<p>I have a 3.87 GPA right now but I did receive a B- in one of my classes. Will T14 law schools look unfavorably at this B- or is the number (the 3.87) all they care about?</p>
<p>just the cumulative gpa matters</p>
<p>I've known people with a couple C's (cum 3.6) who rocked their LSAT (176) and gotten into Columbia Law. It's the cumulative that matters and the LSAT far outweighs GPA.</p>
<p>I have a C, but the cumulative was fine and it didn't hold me back.</p>
<p>You got into Harvard, right? What was the C in?</p>
<p>Organic chemistry.</p>
<p>Orgo sucks</p>
<p>yo bluedevil mike what should be a good target gpa for a white male econ major in trinity '11 looking at hls? i finished my first year with a 4.0 but the higher level econ classes might hurt later ...</p>
<p>also, do you know if you get any different consideration if you are also applying for hbs? does coming from a major ibank help at all?</p>
<p>finally, what kinda duke ec's are worth pursuing for law? which are totally worthless?</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>LSAT is the key factor, not GPA. Slipping below a 3.7 probably finishes you at HLS no matter what your LSAT is, but otherwise the process is much more LSAT dependent than GPA dependent.</p>
<p>Dual degree admissions are conducted separately from each other. HBS will either admit or reject you (based on work experience, mostly); HLS will either admit or reject you (based on the LSAT, mostly); the two processes don't intersect much if at all.</p>
<p>As long as you're doing something useful, law school won't care too much about your EC's. Pick something you like and run with it.</p>
<p>I had a C+ and a B- and was in at HLS too. </p>
<p>I do think coming from a major ibank/consulting firm does help a bit though.</p>
<p>I hate this thread</p>