Where are the grads headed?

Americanski
Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:54:17 +0000

I wonder what kind of GPA is this at Carleton, top what %? With this kind of GPA, what is his chance to get into a good law school (top 15 or 20) if having a good LSAT?



As of five years ago, it was around top 25%, at least among law school applicants from Carleton. According to my LSAC score report from '04, the mean GPA was 3.32 and the distribution was:

4.0 and up: 0%

3.8-3.99: 6%

3.6-3.79: 17%

3.4-3.59: 22%

3.2-3.39: 22%

3.0-3.19: 16%

2.8-2.99: 8%

2.6-2.79: 7%

Below 2.6: 3%

This is from an old report that used even older data, so things may have changed. His chances at law school will depend very heavily on his LSAT score; Harvard, Yale and Stanford will be longshots with that GPA, but anywhere else is possible with a high enough score.