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I am having a hard time deciding which law schools to apply to. I am applying to UVic, TRU, and Calgary for sure. I am thinking of also applying to Queen's and Dalhousie. My CGPA is a 3.2, L2: 3.5. I am getting my results for my first LSAT in a few days (September LSAT). I am expecting a 158-160. I am also writing the LSAT again in December. I am wondering if with my stats, I may have a possibility of Queen's or Dalhousie or whether I shouldn't waste my money and try for other schools? I'm not too sure on how Canadian law schools rank and what my chances are of getting into various schools/any schools. Any more information/advice would help. Cheers.

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    tristanj35 OP
    Tuesday, Oct 18 2016

    @heathermallabone538 UVic is definitely my top choice, I just don't think I'll get in with my stats. PS- I'm writing the LSAT again in December.

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    olineali684
    Tuesday, Oct 18 2016

    @40450.Jam.24 I know that Queens cut off for CGPA is minimum 3.3 unless you have a master's degree and Dalhousie is GPA centred.

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    heathermallabone538
    Tuesday, Oct 18 2016

    My unsolicited bias tells me that you should stick to the west so that we have a shot of going to school together again :)

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    40450
    Tuesday, Oct 18 2016

    The best place to ask about Canadian law school is http://lawstudents.ca/forums/

    check out each school Accepted 2016 discussion on it, that would give you some idea how competitive your numbers are. As a suggestion, consider University of Alberta, UoA has purely stat base admission as well as holistic one. The 2016-2017 first-year class profile is available on the Faculty of Law's website. Here is a link: https://www.ualberta.ca/law/admissions/juris-doctor/applicant-profile.

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    shivtomer149
    Tuesday, Oct 18 2016

    @olineali684 I have friends who go to Dalhousie who have gotten in with pretty reasonable marks/ GPA. Dalhousie also ranks lower among the Canadian law schools, so I think it is a

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    easier to get in. I am also applying to UVic and Dal.

    I think that with the exception of U of T, and maybe Osgoode, the whole ranking system does not apply to law schools in Canada. However, it is always advisable to go to law school where you want to practice law. Dalhousie, by all means, is a great school and has the ability to provide you with a great legal education.

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    lesco468
    Tuesday, Oct 18 2016

    I have friends who go to Dalhousie who have gotten in with pretty reasonable marks/ GPA. Dalhousie also ranks lower among the Canadian law schools, so I think it is a littleeasier to get in. I am also applying to UVic and Dal.

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    tristanj35 OP
    Tuesday, Oct 18 2016

    Thanks, will do.

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    subashsub7466
    Tuesday, Oct 18 2016

    I would ask these good folks here: http://lawstudents.ca/forums/

    Also check out the statistics for Canadian law schools here: http://www.oxfordseminars.ca/LSAT/lsat_profiles.php

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