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<p>I will be graduating this year from a top undergraduate business school (Wharton, Stern, UVA). During college summers, i worked at various investment banks and financial firms. Right now, I am a senior and will start work as an analyst in mergers and acquisitions full-time once I graduate. After working in banking/finance for 3-5 years, I would like to attend law school.</p>

<p>What are my chances given my background and that I will have significant work experience. I would like to attend ivy league. I am aiming for columbia</p>

<p>GPA: ~3.6
SAT: 1490/1600
LSAT: 730</p>

<p>Extracurricular: scholarships, ample work experience at investment banks, some leadership</p>

<p>I'm really not interested in getting an MBA. But I'm new to the Law school recruiting thing and would value any advice on improving my chances at Ivy law school. Thx!</p>

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<p>Many people with undergraduate business backgrounds go on to law school. I'm confused about your LSAT since it has a maximum score of 180. Besides that, your GPA is on the lower end for Columbia, but still within range. It really comes down to your LSAT.</p>

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<p>oh. sorry. i meant 173 for lsat. so work experience does not help in terms of law school applications?</p>

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<p>Law schools primarily consider numbers, unfortunately; especially the top ones. I would say you definitely have a shot at Columbia. Your GPA is a little low, but that doesn't mean you're out. Having the work experience might put you over the edge. Apply. The worst that could happen is that you go to a different law school, which isn't the end of the world.</p>