what are the chances of getting accepted into UC Berkeley law school with a lower than average LSAT score?
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Boalt Hall School of Law ranks consistently in the Top 10 of US law schools. Typically, they don't take lower LSAT scores; however, Boalt prides themselves on using a holistic approach to admissions. The admissions committee looks at other factors besides LSAT. GPA is a major criterion. Moreover, COMMUNITY SERVICE figures highly. If you have a lot of internship experience, or have a lot of community advocacy volunteer gigs on your resume, you will look more appealing to the admissions committee. And yes, a little bit of a sob story or struggle can work in your favor. Your essay counts for a lot. They can smell a greasy, unscrupulous overachiever from a mile away. Be genuine.
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You can take anything that interests you to get your undergrad.  This is because to apply to graduate law school you have to pass the LSAT and get a good mark.  If you want to apply to law school first and then go to grad school for law, you can.   I know people who are taking journalism and acting etc for an undergrasduate and then they will take the LSAT and go for law.\nThe LSAT is a logic test.  I took a trial test and did really well.\nTo apply to law school after getting ur undergrad you have to be in the top of your class so why not choose something you enjoy.\nWhy don't you take a sample test and see how you score.\n\nGood luck\nCourses if your in hs-- business and finance, statistics (logic) etc
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www.LSAC.org has great resources, including a searchable database where you can enter in your LSAT score and GPA and see the chances of where you can get in.\n\nThe other resource I used is the US News guide to law schools - they publish a book every year and rank the top 100 school and give full info about everyone.  You can find most of the same info on the LSAC site, but the US News ranks the schools and it's a little more handy to flip through a book to figure it out.  You can find it in the test prep section of any bookstore.\n\nI would suggest you call up your nearest Kaplan Test Prep and ask to take a free practice LSAT to get a vague idea of your score.  You can expect your score to go up a few points after that.  It's a good idea to actually take a course to study as well.  I took Kaplan and increased 9 points, and I went on to teach the class for a while as well.\n\nAlso keep in mind that TONS of people are applying to law school, and the competition gets stiffer every year.  So if a school states the 25th to 75th percentile of their LSAT score and GPA, you can bet that it's going to be higher for the year you apply.  So make sure you have some safety schools.  \n\nAnd if you're open to moving apply around the country.  I only applied to schools in CA, so the highest ranked school I got into was UC Davis.  But there are plenty oh higher ranked schools that I could have gotten into out of state. Keep an open mind and look for the best program based on location, rank, and the best fit for you academically.  I chose a lower ranked school (Loyola Law) closer to home because it has a great reputation in Los Angeles, and it was much less competitive then the UC schools, and is a more friendly, relaxed environment.
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Well me and a lot of my friends turned down UT Knox for other schools so you do have a chance.... but don't put all your eggs into one basket... also I know people who got accepted from my school with lower grades than that sooo don't lose hope!!
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Do you mean University of California at Berkeley?  Do you mean get in as an undergraduate majoring in Mathematics?  Or do you mean get in the graduate school?\n\n  If undergraduate, the Math department has nothing to say regarding your admission to the school.  Without the great grades, get great letters of recommendation from people with a degree or two from UCB.  What makes you different?  What makes you stand out?  What will you bring to the student body that few others will?  Answer those questions in your letter and essay.  And be likable at the interview.\n\n   If graduate school, without a great GRE and great grades, you frankly don't have much chance.  But a couple letters from guys with PhDs in Math from Berkeley who'll say you're great will help a lot.
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Without knowing your SAT scores, it's hard to say.  But keep in mind that if you are at a top prep school, the admissions officers will take that into consideration when looking at your GPA.  If you do very well on the SAT, if your letters of recommendation are great, and if your essay is literate and well-composed, you should do fine, and you might even be able to shoot higher than you think.\n\nA decent SAT score should give you an excellent shot at these very good colleges:\n\nCollege of William and Mary*\nUniversity of Richmond\nUniversity of Connecticut\nUniversity of Vermont\nUniversity of Virginia*\nBoston College\n\n* = aspirational schools - harder to gain admissions\n\nLower SAT?\n\nRoger Williams U\nClark University \nQuinnipiac U\nFairfield U\nUNH\n\nOh, and "pre-law" is not a major.  To get into law school later, choose a major that focuses on writing and critical thinking.   History is a great choice, but just choose something you love, and do very well in that major.  Law schools don't care what you major in, but they DO care whether you can read closely and critically, and write well.\n\nBest wishes to you!
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Hi. I graduated from Arizona State University Law School in 5/05. I went to the University of Arizona in my undergrad with a high GPA of 3.8, and got a lower LSAT of 151. However, I was coming from a school instate and that I think helped me get into ASU. It is my understanding that it's getting harder to get into  many of the better (1st and 2nd tier) law schools, because there is just more applications.\nMy advice is to take a review course for the LSAT either from Princeton Review or Kaplan so you get a high score. Also, don't discount your letters of recommendation and personal statement. The schools do look at those!! They will also look at what work experience you've had, so fix up your resume or get some help with it from a professional. \nCheck out the law schools you're applying to and meet with admissions. Then at least they know your name. Also, don't put all your eggs in one basket and you have to expect that you might not get into everyone that you want. Finally, I believe networking is EVERYTHING. Talk to any lawyers or VIPS you know and ask them for help and to put a good word in. That stuff will come into play, whether or not the law school will admit it. \nIt's ALOT of hard work but worth it. Good luck!
