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I would appreciate any feedback that anyone can give. I am applying to law schools this fall, and I am shooting particularly for YLS. How impactful will my softs be to overcome my not-so stellar UGPA (LSAC GPA 3.17) from over 10 years ago? My LSAT is 176.

Softs are:

AA male grew up in poverty & gang-filled neighborhood; I've been living on my own since the age of 19 years old

Worked approximately 60 hours a week (graveyard shift) throughout undergraduate college to live and survive

MS & PhD in Aeronautical Engineering from top 10 ranked-program on USNWR

MS in Electrical Engineering (graduated with Honors) from top, private institution (think Johns Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon, etc.)

Founded non-profit a few years ago to encourage underprivileged, minority youth to consider STEM field majors

Worked several years for top defense lab in the U.S.; now working in IP law

Published 2 manuscripts in a top-tier international peer-reviewed journal (#1:as a first author along with a co-author on first manuscript; #2 as the sole author on second manuscript)

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Chances at YLS or maybe HLS

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