<p>I agree in that you don’t need a 4.0 even if you plan to go to Yale or Harvard law. For like the top 3, 3.8~3.9 should be more than adequate.
Well there’s a mall complex about 10 min. walk from the East Campus (where you will be living as a freshman). There’s also a huge mall about 10-15minutes by car/bus and I think there are buses running from campus to the mall like twice a month for that (somebody verify this).</p>