Investment banking to law school?

Graduate School Law School
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<p>Hi all,</p>

<p>Thanks for viewing my post. I am currently a senior at HYPS, and have just signed on the dotted line with a top investment bank (e.g., GS, MS, Lehman). I'll be an analyst for the next two yrs, but would eventually like to complete a JD/MBA at Columbia, Harvard, Penn, or Stanford. I am not worried about b-school admission, but law school has me concerned. My grades here (i.e., at HYPS) aren't the best--a 3.65 or so (which should stay pretty steady through the end of the yr). I transferred to HYPS from a top-twenty school after my sophomore year; I had a 3.97 at my previous institution. My aggregate GPA, thus, will probably be 3.83 or so upon graduation. I have taken the LSAT--scored 175. Haven't been all that active in terms of extracurriculars, but haven't been a slouch either. Probably fall somewhere in the middle on the active scale. What are my chances? Is there anything I should do to increase them--either over the next semester, or the next two years? How do law schools view such monetary pursuits as investment banking? Thanks for yr time.</p>

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<p>Clearly your GPA and LSAT put you in the mix. What is it that really concerns you?</p>

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<p>Your LSAT and GPA are fine. You'll easily land in some T14, and have a very good chance at the top 6 (above a 70% for all but Stanford and Yale). Job experience at a prestigious financial firm would only help your application.</p>