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Low GPA Splitter, where can I go?

HarveySpecter911HarveySpecter911 Free Trial Member
edited April 2018 in General 11 karma

Hi all,

I am 3 years out of undergrad and have the following numbers:

2.71 GPA. (from top UC School)
165 Feb 2018 LSAT

I am URM, and have great work experience. (3 years as a litigation Paralegal at a respected medium-sized law firm in the silicon valley [80 ATTYS]).

I want to practice in California, what are my chances at Cal, UCLA, USC, UCI, or Davis? Or should I just take a scholly at a school like Santa Clara? Wouldn't want to go until Fall 2019. Does my work experience make my application stronger?

Thanks, all.

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  • LSATcantwinLSATcantwin Alum Member Sage ⭐
    13286 karma

    Cal, UCLA and USC might be a bit hard to break into with your numbers. You would need to probably bump the LSAT a bit to have more “confidence” in saying you had a chance.

    UCI and Davis are more realistic escpeially if you apply early.

    As anictodal evidence right now:

    I have:

    LSAT: 171
    cGPA: 2.8
    Degree GPA: 4.0 (70 units)

    Years of work experience including;

    Military
    Law firm
    State court
    Federal court

    And I have been rejected by USC, waitlisted at UCLA and have not heard back from UCI.

    Cal is SUPER GPA heavy. So they would be a hard nut to crack...

    I say try and get that LSAT high and aim at UCLA, UCI and USC with early applications!!

  • HarveySpecter911HarveySpecter911 Free Trial Member
    11 karma

    @LSATcantwin

    Thank was incredibly helpful. Good luck to you, and please share your admission results!

    I'm wondering how high of an LSAT I would need to get a full ride (or a big schollly) at Santa Clara - I wouldn't mind going there.

  • stepharizonastepharizona Alum Member
    3197 karma

    You might also get a nice bump as a URM. But improving your LSAT will always help

  • FixedDiceFixedDice Member
    1804 karma

    I don't think work experience will make a drastic difference. Plenty of people have legal backgrounds in one way or another.

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