175/2.7 non-traditional splitter
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 5:18 pm
I have a 175 (actual) LSAT, and a GPA of 2.71. I'm about as non-traditional as it's possible to get in most areas - I'm in my 30s, lived in a *very* foreign country for about a decade, and have several years' recent work experience as a paralegal in the US.
All I wanted to do was go to UC Davis, and I expected to have to beg them to take me, but I'm told the 175 changes things. My husband can keep his current job in either Minnesota or greater Philadelphia, and we can live for free with relatives in the SF Bay area, so I'm mostly focused on those regions. I'd consider going elsewhere, but it would need to either be cheap enough (or give me enough scholarship money) to offset the financial advantages of the areas I mentioned, or be so highly-ranked and well-regarded that going into massive debt to move there and pay sticker would be a good investment.
Berkeley sent me a fee waiver, which was unexpected, but that doesn't mean anything if they still auto-reject sub-3 GPAs. My first choice is still UC Davis, for personal reasons, but that isn't carved in stone. I'm hoping to get some money from them, but I'm not sure that's realistic. I don't know what my options are, so I'm soliciting opinions from the peanut gallery!
All I wanted to do was go to UC Davis, and I expected to have to beg them to take me, but I'm told the 175 changes things. My husband can keep his current job in either Minnesota or greater Philadelphia, and we can live for free with relatives in the SF Bay area, so I'm mostly focused on those regions. I'd consider going elsewhere, but it would need to either be cheap enough (or give me enough scholarship money) to offset the financial advantages of the areas I mentioned, or be so highly-ranked and well-regarded that going into massive debt to move there and pay sticker would be a good investment.
Berkeley sent me a fee waiver, which was unexpected, but that doesn't mean anything if they still auto-reject sub-3 GPAs. My first choice is still UC Davis, for personal reasons, but that isn't carved in stone. I'm hoping to get some money from them, but I'm not sure that's realistic. I don't know what my options are, so I'm soliciting opinions from the peanut gallery!