Haunted by the past! Forum

Grunt2Grad · Post by **Grunt2Grad** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 3:11 am

I just graduated with a 3.87 from a pretty solid school and was feeling good about my prospects. However, I factored in the grades from a time range of about 7-10 years ago and my GPA dropped to 3.30. All of the terrible grades are prior to my military service and are in no way a reflection of who I am now. Before the military I was a turd. But, after I was injured and forced into medical retirement I completed my BA in just over two years (maintaining 20+ units all while raising a one year old). I do not want this to become a rendition of "started from the bottom now we here,"so I will leave it at that. Basically, with an excellent LSAT (170+) is there still hope for HYS?

**Getting money from the school is not a huge concern because of a program I'm in through the Veterans Affairs

03152016 · Post by **03152016** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 3:28 am

in all likelihood, no
seems unfair, but that's how it goes unfortunately
work on killing the lsat, get your 17x, then apply ccn on down

Grunt2Grad · Post by **Grunt2Grad** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 3:33 am

Brut wrote:in all likelihood, no
seems unfair, but that's how it goes unfortunately
work on killing the lsat, get your 17x, then apply ccn on down

I figured as much. I just wanted to throw some salt on the wound haha

twenty · Post by **twenty** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 11:54 am

Did you ever get your Voc. Rehab approved? Exactly which T14 you end up at is going to matter a lot less if you can go for free.

Grunt2Grad · Post by **Grunt2Grad** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 11:56 am

twenty wrote:Did you ever get your Voc. Rehab approved? Exactly which T14 you end up at is going to matter a lot less if you can go for free.

Yes, it got approved.

DELG · Post by **DELG** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 11:59 am

Not really any hope. And this has to be one of the top 10 most common questions posed by 0Ls.

Grunt2Grad · Post by **Grunt2Grad** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 12:33 pm

DELG wrote:Not really any hope. And this has to be one of the top 10 most common questions posed by 0Ls.

Thanks for the feedback. I would imagine questions of this nature are popular in a forum dedicated to "what are my chances."

DELG · Post by **DELG** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 12:36 pm

Grunt2Grad wrote:
DELG wrote:Not really any hope. And this has to be one of the top 10 most common questions posed by 0Ls.
Thanks for the feedback. I would imagine questions of this nature are popular in a forum dedicated to "what are my chances."

I only mention it to assure you that we have seen this many, many times before. Including intervening military service.

Grunt2Grad · Post by **Grunt2Grad** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 12:41 pm

If I do well on the LSAT I will probably still try at Harvard. You have to be in it to win it,right??

Grunt2Grad · Post by **Grunt2Grad** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 12:44 pm

DELG wrote:
Grunt2Grad wrote:
DELG wrote:Not really any hope. And this has to be one of the top 10 most common questions posed by 0Ls.
Thanks for the feedback. I would imagine questions of this nature are popular in a forum dedicated to "what are my chances."
I only mention it to assure you that we have seen this many, many times before. Including intervening military service.

You're right, after I posted I saw a few very similar situations on recent posts. I'm more or less just trying to gain a footing in the TLS community and building up a network of places to turn when I have questions.

twenty · Post by **twenty** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 1:06 pm

Your GPA will hurt you, but I have a very hard time feeling sorry for you when you'll be able to ED to anywhere you want and get a full ride + subsidized housing. NYU for free? Yeah, that's the absolute worst.

DELG · Post by **DELG** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 1:12 pm

Grunt2Grad wrote:If I do well on the LSAT I will probably still try at Harvard. You have to be in it to win it,right??

If you get an app fee waiver, why not. If you don't, buy a bottle of champagne to open when you get into the school that actually takes you instead.

Grunt2Grad · Post by **Grunt2Grad** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 2:13 pm

twenty wrote:Your GPA will hurt you, but I have a very hard time feeling sorry for you when you'll be able to ED to anywhere you want and get a full ride + subsidized housing. NYU for free? Yeah, that's the absolute worst.

Haha fair enough! I was pretty stoked when my Voc counselor approved it. I guess at this point all I can do is work my butt off towards the LSAT and whatever happens, happens. There is nothing I can do about my GPA now.

Grunt2Grad · Post by **Grunt2Grad** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 2:14 pm

DELG wrote:
Grunt2Grad wrote:If I do well on the LSAT I will probably still try at Harvard. You have to be in it to win it,right??
If you get an app fee waiver, why not. If you don't, buy a bottle of champagne to open when you get into the school that actually takes you instead.

This was my intention, not so much the bottle champagne (I am more of a bourbon type) but if I get the fee waiver I will give it a shot.

JamMasterJ · Post by **JamMasterJ** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 2:24 pm

Grunt2Grad wrote:If I do well on the LSAT I will probably still try at Harvard. You have to be in it to win it,right??

see if you can get H and S to waive the app fee. I think I recall hearing about a dude with military service and a 3.5 getting into S with a high 170s score. That's higher than you but you never know.

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