<p>I am currently a Cal State Fullerton business administration major with a concentration in Information Systems. I have completed one semester so far and received a 3.5 GPA making a cumulative GPA so far 3.43. If I maintain a 3.5 GPA or higher majoring in a tough field such as information systems and a high score on the LSAT, do I have a good chance in getting into a top law school?</p>
<p>Will a degree from Cal State Fullerton be frowned upon by top law schools?</p>
<p>Change majors. Or do better.</p>
<p>What do you mean by a “top” law school?</p>
<p>Sorry, I’ll add a bit more detail …</p>
<p>I completed all requirements for a transfer to CSUF for business. I completed one semester of upper division business courses in Fall 2010. I’ll be taking 4 more upper division courses in Spring 2011. I’ve been stuck on my concentration choices, as this can range from marketing, accounting, finance, risk management, and information systems. I went the information systems route because I am interested in computers, but I do also have a passion for the business field in general. My eventual goal is to attend law school in Southern California once my degree is finished. I’m just concerned that law schools in Southern California won’t think twice about my admissions due to going to CSUF.</p>
<p>There are 2,129 members of the California bar with undergraduate degrees from CSUF. </p>
<p>By comparison, there are over 20,000 with undergraduate degrees from UCLA, the most popular undergraduate institution among California lawyers.</p>
<p>[State</a> Bar of CA :: Member Demographics](<a href=“http://members.calbar.ca.gov/search/demographics.aspx]State”>http://members.calbar.ca.gov/search/demographics.aspx)</p>
<p>In my law school class at Berkeley back in the 80’s, there was only one Cal State grad; he went to Fullerton. A close friend from my class who went to a non-flagship state school in the Midwest got in with a 3.96 and what would probably be a 176 on the LSAT if they used today’s scoring system.</p>
<p>A 3.5 GPA from CSU-F, in and of itself, doesn’t rule you out from any law school in Southern California. It’s not a great start either, though.</p>
<p>Law school admissions are 95% GPA+LSAT. They do not care what your major is, nor do they put any significant weight on what school you go to.</p>
<p>If you are set on going to law school, you should be focusing on getting your GPA as high as possible. If you think that your chosen concentration is holding back your GPA, I would seriously consider changing it to something easier. </p>
<p>Without knowing what you will eventually score on the LSAT it is impossible to predict your chances at a “top law school”. Just remember that while a 3.5 GPA may potentially keep you out of law schools on the absolute top of the scale even with a stratospheric LSAT score (think top 3), a 4.0 + average LSAT gets in nowhere worth going.</p>
<p>Do excellently on the LSAT and you’ll make up for your GPA.</p>