What to Do With My life???

<p>Coming into college (a UC) I was a pre-med student however in my 2nd year i started taking ethnic studies classes and I just started really digging this major. So as of now I am a double major in ethnic studies and biology (I might consider tripling in History since it overlaps with ES and I am just as passionate about history as I am with ES). </p>

<p>I am sticking with bio because I love taking the classes even though I might not be the greatest student in it. My overall GPA (starting my 3rd year) is 3.1- with a upward trend especially in lieu of my rather dismal freshman year. I have a 4.0 in my ethnic studies/history classes, 3.6 in my 6 qtr writing sequence, and have a decent amount of EC's (and some science research).</p>

<p>With that being said, I really want to go to a decent/good law school (as does everybody else) but I was just wondering what are my chances? Is there any hope at all? I haven't taken LSATS but i just kinda wanted to gauge my chances before i jump in.</p>

<p>So what do you guys think? Me= dead meat? hahaha...I'd love some feedback.</p>

<p>as a fellow undergrad, I'd say study what you want to and do real good in it. Its way to early to ask for chances, since the majority of it hinges on your LSATs. That being said, it you can get LSATs to a respectable range >168 for T14 and >164 for top 50, then you're in good shape.</p>

<p>so if I do well on the LSAT, I have a chance?</p>

<p>pretty much, the lsat carries a lot of weight.</p>

<p>neel: despite what you might think, everybody does not want to go to law school. And that might include you. You should only go to law school if you want to become a lawyer; otherwise you could find yourself taking a difficult (and expensive) program that also is not very pleasant or interesting. So first think about why you want to go to law school before you start worrying about whether or not you can get into a good one.</p>

<p>hey dadofsam, I totally understand your concern but the only reason why I ask its definitely something im interested in. Taking ethnic studies has really made me interested into the field, which is why I ask. I am not asking just because it is "prestigious" or looks "good" but just because im genuinely interested.</p>

<p>A legal career may be right up your alley. However, I believe career interest testing at their universities (along with some career counseling) may help you as it helped my two sons hone in on career fields that would be suited to their personalities and interests/ My younger son (without any encouragement on my part) has chosen to become a lawyer and will be applying to law schools in the fall. However, he arrived at this decision on his own after considering business (his major) and other fields. You may be surprised at the different career possibilities that this career testing say may be suited for you. (Also, I did arrange for my younger son over the last couple years to speak to successful professionals in accounting, marketing, financial analysis, and law so he has gotten further feedback on career fields than I could personally give him.)</p>

<p>since right now im ethnic studies/ human biology, I was wondering if I should triple it up in history because I really enjoy US history and I know id do great at it (thereby boosting my GPA). Should i do it?</p>

<p>raising your gpa, through almost any means, will be helpful in law school admission. but it's the higher gpa achieved by history classes, rather than the triple major itself, that will be helpful. law schools tend to really not care what you majored in and how many majors you had.</p>

<p>after much discussion with past applicants this fall admission season and research on lawschoolnumbers.com</p>

<p>I think you would definitely need more than a 168 to get into a T14. Even for a person with a 3.8x GPA would need to at least break the 99th percentile range (about 171 above to get any notice, unless your URM, then there is some slight leeway).</p>

<p>BTW, which UC are you from?</p>

<p>im at UCSD</p>

<p>iubyont, i would strongly disagree.</p>

<p>If someone has a 3.8, a score of as low as 166-67 would be enough to make that applicant competitive at some of the T14. </p>

<p>With a 3.8 and 171 has around a 75% chance at Georgetown, Duke, Virginia, North Carolina, and NYU...A 75% chance at numerous T14 schools is much better than what you said it takes to get "any notice"</p>

<p>(Percentages according to LSAC)</p>