I'm going into my senior year of college right now. My quarterly GPA for the last eleven quarters has gone something like 3.97 - 3.3 - 2.9 - 2.3 - 3.7 - 3.96. My sophomore year in particular was bad, but the last four quarters has been something around 3.7-3.9. Unfortunately, despite the good grades on both sides of the sophomore year, my cumulative GPA is still around a 3.39 (3.43 with some community college credits included). I realize that law schools/grad schools often rely solely on GPA/LSAT/GMAT scores, but I've heard that many of them will place particular importance on the last 90 credits.
Has anyone else had a situation like this, and ended up going into a top-20 law school or grad school? It's somewhat discouraging to examine the odds of schools like UMich., UVA, Columbia, etc.
Heh, on the other hand, I think I'm a bit obsessive compulsive in this regard, as I know plenty of people who've graduated with Cs and done well. *cough* GWB *cough*
Cheers!
Nate
Has anyone else had a situation like this, and ended up going into a top-20 law school or grad school? It's somewhat discouraging to examine the odds of schools like UMich., UVA, Columbia, etc.
Heh, on the other hand, I think I'm a bit obsessive compulsive in this regard, as I know plenty of people who've graduated with Cs and done well. *cough* GWB *cough*
Cheers!
Nate