GPA- Upward trend question

Spanks
Tue, 20 May 2008 15:04:35 +0000

I know you guys can’t tell me much without an LSAT score, but given my timed practice tests, I think it should be pretty solid (ideally low 170s).

I messed up freshman year (2.8 first semester), so my cumulative GPA is only a 3.64. My degree GPA, after I transferred into the ILR school, is a 3.9; I think this shows up separately on my transcript. I’ve had straight As for the past 4 semesters, so it’s apparent that I’ve gotten my **** together.

I’m wondering if I can compensate for my GPA with a higher LSAT score and if T14 law schools are a realistic goal (NYU or Colombia would be nice, but the idea of getting accepted there with my GPA seems slightly delusional unless I get an obscenely high score?). Also, do law schools actually care about upward trends or do they just look at raw numbers?