美硕GPA对JD申请的影响

木兰圆子UID: 3612852

楼主了解陆本的本科GPA占的权重不大，LSAT是关键，但是一直疑惑硕士的，尤其是美国硕士的GPA重不重要。

楼主本科在上海某top2念理科，GPA 3.37，现在在纽约某lvy读工科硕士，是硕士第一年。

楼主知道自己的本科GPA挺渣的，虽然毕业的时候已经想申JD了，但是还是选择先来读一个master，一是能提高一下英语（事实证明没有卵用，搞工科的在哪里都是中国人和印度人），二是，最重要的，想刷一下GPA，听说国外给分水一点嘛。然而，有的老师确实给分好，平均以上的都是A；但有的老师就很蛋疼，平均分B+（都赶上楼主本科了）。楼主不幸一半的课都遇到这样严格老师，上个学期的GPA刚出来，3.58，就很崩溃，，，虽然比本科好一点，但在国外感觉算低的了，下学期还要学LSAT压力很大。

所以想问问各位，楼主该怎么办，如果美硕的GPA影响很大，楼主可以接受硕士毕业再申请，努力刷高GPA，暂缓LSAT；如果美硕GPA影响不大，楼主当然希望越早上学越好，课余学习LSAT，参加6月和9月的考试。

楼主的目标是T14或者T20有奖，也想顺便问下大家，楼主这种情况，LSAT分数达到多少会有希望去中游T14（虽然知道希望不大但还是会幻想）？

先谢谢大家了，祝大家Offer多多！

JD@UVAUID: 3503603

LSAT is the KING. I would say GPA of your master degree is inconsequential for your application. Shoot for 170+ for a better outcome. Good luck.

JD@UVAUID: 3503603

What is your goal after obtaining your JD? Becoming an attorney in the U.S. or going back to China to practice law? Different goals may require different strategies . . .

Since you are studying in either Cornell or Columbia, it would not be a bad idea to explore your chances to be admitted to the law school of your current university by visiting its admission office. Just talk to them and seek their advise/suggestion. In addition, think about working in the U.S. as an engineer before jumping to law school.

木兰圆子UID: 3612852

JD@UVA 发表于 2018-1-19 22:26
What is your goal after obtaining your JD? Becoming an attorney in the U.S. or going back to China t ...

Thank you so much for your reply!!!

I prefer to working in the U.S. However, going back China is also a good choice for me. Of course, I dream of being an attorney. However, I am not sure whether I will choose the IP Law, though I know it is the best way considering my background. I want to explore more in law before I make the decision.

I have considered why not become an engineer since it's apparently a more natural way to stay in the U. S. And the answer I gave to myself is that I feel bad when I do engineering things. I don't like the routine and the atmosphere of engineering jobs. Thus, even though jumping to law school makes it harder to stay in U. S., I just can't let me feel bad for the whole rest life. Therefore, I put the work location into the second.

In conclusion,  my willingness goes to if I can be an attorney of some field I am interested in + work in U. S. > IP Attorney  + work in U. S. > whatever I will do + work in China.

Would you mind give me some other suggestion?? I really appreciate it.

冰止UID: 3810027

同问题，等待高手解答。

EddyxuanUID: 3592415

2l回答的很好了，美硕gpa高可以锦上添花，但lsat还是最关键的那个因素。网上有往年各个学校的lsat中位数，私以为非美本的同学申jd至少要达到这个成绩。中游t14还是要上170的…