Will I be able to get into a top 100 school

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<p>I am a rising junior at George Washington University majoring in economics. Up until now, I've been pre-med. However, as I am thinking about it more, the more I want to drop that and go the law route. I know going to law school is something you have to really want to do, and I have been thinking about this for a while.</p>

<p>Anyways, my GPA took quite a tumble this following semester after receiving a C in my organic chemistry class. My low GPA stems from taking many science in math classes. B- in Calc III, B- in Physics, B in organic chemistry I, and C in organic chemistry II have really hurt. In my classes that are more associated with pre-law (i.e. history, English, economics, philosophy) my GPA is much better. I am taking a much easier course load next two semesters and will be able to raise it up to around a 3.6 after junior year. </p>

<p>I am typically very good at standardized tests. Combined that with the fact that, according to some sites I've read, economics majors generally do very well on the LSAT, I expect to do very good. </p>

<p>Finally, my soft criteria is probably going to be very weak. I am a member of my school's College Republicans. I am also the vice-president of my fraternity and will likely either be treasurer or president spring semester, however, I don't know if I am going to put this on my applications though it takes up a great deal of my time. Last summer and this current summer, I work for a local police department. I am "beach patrol." It's basically a glorified meter-maid job, but I have a lot more responsibilities than a normal meter-maid, and will be able to fluff it up a little. </p>

<p>Next semester or spring semester I plan on getting some type of internship, either a congressional internship or something to do with economics. I have a lot of options living in DC. </p>

<p>Here are my streamlined stats:
Rising Junior at GWU
Economics major
Connecticut resident
3.44 UGPA (will go up to around a 3.6 hopefully in a year).
3.7 GPA in non-science/math classes (not sure if this makes a difference)</p>

<p>Anyways, will I be able to get into a top 100 law school?</p>

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<p>It’s impossible to say without knowing your LSAT score: I’m guessing with your other stats, you’d need about a 162 or so to get into a top 100 school, a 165 to get into a top 50 school, and a 170+ to get into a top 14 school.</p>

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<p>All that matters is GPA and LSAT. Extra-curriculars don’t seem to matter much. There won’t be any real distinction made between your non-science/math GPA and your UGPA. </p>

<p>You should be able to get into a top 100 school with a 160+ LSAT.</p>