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Very true, Princeton has one of the nation's lowest acceptance rates. A firend of mine just was accepted with a 4.0 at a prestigious high school and an excellent SAT score which I do not recall but will not speculate on. But agreed, if you know someone who is very important you obviously are of value to the school and will have a higher liklihood of acceptance. Also, I recently read that the SAT score is now the most important "section" of a student's life they look at so I recomend something very near perfection.
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Yes, you can, but it's going to be a little harder.  You really have to overcompensate with a great LSAT score to get into a good school.  Go to http://www.lsat.org and they have a tool where you can input your GPA and LSAT score and see what schools have students with similar stats.  I go to a ranked law school with an excellent reputation in LA, and some of my friends have GPAs under 3.0.  But I'm sure they had a higher than average LSAT score.  Work really hard on the LSAT and build a good resume and personal statement.  If there is a reason why you had a lower GPA (very competitive program, had to work while in school, etc) you can work that into your personal statement so that they know that your GPA isn't representive of what kind of student you really are.
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Don't count yourself out - in retrospect my SATs were crap - 1250 - but I got into UC Berkeley in nuclear engineering.  I think my GPA was around 3.8 unadjusted, over 4.0 including the AP, etc.  Point being that your SAT, your essays, any letter of recommendation or whatever will all help.  \n\nBut raise your grades.  You don't have good study habits with grades like that.  You better learn them, otherwise your concern won't be getting in - it'll be how to compete against the other kids once you've made it.  Good universities are killer, and they won't cut you any quarter.  If you don't learn good study habits in high school, you'll die in college.\n\nSo cut the sh*t out and buckle down now.
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I think you might want to contact the academic advisors office of these Universities, they might be able to provide a more valid opinion. \nOn the other hand, perhaps your verbal score (380/800) is less than 50%, raises a concern\n\nKeep trying, remember Abraham Lincoln\n\nBest of luck!
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i think your score is bab at all if what score you can do little bite better so try for    next time tiob      get your score higher
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You have a good chance of being accepted, but academic scholarships to such schools are ultra-competitive. There are probably plenty of people applying who have a 3.9 or 4.0
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Actually, you do have a chance of getting into a good law school with a 2.7.  I go to Loyola Law School, a very reputable school in Los Angeles, and I know several people who got in with a 2.8 or so.  Especially if you have a technical degree, they will forgive it a bit.  And the longer you have been out of college, the more weight they will put on your resume and LSAT score.\n\nBefore going back and getting a degree you won't necessarily need and spend more money on loans, you should take an LSAT prep course and see how high of a score you can get.  With a higher score, your GPA will be less of an issue.  As for your writing and speaking skills, you could always take a class at a junior college in public speaking and a grammar class to brush up.  They will teach you how to write in a "legal" way in law school.  Unless you really want a second BA, it may be worth seeing what schools you can get into with your degree now, and you can always re-apply after you get your second degree.\n\nAt the very least, take a practice LSAT now and see where you score.  Kaplan will give you one for free.  Then check out http://www.LSAC.org and they have a function where you can input your GPA and score and see where students with similar profiles go.\n\nAlso, keep in mind, teaching at an inner city high school is very respectable, you will have a strong personal statement and stand out from other applicants.  You also may have a better chance of getting into a part time program, which will be 4 years instead of 3, but still quicker than getting a second degree!!\n\nSo see how you are on the LSAT and give it a shot before you go running off for another 2 years.  You can take an LSAT prep course to help improve your score.  And your score is good for, I believe, 3 years for applications, so if you take it now and decide to go back for your BA, you may not have to take it again.\n\nGood luck with your decision, but do a little research before you rush off for a second BA just for the application - you would be better off spending six months or so studying your LSAT and high scoring than going back - they will look at the GPA for all of your degrees, I don't think they will just ignore your first one, even though they may not weigh it as highly.  So unless you do significantly better, it will be harder for you to bring up your overall GPA.
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While all of the UC schools are selective, none of the Cal State universities are particularly selective.  US News rates the school as "less selective."\n\nThe second link explains their selection process.  It is not particularly selective -- a C+ average and a 900 on the SATs will get you in.
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Apply to Stanford, Berkeley, CalTech, and MIT.\nThese might be reaches but based on the info you've provided, you have a good fighting chance.  If you have the opportunity, try to boost you SAT IIs to 700s; it should increase your chances.  USC won't be easy to get into but it shouldn't be as hard as Stanford.\n\nAt most of those schools with your scores/GPA, you'd count as an average freshman who's attending the school (and it's not bad to be average, since they obviously got in last year).\n\nApply to 2-4 other decent to good schools as an assurance you'll get in somewhere.  These might be ones that are near you geographically.\n\nFor you, I'd suggest a big university, if only in part because of your major.  Small private colleges work best for liberal arts majors and not for math and science people.  Whatever benefit you'd get out of a small school is outweighed by the greater resources of a big university.  If you graduate from the four top schools I mentioned, you should also have employers begging you to work for them after graduation.\n\nHope this helps.  Best of luck.
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Unfortunately, the answer is "Maybe".\n\nIf you are trying to get into a top tier school with very selective admissions, then a low SAT/ACT score is virutally a "kiss of death".\n\nHowever, if you are looking at most state univerisities, then a low SAT/ACT score is not too bad.  You may have to take a few remedial courses.\n\nMOST IMPORTANT!!  A low SAT/ACT score WILL NOT stop you from going to college.  And, in the long run, it really doesn't matter very much where you get your undergraduate degree (as long as the college/university is "regionally accredited").  For example, a degree in education from ANY regionally NCATE accredited school will get you hired as a teacher.  An engineering degree from ANY ABET accredited school will get you hired as an engineer.\n\nEnjoy