<p>hey, </p>
<p>i was wondering if u guys could help me out. I am currently doing my BE in electrical and electronics engineering in the Middle East. I am interested in pursuing a JD in US. But I dont think i have much of a chance with a low gpa ( currently 2.5 ). Apart from a good LSAT score, is there any other way i can offset my gpa? Should i wait and complete a graduate degree / gain work experience before applying? i know that ive screwed up with gpa, but what law schools will accept me with my current stats?</p>
<p>(i dont know if this helps but, i have been practising a few LSAT mock tests and my scores range between 160 -165. I have also been an intern at a few engineering companies in the region. i ve taken part in many extra-curricular activities in college too.)</p>
<p>The only law schools that will accept you are the kind that will leave you unable to find employment in the field. Unless you’re independently wealthy and can cover the cost of law school without debt and without missing the money, do not go to law school. The field has been decimated by the economic crisis. There are almost no jobs for anyone but the top graduates of the top schools and even they are being laid off pretty quickly. (I’ve hired for Big Law for 20 years and see people from top schools with six figure debt working as temp attorneys for $20 an hour and no benefits. As a matter of course.) At least do some research because it’s a trickle-down thing. If the top grads aren’t being hired at the top firms, they’re moving down to the next or the next tier of jobs and pushing out of employment completely the grads from lower-ranked schools.</p>
<p>The poster above is correct…law is not a field you should go into.</p>