Does major matter? Forum

[Broscientist]

LSAT: 165
GPA: 3.21

I'm a double major in biology and chemistry with a minor in economics. I have 3 years of practical (in lab) research experience. I also am a paralegal at a mid size law firm. I attend a top 60 school, and am part of lgbt (not sure if I should include this last part). I have decent softs (captain of the mock trial team, TA organic chemistry, etc etc), but nothing spectacular. I also have documented learning disorders (again, not sure if I should include this).

I'm retaking the LSAT Saturday and hopefully will improve my score from there. But I wanted to know what y'all thought of my chances. And if I wasted my college years studying science.

I'd like to apply to UT-Austin and a few of the T14 schools.

Thoughts?

[dr123]

Major does not matter.

/thread.

[Broscientist]

Yes. The title was to catch attention. What about my application chances haha.

[midwest17]

part of lgbt

Is LGBT an organization now?

[Broscientist]

More of a community. They do stuff.

[Nova]

Chances of admssion at every T18 school are very unlikely since you are below both their medians

[twenty]

Frustratingly enough, you also picked two majors that aren't really going to help you with IP law.

Go get your PhD or something and enjoy a wonderful career working nine months out of the year in a significantly more secure field.

[jbagelboy]

Majors could help with employment as a patent litigator/prosecutor, but it wont affect your law school applications. Fortunately, it sounds like you have 2 more semesters of grades to complete prior to applying (do NOT apply as a senior now, only consider it fall 2014.) and a year to retake. With another set of A's, your chances with a retake over 170 are non-negligible at Penn, UVA, ect., even NYU.

Good luck with the rest of your senior year if your a senior and hope you take the sound advice above. If you graduated and you cant raise your grades, still retake.

P.S. whats a "top 60" school is that a new thing?