Current Investment Banker / bad GPA / 172
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2022 3:10 pm
Hi All. Long story short: I graduated with about a 2.9 GPA from a decent liberal arts college (it's ranked somewhere between 40 - 50). For the last two years I have been working as an Investment Banking Analyst for one of the "Elite Boutique" firms. For the sake of this question, my GPA was overlooked during the recruitment process for the role.
I have a 172 on the LSAT - 2020 and I'd like to try and get into U San Diego or Cal Western. I'm hoping that my time in IB will separate me from my GPA.
Why the bad GPA: during college my mother was diagnosed with a bad late-stage cancer. I was told right before finals and I lost my focus. I then spent the next few years travelling home a lot from school to help take care of her, during which time I was actually able to get my grades back up - but the hit I took for the initial semester was severe enough to skew my final GPA. There's more to the story, but that's the summary.
Looking to know what my chances are given the GPA, GPA addendum, LSAT score, and IB experience.
I have a 172 on the LSAT - 2020 and I'd like to try and get into U San Diego or Cal Western. I'm hoping that my time in IB will separate me from my GPA.
Why the bad GPA: during college my mother was diagnosed with a bad late-stage cancer. I was told right before finals and I lost my focus. I then spent the next few years travelling home a lot from school to help take care of her, during which time I was actually able to get my grades back up - but the hit I took for the initial semester was severe enough to skew my final GPA. There's more to the story, but that's the summary.
Looking to know what my chances are given the GPA, GPA addendum, LSAT score, and IB experience.