GPA/LSAT are not all that matters

barbarjinx
Tue, 08 Sep 2015 00:35:59 +0000

Honestly, you don’t have to be truly smart to get accepted into law school (with the exception of Ivy Leagues). Its not the same thing as applying to medical school or trying to make it an engineering program. Law students were mostly liberal arts majors. Its not that hard to get a decent GPA in a liberal arts program. If someone majored in sociology and couldn’t get at least a 3.0 GPA, I would seriously question why - even with a high LSAT score.

Many law schools these days will take almost any applicant! There is a reason for that. Applications have declined in recent years, as it has become well known that the legal field is heavily over saturated, has been for many years, and not likely to improve in the future. You will also lose three years in school when you could have spent that time gaining valuable work experience, and if you can’t get a law job right away, it will be even worse - you lose even more time. Many law grads regret having wasted time in law school, as they have been through long term unemployment. Some eke out a living on 30 or 40K, but they have to use most of their salaries to repay their student loans, which are often in excess of one-hundred thousand dollars (100K) for three years of law school. They may have to live with their parents for years, don’t go on vacations, don’t buy anything and may not even own a decent car. These are people that I know and I know what they are going through.

I guess my point is that there really is no point in stressing out about law school admissions. You’ll get accepted. Don’t worry.