My Chances: SUNY Geneseo Undergrad (Transfer) Applying to Cornell Law (No LSAT yet)

Graduate School Law School
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So I initially went to a community college then transferred to SUNY Geneseo, where I currently hold a 3.62 GPA. I’m a Senior, and as a transfer, a majority of my GPA is composed of my upper-level classes which I have taken here, giving my GPA less weight from lower-level classes I would have gotten as a freshman. Will Cornell Law take this into consideration? I feel I can get my GPA up to about a 3.68-3.71 by the time I graduate, but even that puts me on the “lower end” for applying to Cornell Law. Some facts about me, I:

-Am an English Literature major
-Work 10-12 hours a week (I’ve put myself entirely through college and have been working for about 4 years consecutively throughout my schooling)
-Hold two executive board positions (VP for Phi Alpha Delta, Academic Chair for Sigma Tau Delta)
-Was on the rowing team for my entire first year here (15-20 hours a week commitment)
-Interned 40 hours a week at the Corporate Wegmans Summer 2017

I was also super involved at my 2-year college but I feel that’s less relevant here. I’m taking a gap year next year where I’ll be working and studying for/taking my LSAT. I recently bought all the PowerScore bibles and enrolled in their live online LSAT prep course.

Looking back, I’m fairly certain I worked too much my first year at Geneseo (15-20 hours a week) on top of rowing which was a huge commitment and kind of hurt my GPA.

Thank you for your time!

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Cornell won’t care about your factors other than GPA and LSAT. Employers will though, and you’ll certainly have a solid resume. Why the focus on Cornell?

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I honestly just want to get into a T14 which will require a solid LSAT, so I really need to nail that. Cornell would be ideal geographically.

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Just note, that ALL classes taken are factored into. your LSAC GPA, not just your SUNY classes. I’m a fan of the Manhattan series of LSAT prep, particularly for those seeking a T14-level score.

Yes, and no. Cornell has a small class, and once one meets the GPA/LSAT threshold, they want to know that you get them. Protip: answer to the short answer, ‘Why Cornell?’, is critical for success, again once you exceed the GPA/LSAT threshold.

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What is your overall gpa from both community college and geneseo as you must submit both transcripts

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My GPA at community college was a 3.7, since my entire first year I did not realize I wanted to go into law