need help

Graduate School Law School
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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>So here's my situation:</p>

<p>I am a freshman at UT that at first was dead set on doing pre-med. Already two weeks into the semester, I can feel myself losing motivation to do pre-med not just because of how much work there is, but mostly because I like my economics class more, and have been getting more into business-type of things. The problem is that it's too late to drop a couple of my science classes (chem and bio) that are hard, and will probably negatively affect my GPA, plus I'm having some problems in my math class.</p>

<p>So my question is, although I'm not planning on getting any Bs, there is a very good chance I'll end up with a very sub-par (read 3.3-3.4) GPA this semester, and I'm starting to worry because I am gunning for UChicago or NU law schools for which there is very little room for error. So my question is, how much will getting 2-3 Bs this semester hurt me? I'm aiming for a 3.65-3.7, which I'm guessing is still low for law schools, but is that attainable even with a few Bs my freshman year? It's just worrying me because this way of studying is completely alien to me, and it's taking longer than I thought to get adjusted and succeed, and I don't want to already weed myself out of the race for the T14 law schools because of a few classes that won't even make a difference in my major, and can wreck my cumulative GPA.</p>

<p>I'm planning on changing to Economics btw...</p>

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<p>You shouldn't worry at all, your situation is typical. I was premed my first semester (2.8) and pulled my GPA up to a 3.62 (should be 3.7 at the end of this semester). It's also your first semester, so law schools will understand if you don't do that well, as long as you demonstrate an upward grade trend. My first semester I had a C+, B-, B+ and a B, so you can definitely get your GPA up over a 3.7 before you graduate. Also, if your GPA is below average at the T14 schools, but still reasonably decent, you can rely on a high LSAT score to compensate. Since it's only September, you should try to focus on doing decently in your premed classes, as to not stress yourself out about your mediocre GPA for the next 2 1/2 years.</p>