Law school grades and divinity school

Graduate School
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<p>I want to apply for M.Div. programs for next year. Unfortunately, my undergrad grades were terrible. I graduated with about a 2.85, which put me pretty near bottom my class. I was an engineering double-major and a D1 athlete at a top school, but a 2.85 is a 2.85. </p>

<p>I do also have a J.D. from one of the top 5 law schools in the country. I had pretty strong grades in law school and graduated in the top quarter of my class. The raw number isn't that impressive--it was around a 3.5--but law school grades are very tightly curved around a 3.3. A 3.7 is top 5%, and when the average person in the class had a 3.9 undergrad GPA and a 98th percentile LSAT, even breaking median is no joke. Will my law school grades help me much, or will schools just focus on my undergrad record? I know in law school admissions, at least, grad school records count for next to nothing. Are other grad schools the same way? </p>

<p>For whatever it's worth, I'm a strong standardized test-taker, and I'm testing 750+ on both sections of the GRE on practice tests. I'm most interested in YDS, HDS, Episcopal, Union, Duke, Candler, and VTS. Not interested in ordination. What are my chances like?</p>

<p>Thanks for the help.</p>

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<p>I know it’s a unique situation, but someone must have some thoughts</p>

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<p>I’m also applying this cycle. I am by no means an authority, but I would imagine they would take your law school grades into consideration and high test scores should help. However, if I were you I would focus intently on crafting your SoP and make sure your recommendations are excellent. It seems that those two things are major influences. I know this is a bit late, but hope it helps.</p>