CGPA 1.37 - 1.77 LSAT Not yet taken

[Tammy]

What are my chances? I would assume I will never get into law school. I had many difficulties, and personal issues arise during my undergraduate year. I have applied to western University - JD (UWO, also my current university where I'm completing my undergrad in criminal justice), University of Toronto - First Year JD, University of Toronto - JD/PhD Criminology, University of Toronto - JD / MA Criminology, University of Windsor - JD, Toronto Metropolitan University - JD, Osgoode - York University - JD.

[Renerik]

Given the information you've provided, virtually no chance at any Canadian law school. Especially UofT.

That said, some people have gotten in somewhere in Canada with similar grades, but they were remarkable exceptions. Can you provide more information?

• What was your GPA in your two most recent years of university? Some schools only look at your most recent 60 credits/2 years.
• What were the circumstances that led to the low grades? Some schools allow applicants to apply through an "access" stream if they had one or more extenuating circumstances that contributed to their low grades (medical problems, financial issues, having to take care of a relative in respite, etc.).
• Have you taken a diagnostic/practice LSAT? Some folk on here got into law school with GPAs similar to yours, but with an exceptional LSAT score (top percentile). 

 

[Tammy]

53 minutes ago, Renerik said:

Given the information you've provided, virtually no chance at any Canadian law school. Especially UofT.

That said, some people have gotten in somewhere in Canada with similar grades, but they were remarkable exceptions. Can you provide more information?

• What was your GPA in your two most recent years of university? Some schools only look at your most recent 60 credits/2 years.
• What were the circumstances that led to the low grades? Some schools allow applicants to apply through an "access" stream if they had one or more extenuating circumstances that contributed to their low grades (medical problems, financial issues, having to take care of a relative in respite, etc.).
• Have you taken a diagnostic/practice LSAT? Some folk on here got into law school with GPAs similar to yours, but with an exceptional LSAT score (top percentile). 

 

What was your GPA in your two most recent years of university? Some schools only look at your most recent 60 credits/2 years. 

theI am not sure, I am currently in my final year of my program. I took last year off, and it "reset" my GPA and took all my fails off from my last 2 years (well it was supposed too and it didn't). 

What were the circumstances that led to the low grades? Some schools allow applicants to apply through an "access" stream if they had one or more extenuating circumstances that contributed to their low grades (medical problems, financial issues, having to take care of a relative in respite, etc.).

1. It was prime COVID in my first year/2 years

2. I was sexually assaulted, impregnated, and had to get an abortion. That was very tough on my mental health. 

3. My grandmother got diagnosed with breast cancer during my 1st year (I also moved 8 hours away alone).

Have you taken a diagnostic/practice LSAT? Some folk on here got into law school with GPAs similar to yours, but with an exceptional LSAT score (top percentile). 

I have been doing well on the practice LSATS.

[Renerik]

Prefacing this with: This post isn't as elaborate or as well thought-out as I would like given I'm studying for exams.

I'm sorry for what you went through. 

Unfortunately, I'm not sure whether you'd be able to get into a Canadian law school at this time. Your low GPA isn't due to bad grades in your first year only and you likely aren't in the top percentile on the LSAT (though doing well is a required step in eventually getting there). If you improve your grades before you graduate, take a few years to work, and score exceptionally on the LSAT, then I suspect you can land somewhere. 

Check your private messages on here in a couple of minutes. I'd like to connect you with someone who was accepted to law school with similar grades to yours.