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Malcom Gladwell takes the LSATBelow is a link to Gladwell's podcast (part 1) where he talks about his experience taking the LSAT. There's still another part to come but the pod en…
... prep cottage industry exists is no accident, either. it ... for academia. What is GPA 'supposed' to measure if ... studying for school - a no do-over affair with ... that we will say no to because the scholarship ... to a school with high grades (really look at the ... -
Graduate Early or Slightly Higher GPA?I’m entering my final year of undergrad. I’m able to graduate in December (one semester early) with a 3.6x GPA and I’m taking a gap year to work full…
... think that it will make no difference. Now, on the other ... something goes poorly and your grades slip during that semester? Are ... happen that would hurt your GPA. Do finances come into play ... -
Applying with low GPA, current 156 LSATHi all, wondering if any of you think there's a whispering hope for a 3.0 GPA in a science degree with honours and a current 156 lsat. I will be writ…
... on highest LSAT score and GPA alone. And that's not ... more than first-year grades in your GPA. How a specific admissions ... times as you want at no cost.
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What is considered a "drop" in grades?Hi all! I hope everyone is safe and healthy during these times! If for my last semester, I received an A- in a class while I previously received a…
... qualify as a "drop in grades." I think the only reason ... below a school's median GPA. However, if I am reading ... that you could have received. No worries there! -
Worried my GPA won't be considered in contextI don't know if anyone here can help me out with this, but it's something that has been nagging me since I took the LSAT in November. I went to a sma…
... where we had no required classes, no majors, and grades were optional which ... 2 of the students took grades for ANY classes. What ... experimentation. This meant that grades mattered far less than at ... out there, and that the GPA from a school where acting ... -
lsat 176, cgpa 2.55 - Canadian law chances?Hi there, here are my stats: Cgpa 2.55 Last 2 - 2.85 Best 3 - 2.9 Lsat 176 Had depression/issues - documented Do I stand a chance at UofT/M…
... in school and my grades were abysmal. I fell ... short term office contracts. No opportunities. I did a ... apply as a mature student.no extra curriculars, I read ... ' grades like? There is an upward trend in your GPA, ... your last 2 years GPA should be higher than ... -
Reverse splitter: should I apply to Georgetown?I'm taking the LSAT on Saturday. My practice tests have been about 158 so I will be content to be within a point or 2 of that given how anxiety provo…
... a friend, no grad degree and a lower GPA I believe, who ... /> Whoa! I have a low GPA and also applying to GW ... writing an addendum about my grades but it never occurred to ... I worked to get my grades up for my last two ... -
Reverse splitter: should I apply to Georgetown?I'm taking the LSAT on Saturday. My practice tests have been about 158 so I will be content to be within a point or 2 of that given how anxiety provo…
... a friend, no grad degree and a lower GPA I believe, ... an addendum about my grades but it never occurred ... worked to get my grades up for my last ... primary focus of your GPA addendum or not. I ... Maybe post about your GPA addendum separately and more ... -
Test in 9 days. Advice?So approximately 9 days from this moment I will have finished my LSAT. I am still struggling to eke out any little improvement this week, but I have…
... next year. My undergrad GPA is unfortunately at the opposite ... that my grad school grades and LSAT convince them ... would guess almost no one with a GPA similar to mine ... and a grad school GPA of almost 3.9 ... people with an undergrad GPA like mine struggle a lot ... -
Test in 9 days. Advice?So approximately 9 days from this moment I will have finished my LSAT. I am still struggling to eke out any little improvement this week, but I have…
... apply next year. My undergrad GPA is unfortunately at the opposite ... hope that my grad school grades and LSAT convince them that ... would guess almost no one with a GPA similar to mine has ... really think that your graduate GPA will show admissions officers that ... -
Addendum?I have 2 "w"'s on my transcript, one in Calculus (self explanatory, was going to fail) and another in a Constitutional Law class. The second one was …
... with a couple of concerning grades or a 2.5 ... Law class adversely affect your GPA as a whole that ... do not affect your school GPA my understanding is that ... sometimes do affect your LSAC GPA. I am not really ... there is no affect at all on your LSAC GPA I would ... -
GPA Addendum helpHey guys, I need help with my addendum. I know it should be short, but this is the most concise I was able to make it. There were two situations I wa…
... specific medical issue made my grades suffer, I addressed it in ... shown improvement since. The lower grades do not accurately depict my ... academic potential. Succinct, candid, and no excuses. They don't need ... the discrepancy between my college GPA, 3.25, and my ... -
Resume for top law schools?Hello everyone! I was just curious if resume matters for top law school admission. I'm still studying LSAT, but just wondering if it is important. W…
... called "softs" where as your grades and LSAT would be your ... have them. If you have no letters of rec and zero ... important than your grades and LSAT. Having a dope GPA and very ... evaluate your softs. Having dope grades and LSAT will mostly overcome ... -
ShockedAll I can say is I am very shocked. I applied to all my schools back in September, right when apps opened. I pretty much got into the schools I thoug…
... cycle has been crazy. And no i did not have any ... them a LOCI and updated grades and said i was very ... application (they already knew my GPA and LSAT). I don't ... stress some. I am in no way entitled, I am so ... -
ShockedAll I can say is I am very shocked. I applied to all my schools back in September, right when apps opened. I pretty much got into the schools I thoug…
... which I found strange. My GPA was over .5 higher than ... week and sent them updated grades. I told them I was ... lowest safety. I am in no way mad, because in ... I would have the highest GPA and top 8 LSAT. There ... should definitely admit me, no matter how low they may ... -
ShockedAll I can say is I am very shocked. I applied to all my schools back in September, right when apps opened. I pretty much got into the schools I thoug…
... which I found strange. My GPA was over .5 higher than ... week and sent them updated grades. I told them I ... lowest safety. I am in no way mad, because in ... should definitely admit me, no matter how low they may ... got a decision until now. No big deal, just wanted ... -
20 Point Increase. Target LS Admitted. Enjoy the struggle.Dear 7Sage Family, Let me introduce myself. I am as average as average can get. I do not think I am special, and everything I have achieved acade…
... as a 2.5L, awaiting grades which (hopefully) will place ... bar, with my background, no one will care about to ... school I went. No one will care about my GPA.
