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3.6 Junior year and crappy CC GPA equaling a grand total of about a 3.1 or 3.2 cum.

155/158 LSAT

Best I did applying last year (without any of my senior year grades) was a waitlist/rejection from USan Diego and Pepperdine (didn't apply to Loyola). Got into USF, SWestern, UPacific w/ some nice scholarships.

Softs: Buncha deans' lists from UC Davis and a cum laude diploma, was in Juvi (so now I want to help juvi kids, on my PS), dad's Palestinian (so I have the name), some good volunteer work, and that 3.95 was attained abroad at the Alma Mater of the last four French Presidents.

So talk to me guys and gals. What do ya think about my prospects this year? Which Cali schools do I have a shot at?

Not sure if flame (juvi? Really?) but if not, TCR is obviously retake.

Danger Zone wrote:Not sure if flame (juvi? Really?) but if not, TCR is obviously retake.

It was just a month, convicts can get good grades, too.

It's your cumulative GPA that matters, so if it is a 3.1 or 3.2, that is what you'll be stuck with. So no, having a 3.95 your senior year is not going to give you a big boost.
Palestinian is not URM to my knowledge so that really won't help either.

I would recommend a retake. The CA schools are going to be tough and most will probably not be worth it without a significant scholarship with no strings attached. Good luck.

You're not going to get into any Cali schools worth going to with that GPA. By far, your best option is to work up to a 171, go to UVA or Northwestern, and work your way back to California. If you can pull off a 173+, NYU and UPenn are definitely on the table.

If there's a reason you absolutely must stay in California, don't go to law school. You're getting hit with a double-whammie, not only is your GPA too bad to get into any California schools, but our market is too awful to justify going to a T1.

Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated.

Back to the LSAT books!

mwhuzain wrote:Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated.

Back to the LSAT books!

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