Apply to schools where your score is above median, like UMinn or Notre Dame and wait until you get your November scores back to apply to T14. As this is going to be a long cycle, an app in December is not going to be late at all.
My degree GPA is at/above the 75th percentile for every school and my LSAC gpa is at/below the median for the schools I’m applying. Most of us get screwed over by the LSAC gpa calculator. Just write an addendum.
I'd recommend the forums at lawschool.life for this. This forum is geared much more toward law school applicants. There aren't too many current law students or practicing lawyers here. LSL has a significant amount of both those though.
... /155/157 and a GPA median of 3.43.
> ... 154/155/156 and GPA median of 3.43
> ... comfortable submitting an application below median in both LSAT and GPA ...
... ; Says who? Being at the median is the most important thing ... compensation is key. Reaching the median, unfortunately, provides far less security ... your GPA is below the median.