Strengthening my application for Law school

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@sybbie719

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.

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<p>So Masters don’t matter much. I am in a pickle now. And by the way, I am from India, so different grading systems here. ‘C’ is poor for an application to a good law school but is not in any way borderline, coz failing comes 2 grades below, like an ‘E’ or an ‘F’ after a ‘D’. So may not be a 2.0 (sorry for the miscommunication). More towards a 3.0 I guess. Have to convert to GPA system.</p>

<p>Taking your suggestion, if JD is not the way to go, then it is ok I guess. My GMAT is ready and I know my masters is going to make some sort of a difference to a B-school application right?</p>

<p>But don’t programs like the one in Yale, Northwestern, Cornell, 3 to 4 years duration JD-MBA programs benefit management consulting aspirants? If no, then who are the applicants for these programs, future attorneys with MBAs to grow in a law firm?</p>

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@crankyoldman

Never heard from anyone, anywhere(before this) that a JD was preferable to an MBA for consulting jobs. If the plan is to go into consulting, you’ll be much more marketable with an MBA. Regarding a JD/MBA, unless you know it’s going to make you more marketable, don’t do it; it’s an extra year of expenses with no guaranteed return.

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<p>Well, from the few people I talked, they spoke highly of JD-MBA programs with way more leverage than MBA in the long term. I heard that right out of college pay packages would almost be the same for a JD-MBA and a MBA but a JD-MBA would be given better opprotunities, roles , responsibilities in projects making a difference in the long term. Any truth in that?</p>