<p>Community college 3.5
Current University of California gpa 3.0 (1.5 years left until I graduate)</p>
<p>Goal: UCLA, USC, UC Berkeley, Stanford </p>
<p>Questions: 1) What gpa is needed for each? 2) How does my community college gpa come into play in terms of the admissions process? 3) Is it possible to get into these schools w/ my current, or potential, qualification? 4) In terms of jobs, what is some experiences you know about?</p>
<p>Bio: Psychology major, Business consulting experience, personal experience w/ court due to parents residency status (since age 6)</p>
<p>Future: Plan on joining a weekend law academy, law forum, internship at a law firm, might add a criminology or urban studies minor.</p>
<p>Do whatever it takes to get a 4.0 from now on. Start studying for the LSAT at the end of your junior year. Only your overall cumulative GPA matters, not your CC GPA.</p>
<p>1) The last two generally need a 3.8+ gpa. (Boalt is more gpa-focused than LSAT.)
2) ALL college courses count in figuring your gpa.
3) Stanford, no way. A good LSAT and mostly A’s in the remaining semesters could make you competitive for the others. But even straight A’s from now will not get you to a 3.7.</p>
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<p>Try googling the law school’s own websites. (Hint: Stanford’s median is a~3.8 and Boalt’s is a 3.7.)</p>
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<p>None of that stuff matters; it’s 98% gpa+lsat. That being said, don’t major in criminology – a traditional liberal arts major is much preferred by top schools.</p>
<p>Thank you. Yes, I figured my gpa is way too low. I’m currently attending the University of California, Los Angeles, so I was hoping that the name of my school would get me some recognition. We are not on the semester system; UCLA works on the quarter system. Considering that my community college gpa was a 3.5, I figured that it would average out with my university gpa to around a 3.4.</p>
<p>With a 178+ LSAT and a decent explanation for your GPA you have a decent shot at UCLA. There’s not as much data in that region for USC, but it looks like you’d need at least a 177+ there, too. Obviously try to get a 4.0 for each remaining semester.</p>
<p>I’d take a few years off after school and get some work experience. If you can get your GPA up, get some work experience, and get a good LSAT, you might be good for Northwestern.</p>
<p>Thank you for all of your advice. I will greatly take your advice into consideration. As of right now, I will focus on not putting all my eggs in one basket. In other words, I don’t want to make law school my only available option.</p>