Law GPA Admissions

bluebayou
Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:32:06 +0000

1) The last two generally need a 3.8+ gpa. (Boalt is more gpa-focused than LSAT.)
2) ALL college courses count in figuring your gpa.
3) Stanford, no way. A good LSAT and mostly A’s in the remaining semesters could make you competitive for the others. But even straight A’s from now will not get you to a 3.7.



1. What gpa is needed for each?



Try googling the law school’s own websites. (Hint: Stanford’s median is a~3.8 and Boalt’s is a 3.7.)



Plan on joining a weekend law academy, law forum, internship at a law firm, might add a criminology or urban studies minor.



None of that stuff matters; it’s 98% gpa+lsat. That being said, don’t major in criminology – a traditional liberal arts major is much preferred by top schools.