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3.5 GPA/175 LSAT
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 7:20 pm
by frlaw2013
Hi, I'm a rising college senior at MIT who has a 3.5/4.0 GPA in engineering and received a 175 LSAT in February 2013.
Given these scores and some decent softs, would I have any chance at the Top 5 law schools?
Thanks for your help in advance.
Re: 3.5 GPA/175 LSAT
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 7:35 pm
by seagan823
Good shot at Columbia or NYU.
Re: 3.5 GPA/175 LSAT
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 9:54 pm
by Darmody
3.5 engineering at MIT? May I ask why you are going into law? It seems like you are going to be missing a big opportunity in an industry with high potential by going to law school with your pedigree.
Re: 3.5 GPA/175 LSAT
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 10:19 pm
by ManOfTheMinute
I really don't see you doing THAT much better than your numbers would indicate just because of the MIT GPA
HYS literally accepted 2/40 applicants with those numbers... so make of that what you will. But it seems like you're in at CCN... you might want to look into law schools a bit more, as "Top 5" isn't really a thing, unless you're realllly trying to snub NYU (which I would be okay with)
As a side note, how are you "rising?" I too want to rise...
Re: 3.5 GPA/175 LSAT
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 10:23 pm
by jetsfan1
As a side note, how are you "rising?" I too want to rise...
Rising means he just finished his junior year and will be a senior next year.
Dude take some summer classes if you still can. Like 10 of them at an easy community college and get your gpa up as high as possible. You probably need to hit 3.6 to have an outside shot at H, and a higher gpa will get you more $$$ at CCN. Good luck!
Re: 3.5 GPA/175 LSAT
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 12:56 pm
by Ti Malice
jetsfan1 wrote:As a side note, how are you "rising?" I too want to rise...
Rising means he just finished his junior year and will be a senior next year.
Dude take some summer classes if you still can. Like 10 of them at an easy community college and get your gpa up as high as possible. You probably need to hit 3.6 to have an outside shot at H, and a higher gpa will get you more $$$ at CCN. Good luck!
Yes, do that if possible. Then think about actually being an engineer for a couple of years at least. You'll be more attractive to legal employers with WE.
Re: 3.5 GPA/175 LSAT
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 12:59 pm
by MyNameIsFlynn!
jetsfan1 wrote:As a side note, how are you "rising?" I too want to rise...
Rising means he just finished his junior year and will be a senior next year.
Dude take some summer classes if you still can. Like 10 of them at an easy community college and get your gpa up as high as possible. You probably need to hit 3.6 to have an outside shot at H, and a higher gpa will get you more $$$ at CCN. Good luck!
This. If you want law school, take easy community college or Internet classes, get your GPA up by .1 (or more) and apply to H and below.