r/lawadmissions

Hi everyone, I could really use some advice.

I’m currently a junior Studying a really common pre-law path but it’s genuinely what I’m passionate about and what I want to build my career on.

Right now, I’m really stressed about my GPA. It’s looking like it’ll fall somewhere between a 3.68–3.7 (before LSAC recalculates it). My LSAT score is a 173.

For context, my extracurriculars are:

Legal assistant / paralegal
President of a pre-law organization at my university
Year-long internship at a law firm
Elected official in my community
Bodybuilding competitor

My goal is to attend a top law school (ideally an Ivy) and become an immigration lawyer. But I’m honestly worried that my GPA is going to hold me back. I’ve had a really difficult past few years and had to transfer schools twice, and I ended up with two C+ grades that I feel like are really hurting me.

I know that I dont have to attend an Ivy and I know that I would be okay without getting in, but it still does not take away the fact it’s been a dream of mine since moving to the states…

I still have two semesters left, and I’m planning to push for straight A’s, but I’m not sure how much that will realistically change my GPA at this point.

Do you think I still have a shot at top schools? And if so, what should I focus on right now to strengthen my application as much as possible?

I am also thinking of maybe taking a bit of a gap semester before applying just so I can Build experience…

I’d really appreciate any advice or perspective. Thanks in advance 🙏