AA Male 2.4 160? Forum

[jamesbond]

Loyola Marymount (PT)
Santa Clara (PT)
San Diego (PT)

4+ years working in LA legal as clerk & junior paralegal.

[Tainted_Praise]

Retake up to a 165

[jamesbond]

Retake up to a 165

Yay for a response. So 165 would be the cut off for those schools in your opinion?

I'd like to stay in CA.

[NoJob]

Loyola Marymount (PT)
Santa Clara (PT)
San Diego (PT)

4+ years working in LA legal as clerk & junior paralegal.

Paralegals at decent firms make more than most lawyers. Stick with this job.

[PersuasiveCharm]

Retake. I'm sure if you put in the extra study time you'd do a lot better and open up your options. Good luck!

[Seneca]

Loyola Marymount (PT)
Santa Clara (PT)
San Diego (PT)

4+ years working in LA legal as clerk & junior paralegal.

Paralegals at decent firms make more than most lawyers. Stick with this job.

And they make a lot more than unemployed/underemployed lawyers. Plus, you'll get much better benefits than the many lawyers from these schools that are doing temp work/doc review, for instance.

Your GPA will be a tough sell. Your WE will help, and I imagine it will also help you get a job. As a URM, your cycle will be unpredictable, but retaking is the best answer for you. Even if you were to graduate without debt, you'd still be looking at 3 years in opportunity cost and no guarantee at better employment than you have now, especially with those schools.

[buckilaw]

Your GPA is going to really hurt you. If you are making decent money now think about staying put since the oppurtunity cost of law school + tuition may outweigh the job prospects of anywhere you can get into on the West Coast with a 2.4; this will likley be true regardless of the male AA bump. But, if you were to retake and could somehow get into USC or UCLA...those could be viable options.

[jamesbond]

Thanks to everyone for their responses. I'm definitely going to retake. Shooting for the highest score possible.

[Bodhi_mind]

Good luck