<p>Here's the question.</p>
<p>Could a person realistically get into a Top Ten with a 170+ LSAT score, a degree from a top undergrad school (e.g: Duke, Harvard, Cornell), but a GPA around 3.2-3.7? Or are grades most important?</p>
<p>Your ranges are incredibly large. 170+ is a ten point range, and .5 GPA points is a gigantic range. A 3.7, 180 is on track for admission to Harvard; a 3.2, 170 is out at most of the top ten.</p>
<p>Yes, they could realistically get into a top law school.
However, it is unlikely that they would be admitted to Yale, but they would have a favorable chance at getting into a T14 law school. It really depends on how close to a 3.2 the GPA was, and how strong the soft factors of the candidate were. A candidate with a 3.2 and a 170 would have a 30% chance at best, so the range needs to be more specific to get a real idea of one's chances.</p>
<p>The reason why my ranges are so general is that I am still a freshman in college.</p>
<p>I have a feeling that this is definitely going to be another case like high school, alright grades but high test scores.</p>
<p>So if I were to have a 3.55 GPA and a 170-ish LSAT from Duke (with math/science classes bringing my GPA down), what would be my chances at T14 law schools?</p>
<p>your chances would be fine. there's really nothing more anyone can tell you until you have more years of college and you get your LSAT score back. use the next couple years to make those numbers as good as you can, and--more importantly--to learn as much as you can about being a lawyer, so you know whether you actually want to go to law school.</p>