Strengthening my application for Law school

[sybbie719]

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So in my case how are the admissions office in schools going to look at my application. Only LSAC GPA and LSAT score and NOT consider my masters at all?

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<p>The range for LSAT scores are 120-180</p>

<p>Grades Excluded From Conversion:</p>

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Withdraw, Withdraw/Pass—only if the issuing school considers the grade nonpunitive.</p>

<p>Incomplete—only if the issuing school considers the grade nonpunitive.</p>

<p>Those given for remedial courses only if the transcript clearly indicates they are remedial.</p>

<p>Those awarded after the first undergraduate degree was received.</p>

<p>Those assigned no measure of credit by the issuing institution, regardless of the grade. Physical Education, Practical Art, Practical Music, and ROTC courses that are assigned credit will be included in the academic summary, even if the issuing institution does not include these courses in its calculation of a GPA.</p>

<p>Passing grades from systems of one or two passing grades (e.g., Pass/Fail, Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Credit/No Credit, or Honors/Pass/Fail, High Pass/Pass/Fail), and those for which conversion rules cannot be formulated, including courses for which a transcript gives only narratives or descriptions. Credits for the work in these courses are totaled and reported separately as unconverted credits.</p>

<p>LSAC calculates a GPA for each year and a cumulative GPA for each undergraduate institution that issued a transcript for you. A cumulative GPA that includes all undergraduate work is also calculated and reported. A cumulative GPA for a school within an institution cannot be calculated.</p>

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<p>Masters is not looked at at all (it would be a soft factor but not an usual or strong one) because it is rare fro people with undergrad degrees to have low gpas.</p>

<p>I do not think that you should take on 200k of expenses (with it is loans or out of your own pocket) to pursue a JD unless you want to practice law. Do not consider getting a JD as a route to going into consulting.</p>