<p>I am currently goin into my freshman year at umd as a chemical or bioengineering major but that is just a means to an end of law school. I am hoping to be able to attend a top 10-15 law school after undergrad and i am worried about the gpa problem. Will law schools recognize the lower gpa usually associated with engineering majors? Say i end up with a 3.6 will that help me get into HYP law ?? curious and concerned >>>!!</p>
<p>Nope, law schools dont really care about your major, but if you can pull of a 3.7, you should be be competitive for allschools.</p>
<p>Im assuming you want to go into patent law.</p>
<p>so they won't give a benefit to an engineering student over a pol. sci or philosophy major ??</p>
<p>Yea, Princeton law school is amazing ;-D</p>
<p>sure but that reallly didnt answer my question that was previously stated</p>
<p>People are under the misconception that you need a degree in science/engineering for patent law. I recommend you read the US Patent Office's Patent Law Requirments - there are about 4 paths, and only one of them is getting a degree in a non-humanities field. </p>
<p>I'm personally going to major in Economics and then go into patent law after that. </p>
<p>Your GPA will be given likely a .1 boost to equalize since Engineering is quite a crapper on your GPA, I'm quite amazed you got a 3.6 so far (avg GPA is 2.0). I'd suggest taking some more soft classes to raise your GPA, but you're on the right road right now.</p>
<p>I would love to read where you can be admitted before the USPTO with a degree in economics.</p>
<p>Infinite_Truth - are you speaking of meeting the scientific requirements by doing the coursework required in addition to majoring in economics? Then why not just major in that scientific area? I never recall working with a patent lawyer who didn't have a scientific degree. I have to think it would hurt your marketability. The undergrad degree means more than the law degree in patent law.</p>
<p>Yes that's what I"m speaking of. I definetly agree it will hurt one's marketbility a bit - actually ignore my previous post, I said it after getting ****ed about something my dad said about patent law requirments.</p>
<p>I am a Senior with a Electrical Enigineering major at UT Austin. I will be graduating in December and have kept a 3.61..and looking at my last two semesters I am sure I will be able to graduate with at least that 3.6</p>
<p>I have not taken my LSATs yet.. but will be in June this year. </p>
<p>I have the same concern as the initial poster to this thread...is my GPA too low for applying to the top 15?</p>
<p>What sort of LSAT score should I be aiming for..? Currently, my goal is at least 170..should I be aiming much higher?</p>
<p>Also, how much do resumes/extracurricular (I am President of my sorority this year) matter? I am getting really nervous!</p>