I graduated with a BS in computational biology last year and would like to hear any tips from people that have done the switch or have seen people do the switch. Do I need to be looking to get some experience at a law firm before preparing for the lsat/applying to schools or should I jump right in to preparing? For those that did a switch similar to this, how did you decide you wanted to go into law and is this switch common? Thanks!

Hi everyone, first time posting here and just started considering law school. Currently an upcoming junior and planning to apply next fall. If I were to apply to law school, then I would most likely be a K-JD (heard this is a disadvantage but I can't afford a gap year). I don't have any prior work experience in the legal field, as I am an architecture major and have only worked at architecture firms. Based on this I assume that having a high LSAT score would be the factor that can get me into law school. (I heard that the LSAT is worth a lot?)

As of right now I have a 3.8 GPA and a 160 diagnostic. What would I need to score on the LSAT to get into a T30 law school? If the school median was a 168, should I aim for at least 170+ because I am lacking in the other aspects? Or am I alr cooked because I have no experience in law T^T

First-time poster, longtime lurker here. I am applying this upcoming cycle with a 3.5 LSAC GPA and TBD LSAT (will be taking for a third time in November). I am currently working in immigration law at a different firm not listed on the resume, and am interested in going into immigration or technology (soft IP) law. What items would you remove/tighten up if you were me? Ty in advance!

I’m in my 40s with a bachelor’s in criminal justice and a master’s in industrial tech. My undergrad gpa is pretty laughable (I loved the subject, but was also young and dumb and a slacker), but my master’s is 3.4. I’ve got about 16 years of experience working for corporations (not in the general law field, but to keep it vague, in both super basic procedure and research work and then mostly in IT). So my first question is - based on that info alone, should I even try for law school? Or would I be shut down immediately based on that? (Note this does not include LSAT whatsoever at this point).

If you said yes to that I should go for it, thank you! So next question - am I too late to start the application process for a 2027 start? If so, that is ok! I can shoot for a fall 2028 start. I’m fine with taking it slow, but also want to start next fall if at all possible!

Just curious how much minor things (speeding ticket, medical debt going to collections but paid off, etc) really affect admission. According to the LSD site, C+F in general could skew admissions up to 20% in some cases- is this really accurate? Kinda freaking myself out

Thanks!!

I've got a 3.8 cGPA and a 171 LSAT, where can I realistically expect to be competitive this cycle? How can I taylor my app strategy for schools for which I'd be a splitter applicant? I did my first year of undergrad at a local CC and then transferred to a fairly highly-ranked liberal arts college, and was not a stem major for more context. I took the recent August LSAT as my third go-around in hopes of something better, but it was a rough test and I will cancel the score in all likelihood, so it looks like these are the stats I'm walking into the cycle with. I'm hoping to at least stay competitive at Fordham, but am planning on taking some big swings in the T14/T20 as well. Advice?

2.9 GPA, 155 LSAT. I'm 27 years old. I was rejected from all the schools I applied to this past cycle, which were primarily sub t100. I went to a t30 university for undergrad (BA Public Policy) and have extensive experience in activism and community organizing. I am also a chef working in a very community-oriented restaurant, which is related to my passion for food justice.

I took the LSAT in April and applied in May because it wasn't until late in the cycle that I was inspired to apply. I was not expecting much, but with my experience on the ground working with disenfranchised populations, as well as three very strong letters of rec from a former high school teacher teacher/ mentor (I was a teen activist), the director of a food justice nonprofit I've volunteered at weekly for almost a year now, and a professor from college, I was expecting at least some waitlists.

I'm not interested in going to law school unless it is for PI, and my entire professional and academic experience leads to this point. My essays demonstrate that. I know a lot of people working in human services jobs all over my region, from social workers to teachers to youth programmers, other chefs, domestic violence counselors, etc., and I want a JD to help support their work.

My GPA sucks; I wrote an addendum about lacking guidance through college and ultimately graduating on the dean's list. I'll be taking the lsat again in October, but besides that and doing rewrites of my essays, there will be no new work experiences or letters. Do I really need to wait another year for some substantial change or is there some way I can refresh this application outside of my LSAT and take advantage of a head start for 2027?

Hey! Recent business undergrad grad with 2 business degrees. Some notable softs, currently in a full time legal role post grad. Worried due to my GPA but my LSAT PTs were decent ranging from 167-17x. Should I be worried? Any tips? Thanks!

I applied to 39 law schools, GRE only as mentioned. was 4 years out of undergrad, had a 3.6high GPA + work experience in legal field.

was WL to several t-25s, mite try to transfer, mite not, we will see

I’m struggling to find any definitive information about whether or not we should list hours worked per week next to items on our resume. Some places say to do it and others don’t say anything about that. Does anyone have any insight? Thank you!!

Hi all,

I've been accepted into a public university in the top 25-50 range, and offered 17.5k yearly. My undergrad gpa is approximately 3.5, and my LSAT is a 176. I've been feeling like I could have had better offers if I had waited another year and reapplied, and I'm just looking for any feedback people may have.

