I'm a sophomore in high school with hopes of becoming a lawyer, but due to being sick a lot of school this & last year my GPA and grades are suffering, but I do good on the state tests. Will having a 2.4 (+ or - some) GPA effect my chance at becoming a lawyer?
2007-03-17 17:56:45 · 11 answers · asked by Katt 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Do as best you can in high school. When you get into college work your butt off to both get good grades AND (very important) take side internships in the kind of law offices, advocacy, field practicums that relate to the kind of law program you would want to enter. That shows your dedication when you apply to law school. Your first step then is to make sure you are eligible to make the step into college.
2007-03-17 18:06:25 · answer #1 · answered by PapaJon 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In the long run - yeah if you don't get into college you can't be a lawyer. I'm a freshman in college and graduated with a 3.6 and I had trouble getting into a state school with all of the competition. Pre-Law is a tough major and then law school!! You really need to have a good GPA for college and then an even stonger GPA to get into law school -
so basically the answer is yes, your high school grades will ultimately affect your future.
2007-03-17 18:09:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll chime in with the dissenting view: I deliberately failed tenth grade due to boredom and am now a second-year student at law school (and a good one to boot).
NB: After failing tenth grade, I was sent to college two years early because they found out the reason that I was failing was because I was bored out of my mind. I made Phi Beta Kappa and whatnot in college, so my college GPA was far more impressive (obviously) than my high school GPA, and I did well enough on the LSAT to get a full-ride scholarship to my current law school.
I would say that sickness is an extenuating circumstance that colleges will consider. If your claims of doing well on tests are true and you average about 90th percentile or higher on them, you should not have a problem getting into college at the state school level or better.
2007-03-17 18:28:04 · answer #3 · answered by Kate S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your high school grades will affect what undergraduate institution will accept you (you have to spend 4 years to earn a Bachelor's before applying to law school).
While law schools are open to people graduating from accredited institutions of higher education, any decent law school probably isn't going to admit you if you're graduating from no-name state college where everyone majors in partying and drinking (state schools are fine, just get into the best or close to the best in your state). Of course, to get into a good school for undergrad, your high school GPA will need to be higher (try for at least 3.0 by the end of fall semester of your senior year, ideally 3.4+).
But, even so, the high school GPA matters solely for getting into somewhere good for undergrad. When it comes time to apply for law schools, none of them will ask to see you high school grades, just your college transcript (and, hence, just your college GPA).
If you GPA stays where it is now, it is going to hurt your chances of becoming a lawyer in the long run. However, if you can bring up that GPA (it doesn't have to be perfect, but a B average would be nice), you should be fine and when you go to undergrad, you can "escape" your high school GPA.
2007-03-17 18:28:03 · answer #4 · answered by Target Acquired 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, but LSAT scores do. ALOT. It's apparently more important than a 3.9 H.S. GPA, a 3.7 College GPA, excellent recommendations from partners of a law firm and pretty decent (IMO) personal statements. Completely unfair, but apparently lawyers need to be excellent standardized test takers in order to litigate. In short, don't worry about your GPA, but start studying up for the LSAT, ASAP! :-P
2007-03-17 21:29:57 · answer #5 · answered by jnt308 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should be fine, at Jr High/Middle school level, spiking isn't as important as being able to keep the ball in play. Generally speaking, if your passing and serving skills are good, you will be a shoo-in, especially at that level. Don't worry, spiking will come, but it sounds like you have the basics that you will need to make the team. Just remember why you are there, to have fun, a lot of girls forget that, if you have have fun and work hard you'll be just fine.
2016-03-29 03:48:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will have some effect on the college you get into. While colleges do look at GPA, they also look at lots of other things, too.
2007-03-17 18:05:59 · answer #7 · answered by Jon's Mom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will affect your chances of getting into a good college if i were you i would bust my butt and try to get it up to at least a 3.0 over the next few yrs in order to help with getting accepted into the school of your choice
2007-03-17 18:06:12 · answer #8 · answered by aarika 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not directly. Your law school will not review your high school transcripts--only your university study.
2007-03-25 12:55:01 · answer #9 · answered by paralegaltechnik 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
once u get into post secondary..high skool marks r worthles
2007-03-25 16:08:35 · answer #10 · answered by Ka Hong C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