Chances of USC law

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<p>I'm currently in the fall semester of my junior year at University of South Carolina (the other USC). I really want to attend University of Southern California Gould law school, hoping to matriculate starting in the fall of 2014. </p>

<p>I currently have about a 3.4 GPA, and hoping it will be a bit higher once I submit my application. If I were to get around 165 on the LSAT what do you think my chances are with my stats? What about 168? I scored 157 on my 2nd practice test ever, and am planning on taking the LSAT in December. I am currently working with a private tutor through Kaplan to prepare. I assume getting into low to mid 160's won't be a problem, but have my goal set to get as close to 170 as possible. Anyone think I'll have a problem with this?</p>

<p>Also, a note on my GPA- I had very low GPA when I started undergrad and it has been rising ever since. So I'm definitely on the upswing, especially since I decided that law school was my goal. Will USC look upon this favorably, since applying to law school has obviously motivated me to work harder, now that I have a definite goal?</p>

<p>I just really want to go to USC so are the any other things anyone would recommend for someone in my position?</p>

<p>Also, will they track my interest in the school based on how much I visit? Or is there anything I could do to show them that I would absolutely attend if accepted?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance for any advice you have for me.</p>

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<p>[University</a> of Southern California - Admissions Graph | Law School Numbers](<a href=“Recently Updated J.D. Profiles | Law School Numbers”>Recently Updated J.D. Profiles | Law School Numbers) lawschoolnumbers is a very helpful site that graphs the (self-reported) stats of applicants to specific law schools by result. As you can see in the link, last year a few students in the 3.4 GPA range were accepted at USC with an LSAT of 165, though more were rejected. Of course, the higher the LSAT score, the better your chances.

How have your practice exams been going? That should tell you a lot about how ready you’ll be in two months. Will you have the opportunity to take a practice exam under actual conditions? My d’s classroom Kaplan prep program did offer this, and she thought it was very useful.

Do you mean that your high school GPA was low, or are you talking about a community college GPA? Your GPA will be calculated by LSAC for your law school applications, and CC grades count. High school grades do not except, I think, AP grades that your college transcript shows as grades. [Policies</a> Related to Transcript Summarization | LSAC.org](<a href=“http://www.lsac.org/policies/transcript-summarization.asp]Policies”>http://www.lsac.org/policies/transcript-summarization.asp)</p>