Re: Help! 'low' undergrad grades

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Most law schools use an objective admission formula that ONLY
considers two variables-- undergraduate GPA and LSAT.
Unfortunately, your graduate GPA will not be used in this
equation. However, schools will consider subjective criteria
such as graduate school performace but it weighs very little as
oppossed to undergraduate GPA and LSAT. Some schools like to
admit students based on background and work experience. You will
need to contact the individual schools to find out their
admission criteria. Note that admission into the top law schools
is extremely competitive, with average GPAs around 3.5. It is
not impossible to get in with a 2.3 GPA but you need to be
realistic about your chances. You definitely must ace the LSAT!!

Think about this very carefully. Law school is very expensive
and time consuming. Note that even after graduating law school,
there are lots of folks that are unemployed or underemployed.
The market is flooded with an oversupply of lawyers, so only the
top 10% of the graduating class from the top 10 ranked schools
get the really good ($100k+)paying jobs.

Re: Help! 'low' undergrad grades, 6/20/04, by cc.

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