Hey everyone, first time posting. Just graduated from Brown with a 3.3 GPA and my first couple of practice LSATs put me at 160 or so. My question is whether my low GPA is somewhat helped by the fact that I went to an Ivy League for undergrad? Or is it going to hurt because Brown is known for grade inflation? Any advice from people that have been in similar situations would be very appreciated but I’m willing to take any help I can get from all of you. Thanks again!
Law schools don’t care where you went to undergrad. Get that LSAT into the 170s–with a 160 first practice test that should be doable–and then apply broadly.
Quite the contrary. Your GPA is low even for Brown, which has one of the highest mean GPA’s in the land. You definitely want to take the time to prep for a 17x.
Your Brown pedigree won’t affect your chances either way. Law school admissions everywhere except for Yale and Stanford are highly numbers driven, and your GPA will be considered without context unless you’re an URM with low numbers, in which case law schools seem to prefer applicants who attended more prestigious undergraduate schools.
A 160 is a very good starting point. I know of many, including myself, who started at even lower scores and eventually scored in the 170s after a lot of practice.
For top tier law schools, top 10, top 25, the above advices are relevant. For lower tier law schools, you can get in with a low GPA and lower LSAT scores. In other words, there is a law school which will accept you. It may not be your top choices.