<p>I started at one college doing business and realized that I hated business. I had a really bad first semester and ultimately screwed up my GPA with a 2.38 my starting year (Suffered from a sleep disorder, had prescription medicine to help me sleep). My second semester I managed to boost my overall GPA to a 2.9 and by the third semester it was at 3.19. I transferred to another school and became a English major. My current GPA at the school I transferred to is is 3.8 and I got a 176 on my LSAT. What are my chances into getting a T14 law school? What Law schools other than the T14 should I apply for?</p>
<p>English wasn't my first nor second language. I am a trilingual speaker. (Russian, German, and English)</p>
<p>Well I always heard and read they rate the LSAT score at 70% and GPA at 30%. I believe the bell curve falls in the middle between 157-163 and your score is on the higher end. If I were you, Id apply to 4-5 schools in the top 30 range. Am sure if there is a supplemental essay option, you can explain why your GPA dropped. However given that you managed to increase it (GPA) by major increments, thats a good indication and plus 176 is on par. </p>
<p>Have you thought about gaining some work experience before law school? I mean, if you’re worried about not getting into a really good program bc of you academic track record, work experience may be able to supplement a strong application, though in the back of my mind…I dont think you should have much to worry about. </p>
<p>Just my two cents…</p>
<p>Do they look at both my colleges GPA’s?</p>
<p>How will it effect me? Will they put the huge improvement into consideration? My LSAT score is pretty high, so I hope that helps me out. I heard that they give immigrants from diverse backgrounds a bit more consideration so they could have a more diversified range of students.</p>
<p>Assuming that’s a real LSAT score, any GPA over 3.0 should be fine. Apply to 11 of the T14 (don’t bother with HYS), and you should have a few admissions to choose from.</p>
<p>I was thinking about trying HYS, hoping my other traits would help me stand out. I could fluently speak, write, and translate in 3 languages. Taught English in China for 6 months. I’ve been playing the Piano since I was 6, and guitar since I was 15.</p>
<p>No harm in trying, but odds are very low. GPA matters a lot to those schools, and the things you mention in post #7 are very common at all three programs. (It also matters a lot to UC Berkeley, which I neglected to mention.) Apps to the other 10 of the T14 are very worthwhile.</p>
<p>Getting into Harvard with anything less than 3.8 is nearly impossible without the benefit of URM status.</p>
<p>[LSN</a> :: Harvard University - Admissions Graph](<a href=“Recently Updated J.D. Profiles | Law School Numbers”>Stats | Law School Numbers)</p>
<p>Can anyone tell me which are the top 14 law schools ?</p>
<p>Just looking at that graph almost makes me angry seeing someone with a 3.1 and a 155 lsat getting in. Also this brings up a dilemma for me, I am 1/8th native american and although I have never felt affiliated with anything native american, in fact my family is very italian, would I be able to get URM status and therefore help me get into t14 law schools?</p>
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<p>Why should it make you angry if you don’t know what else is behind the numbers. maybe the applicant had a compelling story, or some fantastic work over a long period of time. Maybe it is a 10/15 year old gpa (as law schools place the most emphasis on your undergrad gpa). You just do not know by the numbers.</p>
<p>I may not have the exact order but here you are:</p>
<p>HYS - Yale, Harvard, Stanford</p>
<p>CCN Columbia, NYU, Chicago</p>
<p>BMPV Berkeley, Michigan, Penn, Virginia, Northwestern</p>
<p>Duke, Cornell, Georgetown</p>