Touring Musician - Part Time or Full Time

Graduate School Law School
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<p>Good afternoon I'm a recent graduate of Purdue University with a Degree in History (I was interested in personal enrichment rather than employment out of college). I had a horrific UGPA of 2.55 but an LSAT of 163. During my time at Purdue I was a student-athlete and watched my music career begin to blossom. While the sports lifestyle was great and the music career was amazing, I was also an officer in two campus organizations (in one I was the president). I was very busy and distracted, and while this is not an excuse for my bad UPGA, it is my explanation. All of this is mind, my music career is still going strong with tours booked and EP's on release and I've got a side interest going as an assistant football coach at a local high school but I'm not interested in making either of them my lifetime career, since my freshman year I've wanted to go to Law School but have kept it under wraps because I wasn't sure if I wanted to go or not. After going through the legal process of making a career in music worthwhile I've come across a renewed vigor of my interest in law, I hope to go on to helping musicians and athletes with the contractual and legal aspect of the business. This brings up the question, with the numbers and experiences explained above what are my chances of getting into a Top 100? Or for that matter a Tier 2? And should I go for a part-time legal education and continue my music career or should I retire from my life in music and sports and fully embrace myself in my legal studies to pursue my dream of helping the professions that I was once a part of? Would being part-time make it any harder to find a job after school? </p>

<p>Thanks in advance for any help, comment, or suggestion contributed.</p>

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<p>Unfortunately, with those numbers you will not be able to get into a school that will provide reasonable chance at employment. You can plug the numbers in [url=&lt;a href=“http://www.lawschoolpredictor.com/wp-content/uploads/Law-School-Predictor-Full-Time-Programs.htm]here[/url”&gt;http://www.lawschoolpredictor.com/wp-content/uploads/Law-School-Predictor-Full-Time-Programs.htm]here[/url</a>] and see where you have a shot at entrance. Then go [url=&lt;a href=“6 Keys to a Stellar Law School Resume - Professional Resume Writers”&gt;6 Keys to a Stellar Law School Resume - Professional Resume Writers]here[/url</a>] and take a look at their cost and ability to place graduates. Unless you have some kind of guaranteed legal employment, I would recommend against law school.</p>

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<p>agreed with the above, at this point. If you were to have several years of career experience, possibly a graduate degree in another field, and an even better LSAT score, you might get in somewhere. If you’re well above the 75th percentile in LSAT for a school, they might be willing to take a chance on you, even if you’re well below the 25th percentile in GPA. </p>

<p>one thing you need to think about is if you really understand what lawyers do and if you can do it well. another thing you need to think about is if you did so poorly in undergrad, why you think you will be successful in law school. How will you avoid distraction?</p>