155, 3.38 GPA, GSU part-time chances? Forum

[Summer33]

Hi,

Was wondering what you all think my chances are for getting into the GSU part-time program with an LSAT of 155 (I hope to retake to better my chances) and a GPA of 3.38. I want to know at this point (not even considering a retake) what my chances you think would be?

[Summer33]

haha... does anyone have ANY thoughts?

[rew081]

lawschoolpredictor.com has you as a "weak consider" which generally means about 25% chance of acceptance

[Summer33]

so does weak consider generally mean little to no chance? i mean, should i basically forget about getting in this cycle period? or is there a decent chance?

[bitlrc]

if you're really set on this school, you should definitely get your app in ASAP. it'll be a reach but the sooner you can get it in, the better. hopefully you have some kind of good story for your PS or good work experience to give you a boost, but even without those things you'd still probably have an outside chance. don't worry about whether it's worth it to take the time to apply; if this is your dream school, make sure that is abundantly clear on the application, make sure everything is perfect, and get it submitted as soon as you possibly can.

[Summer33]

Hi, thank you for your responses. I actually have already applied back in October. This is my 3rd year applying, but this time I just applied to their part-time program. I'm trying to figure out whether I should register for the June LSAT and buy the extra books I was going to buy now or if I should wait until February atleast before I spend the money on all those books? That's why I was trying to asses my chances at getting in and if you guys think it's basically nothing then I'm going to go ahead and buy them now.

I do actually have 9 months of law firm work experience while I was doing my undergrad at GSU and 6 months of professional work experience in marketing before I was laid off. I was also a member of a lot of honors societies throughout college. I don't know if these factors help much or not.

[Connelly]

while I was doing my undergrad at GSU

This concerns me the most. It is traditionally more difficult for GSU undergrads to get into GSU Law. I have heard several stories of students that went to GSU for undergrad getting accepted to UGA but not GSU.

I would also check into whether or not GSU averages LSAT scores. From the students I know, a 160+ with that GPA (or higher) got a lot of students in. Most seem to be in the very low 160's from my anecdotal experience.