<p>I'm currently a Junior at a top 20 undergraduate university and I absolutely want to go to law school. My problem is that I had a major setback in freshman year (cancer), and my GPA suffered. Moreover, I was a neuroscience major (pre-med) before I switched into International Affairs. My GPA at the time of application will be a 3.3, and my LSAT is projected to be between a 168-173. I also have under my belt some 1st place awards for International Mock Mediation and Mock Trial. I gained summer internship experience at my District Attorney's office. </p>
<p>My current GPA is absolutely not representative of my abilities. It is clear on my transcript the type of improvement I was able to make just within a semester after recovering. That being said, what do you think are my chances of making it into a top 10 law school? This is something that I absolutely need and will do just about anything to get it. </p>
<p>Hope that you are on the mend, wising you a full and speedy remission.</p>
<p>there is a big range of schools between a 168-173 and there is no guarantee that you will score in that range. You will get much better answers with an actual score in hand.</p>
<p>Even if you score between 168- 173, you will be a splitter. Splitters are hard to predict. You should definitely write an addendum explaining your situation (but you have to write in a way that you are not saying woe, is me).</p>
<p>Look at <a href=“http://lawschoolnumbers.com/”>Recently Updated J.D. Profiles | Law School Numbers; to get an idea of what your odds would be at various schools. Law school admissions seem to be much more strongly based on LSAT and GPA than undergrad admissions are. The key will be to get a really high LSAT score. </p>
<p>The number of applicants to law school has been going down significantly every year for the last few years. Who knows what will happen next year when you apply, but with fewer applicants, many law schools have had to drop their admissions standards in order to maintain class size. </p>
<p>Top 10 is uncertain, but with a 168+/3.3 Top 20 looks pretty realistic.</p>