In 1980s, I got into Cornell with 3.0 GPA and 99.9% percentile SAT score. Back then, my safety was U of MD (got in) and even UVA (didn’t apply because many kids I knew and didn’t think too highly of their intelligence — I was foolish and cocky then— went there). I managed to get 2.9 GPA at Cornell and still somehow got into top 5 law school. And you can guess what my GPA was at law school by now. Lol. I couldn’t wait to get out of law school and set up my own law firm.