<p>So I was hoping if current ILR students can help me out. I was accepted as a transfer for this fall and I am very hesitant to go for one reason really. I am forsure applying to law school and what everyone keeps saying is stay at your school, get a 3.9 plus with ease, have tons of time to study for your lsat and to devote to your extra currics, and youl get into a great school. I wanted to know how bad grade deflation is at ILR and what the average gpa is... for someone going to law school... if i end up graduating cornell with a 3.4... the chances of me getting into a top school are very slim no? since law school is all number based....</p>
<p>Anyone…?</p>
<p>Most schools (and posts here) seem to make very clear that law school is all about numbers. Why would you transfer and possibly hurt your chances?</p>
<p>I think you should stop worrying about ridiculous things as grade deflation, averages, and whatnot. Like englandern said, law school is very focused on numbers, yet not all law schools are alike. Some school’s require you to write a very detailed personal statement which could help somewhat. Your main priority should be doing as well as YOU possibly can in your academics and as you study for your LSAT. Don’t worry about anyone else, or you will really psych yourself out in the long run.</p>
<p>there is no clear cut answer. my d was ILR grad and is now attending law school. She absolutely adored her time at Cornell and would choose cornell all over again.
but- you are correct. D worked very hard to maintain her gpa of 3.76. No guarantee, but if she went to SUNY Bing, her gpa may have been higher or at the very least, she might not have had to work so hard to maintain that gpa.
finding the time to study for the lsat’s was also a challenge. She studied hard and also had a campus job. So she did have limited time to prepare for the LSAT’s.
I might suggest you study throughout the summer for your LSAT and take it sept/oct of your junior or senior year, so at least you can take advantage of studying through your summer vacation.<br>
you are correct- law school admission is all about LSAT and gpa. Might my kid been more successful in law school admission if she had been a Bing. or Geneseo grad? Maybe, but she is pretty happy at her T-14 law school. And she is most proud of the fact that she is a cornell ILR alum.</p>
<p>whatever you decide- study hard for the LSAT as that is going to be the most important factor for law school admission.</p>
<p>and Ravesky- Personal Statement is a factor but doesn’t help all that much unless you did something really extraordinary. It really is all about the gpa and lsat score!</p>