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Hi, just signed up here and, LSAT score is 160. I just graduated with 2.71 GPA, my transcript has 10 withdraws and 4 E's (or failure grades). I still worked my butt off and graduated within 5 years (lots of summer make-ups) and completed 45 credits within last year. Some of the W's and E's have come from community college before I transferred.

Question is what weight will the withdraws and the past failures (which was early on in college) have on me being potentially accepted to a decent law school? I added in the failing grades to the GPA and it brings it down to an uneasy 2.5 because I believe that LSAC factors them in, even though undergrad college doesn't after you re-take them. I don't believe the withdraws will affect me in any way?

Lastly the failures are all from an early semester which personal things came up and basically the 4 classes just read F, F, F, F,. I am assuming it may be best to explain personal troubles about that to admissions?

Will any top Law schools look at me? Maybe bottom 80-100? Retake Lsat and get 170 instead of 160? Thoughts?

You shouldn't even think of applying without at least a 170 (I'd go as far as to say 172).

I have a shit GPA as well. Join us in the LSAT forum. You'll need a 173 for chances at the splitter-friendly T14.

The GPA overall will hurt you much more than the Ws.

Concur on all the LSAT advice.

Just curious if the personal things that came up could be recognized as serious enough (with proper documentation) to possibly get you a retroactive withdrawal for that semester.

The only school worth going to with a transcript like that is WUSTL with a lot of money, and you're not getting there without a serious jump on the LSAT.

I'd ask for a retroactive withdrawal if you have a super legit reason (i.e, medical). I feel like the better plan might be not going to law school.