-middle class white male
Once scored 28 points in an intramural basketball playoff game. My best 'soft'


Now to the reason for this topic. What LSAT scores should I be trying to achieve for admission to T1 schools/Top14 schools?

I have started early in my preparation for the testing and have a while before my first LSAT. Advice wanted please.

[Kabuo]

You're going to want 165+ for a sure shot at T1 and 172+ for T14. I feel for you as a GPA twin and just want to remind you that even if you go 175+, you're going to still need to apply as early as possible if you want a T14.

[dr123]

Alright...before I start I know this is not going to be the easiest question to answer and I hope some of you can shed a little light for me.

Right now I'm looking at having a 3.0-3.2 undergrad GPA by the time my applications are sent in for law school. This is coming from one of the toughest universities in the south (which is the region i plan to practice in). I know some of you say that the difficult of the school does not play a huge factor but I know that it does play some type of beneficial factor, especially when it is high in the national rankings. Here is some other information to play around with:

Majors: Political Science (emphasis on american government/public law) and Economics
Minor: Business
Varsity Football - 4 year starter (probably the statistic that will matter the least....sigh), Academic and Athletic all conferences
Investment club and other typical extracurricular activities involving my concentrations
Legal internship at District Attorney's office
Upper-middle class white male
Once scored 28 points in an intramural basketball playoff game. My best 'soft'


Now to the reason for this topic. What LSAT scores should I be trying to achieve for admission to T1 schools/Top14 schools?

I have started early in my preparation for the testing and have a while before my first LSAT. Advice wanted please.

Wut?

[MoS]

Your best soft is playing varsity football, not something else. And it is actually a decent soft. Though, I am curious how a 3.0-3.2 lands you on an all conference academic team, that's pretty weak. You are right that adcomms will probably not care too much about your school's reputation. It's just a fact of life. They will note it though.

As far as LSAT for tier 1 (I assume you mean top 50) 164+

For T14, I am not sure but my guess would be 170+ maybe 173+

[crabs29]

Alright...before I start I know this is not going to be the easiest question to answer and I hope some of you can shed a little light for me.

Right now I'm looking at having a 3.0-3.2 undergrad GPA by the time my applications are sent in for law school. This is coming from one of the toughest universities in the south (which is the region i plan to practice in). I know some of you say that the difficult of the school does not play a huge factor but I know that it does play some type of beneficial factor, especially when it is high in the national rankings. Here is some other information to play around with:

Majors: Political Science (emphasis on american government/public law) and Economics
Minor: Business
Varsity Football - 4 year starter (probably the statistic that will matter the least....sigh), Academic and Athletic all conferences
Investment club and other typical extracurricular activities involving my concentrations
Legal internship at District Attorney's office
Upper-middle class white male
Once scored 28 points in an intramural basketball playoff game. My best 'soft'


Now to the reason for this topic. What LSAT scores should I be trying to achieve for admission to T1 schools/Top14 schools?

I have started early in my preparation for the testing and have a while before my first LSAT. Advice wanted please.

Wut?

It was a joke. Thought that was self-explanatory.

[AreJay711]

Idk about at your school, which I'll imagine to be something like The Citadel, but football players at my school with any semblance of intelligence were always able to get set up with a pretty sweet job (which makes sense because it shows dedication). If that is at all the case, a few years working might really help you with how schools look at that gpa.

[crabs29]

Your best soft is playing varsity football, not something else. And it is actually a decent soft. Though, I am curious how a 3.0-3.2 lands you on an all conference academic team, that's pretty weak. You are right that adcomms will probably not care too much about your school's reputation. It's just a fact of life. They will note it though.

As far as LSAT for tier 1 (I assume you mean top 50) 164+

For T14, I am not sure but my guess would be 170+ maybe 173+

For some weird reason I tend to do better GPA-wise while I'm in season. Also factoring in I take tougher courses in the spring considering that I have more time for my studies. The academic all-conference is selected by how one does only during the semester of their sport. This is really not that big of a factor though. Thank you for your advice.

[Corwin]

You'll need a 170-172+ to crack T14, depending on where you fall in the 3.0-3.2 range. Sorry dude, join the engineers in lamenting your GPA. Athletes get screwed just as bad.