dismal gpa

Graduate School Law School
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<p>I am a Junior at Princeton. Due to circumstances beyond my control (dealing with diagnosed mental illness) and severe grade deflation, and simply not being as brilliant as my peers (working my hardest, I would probably get Bs/B+s, As occasionally), I did poorly. My GPA is a 2.63. I am an English major, so I guess there really isn’t any excuse for my lousy grades. LSAT: 175.</p>

<p>At this point, I am wondering:

  1. Is Boston University inconceivable? What about Boston College, USC or UCSD? I plan on applying after I graduate so my senior year grades will factor in. What schools in California, Boston, or NYC area are realistic for me?
  2. Should I take a year off and take classes at a local college to “boost” my gpa, since the law school GPA calculation factors in all transcripts? </p>

<p>Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.</p>

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<p>Princeton… diagnosed mental illness… John Nash I presume?</p>

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<p>Law school only uses the undergraduate GPA into th eir calculations.If you graduate, no further grades count in the LSDAS computation. </p>

<p>As for BU, I went to a law school predictor calculator. You should do a google search for Law School calculators. You have about a 50%-65% chance of being accepted to BU with your 175 LSAT.</p>

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<p>Im sorry about your dismal GPA. But since your LSAT score itself is like Yale law school-level, if you write a really well-written personal statement about your circumstance, I think you have a good shot at BU.</p>

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<p>UCSD? They don’t have a Law School.</p>

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<p>Don’t apply to LS your senior year. Instead, take at least a year off, so that all four years of your UG are counted towards gpa. If you mean you are going into your junior year, you’ve got 2 years to boost your gpa. Do the best you can to get a high gpa in the next 2 years and it will help.</p>