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Accepted UAlberta 2024
Accepted on April 5th. 2.8ish/4, 171, Good ECs and almost 5 years working exp. Will be decline. Good luck to everyone still waiting! -
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Pretty low GPA what are my chances please
I was struggling with the same issue, and I applied broadly. According to the information I gathered online or from the admission office, Technically, Dalhousie, Alberta and Calgary will take your graduates GPA into account. Thats to be said if your graduate GPA is above the listed median, I think you got chance with the 3 schools above. However, I do also suggest to rewrite the LSAT. A 170+ score can be a game changer in my opinion. Good luck！ -
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Pretty low GPA what are my chances please
So I have a 165 LSAT, my OLSAS GPA is a 3.15, and my L2's not that much better, though I'm expecting this final semester to be a 4.0. I have a strong access claim, a unique background, good softs, solid LORs, good work experience, and good PS's. I was rejected from UCal and UVic, accepted to Ottawa and Dal, waitlisted at Osgoode, and am still waiting to hear back from a few schools. I've had a pretty successful cycle, far more successful than people online tend to say is realistic for anyone with my stats. I don't know that I'd personally recommend you to do a master's just to get into law school. That feels like a huge investment of time and money if it's not something you're separately interested in or passionate about. I think it's worth applying for at least one cycle and just seeing what happens. While stats are definitely important, we underestimate the value of uniqueness, of being able to effectively communicate your "why" for law school, and of being able to sell yourself as a candidate. My 2 cents: focus on making your application as strong as possible, apply next cycle, and don't disqualify yourself from law schools preemptively on the basis of average/median stats. You never know if you have something in your file that'll catch an adcom member's eye. Worst case scenario, you don't get in and you lose money from application fees, but that's still a lot less money than a master's, and you might be able to get feedback from adcoms to understand what to improve. Good luck with whatever you choose 🙂 -
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WINDSOR DUAL JD WAITLIST
Thank you for your response! Are you waitlisted at DUAL as well? I think people have until June to pay their deposits -
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WINDSOR DUAL JD WAITLIST
I think we'll see more movement after May 1st when people start to decline their offers -
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Pretty low GPA what are my chances please
Although your GPA is below the median, it is definitely not "too low" to have a good chance at at least some schools. Your LSAT is quite good - do you think you have room for improvement? If you think you can score meaningfully better and bump the 165 up to even a 168 or 170, that would make your chances go from a "50/50" to a "highly likely". Adding a Masters is not a good plan if your entire reason for taking it is to boost your GPA for law admissions. Most universities do NOT consider masters GPA for admissions purposes (U of A is one that does). Spending the time instead to improve your LSAT if your primary goal is to get into a Canadian law school would be a better bet. My OLSAS GPA was 3.26, so don't count yourself out! -
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Accepted JD (English) 2024
Admitted today!!!!! So so happy and grateful!! 3.79/158 -
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WINDSOR DUAL JD WAITLIST
Hi! I was waitlisted for DUAL JD around end of February. I know Windsor does not rank their waitlists. At this point Windsor Dual is my only option left, and I am desperate to know if people in the past years or current 2024 cycle have been accepted off waitlists for DUAL JD? Can you please share: 1. What your Stats were? 2. When you were waitlisted 3. When you were accepted off of waitlist. I would love to get some responses, as I really need some hope right now! Thank you in advance! -
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U of T Bar Exam Index
1. You can't buy it. It's free. 2. They haven't updated to reflect this year's materials yet, they'll come out in early to mid May. -
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Pretty low GPA what are my chances please
Interesting suggestion. I'll take it under consideration. 🙂 -
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Pretty low GPA what are my chances please
You're going to have to work on your logical reasoning and inferences my friend. It is pretty obvious he is asking about getting into Canadian law school, hence posting on the Canadian law forum. It also does not remotely follow that attending a school abroad for a masters degree for a year suggests that someone wants to spend years abroad doing law in a way that makes them less likely to be able to move back to Canada.- 4
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Pretty low GPA what are my chances please
It's not advice, its a question. Also, if you read the post, it doesn't mention anything specifically about being a lawyer in Canada. It only mentions that the OP wants to ultimately practice law and will the masters help him get into any law school. Again, going on the limited information provided in the post, from my perspective and experience if you're willing to attend a school abroad for one degree, why not for a law degree? Canada is not the only country where you can practice law. -
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Pretty low GPA what are my chances please
This is terrible advice, insofar as if OP wants to be a lawyer in Canada, attending law school abroad is generally not a good idea unless you are attending schools that OP likely wouldn't get into in any event. -
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Pretty low GPA what are my chances please
So, the first thought that pops into my head is that if you're doing a masters in another country, why not look at law schools in that country too? It would potentially be a permanent move, but it would be really fun! But that is just my crazy side, Canada is the third country I've lived in so moving across the planet for me is not a big deal at all. With the masters degree being completed in a foreign country, if the degree is being conferred by that country you need to contact the law schools you're interested in to see how they will look at it. They may not even consider it, or they may convert the grades to an equivalent which you need to do the math to see if it will help your cGPA enough to offset the cost/delay of attending law school. I can definitely understand the appeal of doing it in another country, but if you're just doing it for the experience - go on a retreat, participate in professional exchanges (after law school) and you will probably get the same insight, result and experience. Alternatively, the money/time spent completing the masters might be better served by your out of school activities that will set you apart from other applicants.
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