t14 possible?

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<p>I know you're probably sick of these types of questions but I'm highly curious because i'm deciding between corporate/securities law or continuing with my MPA and going audit!</p>

<p>Undergrad: Texas A&M University
Degree: BBA Finance
Minor: English (creative writing) & History
GPA: 3.1
LSAT: 180</p>

<p>I was in a few investment clubs during my stint at A&M, but I never had a leadership position. I currently work at Dell as an analyst, and I'm looking to go either to law school or business school (MPA for my CPA, not MBA), if I have a chance with either. My GMAT score was 702 which is so so, but I'm hoping to retake it when I have time later.</p>

<p>MY GPA is abysmal because I switched from biomed engineering to finance my freshmen year, and because I was kind of a lazy arse.</p>

<p>UT Austin is probably my best bet, but after living in Texas for YEARS I really want to try to move up into the northeast. My dream (in every definition of the term) school would be Columbia, but I'm being realistic here.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance for your help!</p>

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<p>I don’t know what’s harder to believe: that you got a score that makes absolutely no sense on the GMAT or that you have a 180 and you have no idea where you can get into.</p>

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<li><p>UT-Austin still isn’t part of the “T14” classification since that denoted schools that were, at one time or another, Top 10 institutions according to USNEWS.</p></li>
<li><p>What agpyn3w said. 702? 720? If the former, what are you smoking.</p></li>
<li><p>Your grad degree holds little to no weight for law admissions.</p></li>
<li><p>The switching from Biomed -> Finance first year is trivial with that GPA. I had a 2.7 after my first 4 quarters of being in Comp Eng and I graduated with a 3.65 (unweighted, not LSAC) after switching into math/econ.</p></li>
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<p>Northwestern gives substantial admission preference to splitters with work experience–it’s your only hope.</p>