Self-study
I got a 168 on my first LSAT attempt (right in the range I had been PTing in, my highest ever PT was 171), and I have a 3.99 GPA with a double major.
I am a first generation college student. I have no attorneys in my family, and I've been doing social work in my rural hometown since I graduated college. My goal is nonprofit/public service work as an attorney, so I'm not planning on making a lot of money. I can't afford to take out a lot of loans for law school .
My absolute dream school is WashU in St. Louis. I'm from this area. I have professional ties there and family there. It keeps me close to home and to the communities I'm currently serving as a forensic interviewer.
Assuming I would even be admitted with these stats, I could never even dream of attending without a massive scholarship. Do I need to just give up on the idea of WashU with these stats? I am signed up to take the June LSAT, but there is no chance I am getting at or above their 175(!!!!!) median in a month.
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@BOBLOBLAW - Rare is the question that we can answer definitively but this is definitely one!
WashU has - historically - been very generous for scholarships for GPA splitters (and LSAT splitters, and people with high GPAs and high LSATs....). You can check out this page on our website, or lawschooldata, or the law school admissions sub-Reddit for further context.
Now, we acknowledge that past precedent is never a perfect predictor for the future ... but it's all we got. So use this information as a guide and then hope for the best.
Additionally, you should do reach out to WashU Law admissions about whether they have a Loan Repayment Program (LRAP) for public interest grads. Most law schools of WashU's caliber do ... but I wasn't able to find anything on their website, so give them a call. LRAPs aren't the same as front end scholarship assistance but the end result is the same - you end up paying less because the law school is helping you pay off / forgive some of your loans if you go into qualified public interest work. But FYI that they at least have a number of post-grad public interest fellowships.
Don’t give up on WashU, GPA is right at the 75th. They definitely give a good amount of money out as well.