Oh, Law School...

Badatcomingupwithusername
Tue, 11 Jul 2006 14:10:59 +0000

Hey,

So I’m entering my junior year at Cornell University and beginning to think about law schools, but I realized that I truly know nothing about law school admissions. I know that law schools place a huge emphasis on grades and LSATs, but I really don’t know what kind of LSAT score is “good.” I don’t have a point of reference the way I did for SATs.

I have a very strong GPA at Cornell-- Currently a 4.12 (though that will probably go down slightly by the time I actually apply to law school). I imagine though that I can keep my GPA above a 4.0. I also have leadership in a lot of student groups and have a part-time job during the school year, but I don’t know if that counts for anything for law school. So basically, I guess what I’m asking is, what kind of LSAT score will I need to look at top 15 law schools with my GPA? (I know my LSAT score will likely be worse than the rest of my credentials-- I’m really bad at standardized tests. I do well on practice tests and then freak out on the actual exam and screw up).

So I guess given my poor test-taking skills, what kind of minimal score would be necessary for me, given the rest of my application, to look at good law schools?