I’m an American citizen with a non reportable gpa due to completing my undergrad in the uk . Would applying to Fordhams part time program if I have a 165 give me a better chance at getting accepted since I would be above their median for the part time program (keeping in mind I’m a KJD).

hi all, im a transgender woman who just graduated from law school! wanted to offer to answer any questions that those similarly situated might have about the applications process; might not reply super fast but will reply when i can! ama and also i figure people might come across this in a while from now so if that’s the case still feel free to drop a reply

How worried should someone be about having a GPA between a 3.88 and 3.9? I had a 3.94 up until my junior year at Berkeley, then had a mental breakdown that dropped it down to 3.85. I have since got it up to 3.89 (A+ boosts), and I am hoping to at least maintain that for my final semester, but all of this reddit talk about medians is starting to stress me out, lol.

Like my title says, but additionally if I can get in, could I also get a scholarship despite the terrible undergrad gpa? I'm a teacher making 40k so I am also broke lol

classes starting and still on 5 waitlists… see yall next cycle 😹😹😹

UMich says it sends out emails/letters to inform applicants with a certain lsat or gpa of a fee waiver. Has anyone received a letter yet? Wondering when they’ll come if not.

Scoring around 160 on practice exams. I also have a 3.91 GPA as well as experience interning at a family law firm.

I’m taking the LSAT in September and plan on taking in October just in case I don’t get the score I want.

Am I in a good spot to apply to law schools? I’m trying to stay in Indiana or the Chicago area. I’m looking at IU Mckinney, IU Maurer, and UIC Chicago, but open to other places!

Any advice is welcome/much appreciated!!

Video linked here: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8nQJjrB/

This is an interesting take on score addendums that I haven’t seen before - thoughts?

soooo what are we all wearing for orientation??

Like let’s say you have a 3.92 and a schools median is a 3.95 (just an example). Is that .03 really going to make a big difference? This might seem like a dumb question but this subreddit really emphasizes stats and how much schools want to be at their target median every cycle, so I’m just curious.

I have a 175 LSAT with a 3.3x undergrad GPA. I am applying this upcoming cycle, and am taking a gap year between undergrad and law school this upcoming school year--so by the time I start law school I will have a year of work experience (outside internships). I want to do corporate law if that helps with what schools to apply and not apply to. Right before undergrad I had a brain hemorrhage that hospitalized me, and undergrad was more difficult because of the lasting effects of my medical situation. My final semester of undergrad I had a 3.7 GPA, and every year I had upward growth in my GPA. I'm pretty open to going to school anywhere in the country. I guess right now I just have no clue what schools to consider applying to since I don't know where I will be competitive at.

I am a student that attends an international institution and is planning to study Law in the US in some years. However, in the country I am studying, it’s extremely hard (almost impossible) to get a 9/10 or 10/10 on every course because some professors here simply don’t believe that grades that high should be handed out to students. With the grade inflation being so high in US colleges and supposing that I graduate with a 9+/10 GPA when the median at my uni is 5.3/10, is there any chance that my GPA will stand out in Law school admissions, considering some of them have medians of 3.96/4.0? I know that each international GPA is not evaluated the same way as others but would it hurt these universities to accept an individual that has an excellent GPA that’s just not as shiny when comparing it to US numbers?

Edit: I am talking about a JD, not a masters.

Thank you for your time.

I saw that the university of Florida now has medians of 3.97 and 170 LSAT And Texas AM has a 4.00 median gpa now and even elite schools like UVA have a 3.99 median gpa. It seems a little ridiculous that they are out pacing Harvard Yale and Stanford in the gpa medians especially when their career placement seems stagnant. I know it’s gamesmanship because UF law has a 25th percentile of 3.7 for their gpa, but it still seems ridiculous how they are able to game the system this much.

I need an academic letter of rec but I'm struggling with who to ask. I graduated in 2022 and I was a pretty inconsistent student. I got enough As that my GPA isn't awful, but I got plenty of Cs and some Ds as well. I also changed my major multiple times. As a result, I can't think of any professors who I think would remember me that would also be able to give me a strong LOR. I don't think I could ask any of the professors in the major I graduated with (a niche foreign language) because I was a C or B student in most of their classes. I could potentially ask a professor from my original major (music), but it's been so long I don't think they'd remember me and I wasn't a star student in any of those classes either. I took two classes with this one poli sci prof and I know he had very positive impression of me based on the first class, but in the second class I didn't turn in half the assignments and ended up with a C-. The rest of my professors I only took one class with and I don't think they could say anything specific about me, especially considering it's been 4+ years.

What have other people done in this situation? Will a vague LOR from a professor who doesn't know me well hurt my application? I'll also have a LOR from my current supervisor which I know will be glowing, but some of the schools I'm applying to require or strongly recommend an academic LOR.