<p>It seems that alot of people are asking for opinions on whether or not they wil get in with their scores. Just looking for a little help. I sit in a little bit different position and am looking at going into a off track form of law. I graduated from Univerisity of Wisconsin-Platteville 4 years ago with my degree in Mechannical Engineering. My plan is to attend University of Wisconsin to study patent law for which you need either an Engineering degree, Chemsitry or Physics degree in order to even be considered to study this type of law. My undergrad GPA was a 2.5 but my last three semesters were 3.0, 3.2 and 3.5. I took the LSAT in December 2007 and only managed to get a 147, but I really didn't study much and the day I took it I was sick. Most of my practice test I have taken recently have been in the mid 160's. I will be taking a class before the test this December. Assuming that I get say a 162, will a college look at the GPA differently since its an Engineering degree and not in history or communications (not saying those are not good degrees) that anyone can get a 3.5 in. But Enginering is a very time intensive degree that requires alot of attention while you are going for it. I do also have 2 years under my belt as a Design Engineer and 2 as a lead Project Manager.</p>
<p>No, schools will not give a big boost to a lower gpa because it's in [what you consider to be] a harder major. They still have to average your GPA in with everyone else's an report it to US News and World Reports, and they want to keep their ranking as high as possible. Any advantage of an engineering degree would be slight at best. </p>
<p>Also, I say this as kindly as I can, though I know tone is hard to convey in writing. Law school and all areas of legal work require a lot of writing. Spelling and grammar are essential. You may have just been rushing to post here, but I'd encourage you to be very careful on your application and have someone proofread everything you submit. If you do need work on writing, there are many books and web sites with great advice, and it would probably benefit you to work through them before starting law school.</p>