Current first-gen, URM (South American) undergraduate going into paralegal work after graduation for 1-2 years, and am interested in Big Law in the future -- thus considering T14 schools, preferably in the NYC area.
Truth be told, I am interested in Big law, but also have interest in public service due to my own background as first-gen/low-income/lgbt.
I have a bit of an untraditional background...started off college out of high school near my town (3.2 gpa) before transferring to a community college (3.8 gpa) before transferring again into an Ivy. I ended up with a 3.5 due to a family emergency/death one semester, but have had 3.7s, and 3.8s every semester after that.
Stats:
LSAT (expected): 165-170+
LSAC GPA: 3.49/3/5
UG GPA: 3.5 (Top 4 US News Ivy)
Major GPA: 3.8
Volunteer/Extracurricular:
Co-Founder of a chapter of a nationwide Latino pre-professional organization
College mentorship program
LGBT Youth volunteering/mentorship programs
work-study (20+ hours a week)
Work Experience/Internships:
- Paralegal for full-time (Expected)
- Internships: investment banking at a big name firm, other finance internships at a F500 company
Softs/General Info:
- First gen
- URM (South American)
- LGBT
- Low-income
- have a personal / compelling story about my background and how my identity and experiences impacted me growing up
Q's:
- What are my chances for T-14? really aiming for NYU / Columbia, and potentially Fordham for Big Law
- How much of a boost do South Americans get for URM? I've read that Mexican Americans generally only really get a big boost, and not so much SAs.
Thanks!
