T14 Chances? Should I bother?

TheatrePhD
Thu, 29 Mar 2018 22:43:10 +0000

Hello, I am going to add one of these threads to the sea of them already populating the board.

The Good: 174 LSAT (only one attempt)
The Bad: 1.646 GPA from 2003 combined with a 3.92 GPA from 10 years later, averaging to a cumulative 3.27.
The [irrelevant] Good: 3.94 GPA in an MA/PhD, pending a successful defense next week

I know the LSAT score is good, and I know the cumulative GPA isn’t terrible. However, it certainly isn’t great and makes for a strange split when considering the time gap. I also know that my graduate work is, in theory, not considered for admission. I am just concerned that such a negative mark from my time as a 15-year-old college student will be such a red flag that it will severely hinder my chances of getting into a top school. Any input?