I am wasting my time?

Graduate School Law School
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<p>For years I have wanted to be a doctor. But once I got to college and actually started studying chemistry, I hated every second of it. I also interned in the ER and while I found it interesting, I discovered it is really not my cup of tea. I’ve been searcing around for awhile now and I really am convinced I could be a great lawyer. I’m considering switching my major for the third time to political science and going to law school (I get that it sounds like I’m flightly and indecisive, but I’m really not, I just want to be sure I’m doing something that I love and will want to partake in for years to come). I know I have the ability, the problem is, I messed up over the last spring semester and failed a class. It was the first time that I have EVER failed a class in my life and its pretty devastating to my ego and GPA. My question is, even if I bring up my GPA (it’s a 3.0 right now) will I be wasting my time? I know everything is super competitive but if I have a strong LSAT score and an otherwise competitive application is it possible for me to consider law school? Realistically I get that I won’t be considered at Harvard or Yale. I just want to know if it’s a realistic possibility for me to get into a decent law school.</p>

<p>I just don’t want the political science/grad school advisor to laugh in my face if I say I’m considering law.</p>

<p>I’m currently a junior, but since I switched I’m a sophomore in the political science major. It’s probably going to be about 2.5-3 more years before I graduate.</p>

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<p>Well, first off, you don’t need to necessarily switch your major to get into law school. Law schools take students from a variety of majors (not just political science/international relations/economics, etc).</p>

<p>Next, I think if you get a strong LSAT score and you really feel you want to be a lawyer, why not try? It’s the best for you to do something you actually want to do. Be cautioned that a lot of law schools look mostly at the LSAT and the GPA (but some do look at ECs). </p>

<p>Look into internships and work experience that would help you get into law school and good luck with whatever you choose!</p>

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<p>Well since you have so much time left you may be able to get into some T14s if you raise your GPA to say a 3.5 and have a 170+ LSAT. Based on lawschoolnumbers.com, it looks like you could get into georgetown with a 3.5/171, and obviously as the LSAT gets higher the GPA requirement goes down so you could alternatively get in with a 3.2 GPA and a 176 LSAT.</p>