... your LSAT score and GPA's to make you ... Inevitably, the answer was "no, I just looked at the ... -
Should I Write a GPA/LSAT Addendum?I graduated with a decent GPA, a 3.8. I even received honors, Magna Cum Laude, but my freshman year I was a STEM major that I was pressured into and …
... enjoy seeing progress in your grades, and seeing that you went ... in a rural town with no stoplights into consideration. I feel ... showed in your improvement of gpa that you did overcome that ... -
advice: apply in a new cycle or not?Hi Everybody, I am about to finish my undergrad in June, but I have a dilemma in figuring out what to do right now. Originally, I was thinking ab…
Law school grades are wildly unpredictable. Don't ... that _if_ you got top grades, you wouldn't land a ... have a killer GPA and there's no harm in some hail ... -
admissions at law schoolI hold a bachelor's degree in law, but the GPA is low After that, I studied for a master's degree and got a high GPA The question is, can I be …
... are true:
1) Your GPA will not be reportable in ... will still look at your grades.
So while it ... have been nice if your grades had been higher, they're ... work and ignore your BA? No, they'll consider both.
To October or not to October, that is the questionHello, I have a bit of a dilemma. Okay, I lied: a huge dilemma. I was hoping to be ready for the October LSAT, but I am by no means prepar…
... LSAT, but I am by no means prepared. I want to ... based on my score. My GPA is decent, I have an ...1L Grades are IMPORTANTFor those of you entering law school right about now, you already know that your 1L grades are the most important thing in the whole universe... righ…
... already know that your 1L grades are the most important thing ... falls on your 1L grades. Your 1L grades in turn depend entirely ...Later Score Lower Than Older Score.My June LSAT was right on the median for the schools I want to get into but my GPA is pretty low so I wanted to do the October LSAT to increase my ch…
... to get into but my GPA is pretty low so I ... the suggested median and my GPA right where it should be ... . In essence, there was no real need to write the ...Law School Applications - Extremely low GPAHello, I recently completed an undergraduate degree in mathematics (At McMaster University in Canada) and finished with a GPA of around 1.9. There ar…
... Canada) and finished with a GPA of around 1.9. There ...Feb LSAT 2014 - Feeling extremely discouragedHi everyone, I am taking the LSAT next week (Feb 8th), and am feeling very discouraged and losing a lot of confidence in myself. I'm from Canada a…
... struggling with keeping up my GPA and studying for this exam ... scores would improve, but to no avail. My LSAT is in ...No turning back, no way out.I am registered for the June LSAT. In the past few weeks (as the date approaches), I have held onto the possibility of putting the exam off until Se…
... ready enough or not.
No turning back.
Anyone have ...Top Law School Admissions - GPA / LSAT StatisticsHey guys, Alan just made this neat chart to help you figure out what GPA / LSAT score you need for your target law school. Rule of thumb is to ge…
... help you figure out what GPA / LSAT score you need for ... above 50 percentile in both GPA and LSAT to have a ...Please help! So lost with 6 weeks left!I’ve been studying the LSAT for over 8 months now and am taking an all or nothing approach to September. I had high hopes of getting a low 170 score …
... questions each round. There’s no doubt I’m learning some ... couple of questions. I have no idea what to do because ... point with a 3.9+ gpa, I would probably be satisfied ...I have no idea of how I did. Is this normal ?!Even though I had written close to 39 prep tests, I did feel much more nervous on the actual LSAT. And I tried to keep as calm as I could by relaxing…
... all, it wasn't terrible, no surprises, and I felt it ... could be. I just have no idea. Is this normal ?! And ...There Is No "Limit" To How High You Can ScoreI constantly see people asking, "I got X score on my first diagnostic, how many points can I really improve?" but the truth is that there is no answe…
... truth is that there is no answer to this question and ... points or so". There is NO reason that anyone who dedicates ...
