I have read a lot of forums on the lawstudents.ca site and I can't see too many people in a situation similar to mine. I definitely don't see many people admitted anywhere with a GPA as low as mine, so may be that's my answer.
I'm a mature student, I will have 7 years full time professional work experience in an advancing role by the time of application. I have a BScN Hons degree with 3.0 gpa on a 4.0 scale. I will have 5 years experience with monthly court room appearance representing the interests of a maximum secure forensic hospital. I also have a background as an RN working as a Team Leader on a forensic unit. I will have strong LORs, one from a previous professor who knows me well and I got an 87 in her patho class, one from my current manager and one from a Crown Attorney that I appear in court with on a monthly basis.
I have an official LSAT of 158. I am writing again in April with the hopes of raising that score to at least 160, however that's theoretical at this point. I'm also a realist and I think around 160 is probably the "best" I'll be able to manage in my current circumstance, so ya a 165 or 170 would be great but lets not go there.
Given my current score and other information what do ya'll think my chances are for any Canadian schools? I'm an Ontario resident although I would have no problem relocating since even Ontario school are many hours from my current home.
Thanks all for ready and for offering your realistic views :)
@meganyoung78282 said:
@erinmcgrath1621961 I agree, I've never encountered RC that difficult in a practice test. In my opinion, each passage was a struggle to fully understand. I had two RC sections and the fifth section (2nd RC) was my graded RC. I'm not confident about that section at all, my experimental was definitely better.
Booo! I felt the same way! I was feeling so solid with everything up until the break, and then that last RC whooped me. I don't even know how to prep for sections like that because I just felt like every passage was a ball buster - but maybe I was just toast after the four sections before it.