3.3 GPA/164 LSAT - chances? Forum

[paralegal15]

Hey all,

I wanted to get a feel for what schools does everyone think would be in reach for me with my GPA and LSAT? It's my second time taking the LSAT (161 before). Went to a good liberal arts school (majoring in Political Science/Studio Art) and have been graduated for 2.5 years now. Working as a paralegal at a big law firm (started as a secretary, but managed to do well and get recommended for the paralegal position).

Schools I was thinking were BU/BC, WLU, Notre Dame, but let me know if those are unrealistic.

Thoughts and comments welcome!

[cavalier1138]

Looks like you have no shot at BU, middling at ND, and good chances at BC/W&L. But what do you want to do with your degree? You're targeting regional schools in radically different regions.

[paralegal15]

Looks like you have no shot at BU, middling at ND, and good chances at BC/W&L. But what do you want to do with your degree? You're targeting regional schools in radically different regions.

Thanks. Although, can you clarify why you say I have no shot for BU but a small chance for Notre Dame? I've checked law school numbers and both seem to have similar median GPA/LSAT scores.

[cavalier1138]

Looks like you have no shot at BU, middling at ND, and good chances at BC/W&L. But what do you want to do with your degree? You're targeting regional schools in radically different regions.

Thanks. Although, can you clarify why you say I have no shot for BU but a small chance for Notre Dame? I've checked law school numbers and both seem to have similar median GPA/LSAT scores.

I plugged your numbers into MyLSN, and there was a difference between BU and ND (maybe because of NU's dramatically lower 25th?). Bear in mind that 1-2 points on the LSAT makes a big difference. But again, what do you want to do and where do you want to do it?

[paralegal15]

Looks like you have no shot at BU, middling at ND, and good chances at BC/W&L. But what do you want to do with your degree? You're targeting regional schools in radically different regions.

Thanks. Although, can you clarify why you say I have no shot for BU but a small chance for Notre Dame? I've checked law school numbers and both seem to have similar median GPA/LSAT scores.

I plugged your numbers into MyLSN, and there was a difference between BU and ND (maybe because of NU's dramatically lower 25th?). Bear in mind that 1-2 points on the LSAT makes a big difference. But again, what do you want to do and where do you want to do it?

Ok, just wanted to check that maybe you were factoring in some other outside knowledge aside from the website. If you have any insights that do not come from that website it would much appreciated. Thanks.

[albanach]

Hey all,

I wanted to get a feel for what schools does everyone think would be in reach for me with my GPA and LSAT? It's my second time taking the LSAT (161 before). Went to a good liberal arts school (majoring in Political Science/Studio Art) and have been graduated for 2.5 years now. Working as a paralegal at a big law firm (started as a secretary, but managed to do well and get recommended for the paralegal position).

Schools I was thinking were BU/BC, WLU, Notre Dame, but let me know if those are unrealistic.

Thoughts and comments welcome!

Thoughts... you went up three points between takings. Go do that again, it'll make a monumental difference - you could target those same schools, but instead they'd be covering six figures of your tuition rather than you subsidizing others that did just a little better on the lsat. On a good day, you might even break into the lower T15