USC undergrad go to Law School?

marny1
Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:21:00 +0000

the most anyone’s background/passion is going to do-- is give a slight nudge. So if your numbers are just on the edge, (25 % at USC is around 3.5 and 165), your passion and background may help you a bit.
As you are a USC UG, you might also get a bit of a boost- but not more than a point or two. So you gotta score at least 164 and try to get your gpa above 3.6. That would be bare minimum- and even with those #'s, you should have no expectation of getting in. The biggest boost you’d have is that you were a USC UG. – as often schools kindly on their UG’s re: admissions.
best advice: study hard- aim for 168+ on LSAT’s and get that gpa up. You have most control over your grades!!

another thing I’m going to add- just observing- seeing LSN results and anecdotal: GPA seems to be playing more of a role than before. Even kids with 169’s and 3.4’s may not be getting into a T-14. And even those with very high LSAT’s and low gpa’s (splitters) are not finding much love this year at the T-14’s.
so for all you young’uns reading this- keep your grades up. It used to be good enough to have a 3.5 and a 168 for Cornell or Georgetown. Not this year. Aim for 3.6+ and study hard for those LSAT’s.
maybe it is that more kids are taking the LSAT; or taking the test multiple times, but the stats needed for a top school do seem to be on an upward trend.