What I learned going from COSC to Law School

[betch]

-More than any other grad program, UG college means the least for Law School. It matters shockingly little, thanks to the USNWR rankings, which give no weight to UG. COSC/ECE/TESC will NOT hold you back!
-Non-traditional backgrounds/educations are not a problem. LS loves diversity, so non-trads are attractive.
-LSAT is huge. A single point can mean a rejection or $10k in scholarship $$. A high LSAT can overcome a low(ish) gpa, but not vice versa.
-GPA is huge. Even if its off <30 graded credits. Most "good" schools have a cutoff just north of 3.0 (generally 3.4ish)


Committed to BU Law with over $30k/yr no-strings scholarship. Currently on the waitlist at Harvard. Accepted (with scholarship) everywhere else I applied, except Yale (rejected right at the end, at the Waitlist).
I have a 4.0 from COSC (29 graded credits, BA in a year) and a 99th percentile LSAT score.
PM with questions.

[cookderosa]

-More than any other grad program, UG college means the least for Law School. It matters shockingly little, thanks to the USNWR rankings, which give no weight to UG. COSC/ECE/TESC will NOT hold you back!
-Non-traditional backgrounds/educations are not a problem. LS loves diversity, so non-trads are attractive.
-LSAT is huge. A single point can mean a rejection or $10k in scholarship $$. A high LSAT can overcome a low(ish) gpa, but not vice versa.
-GPA is huge. Even if its off <30 graded credits. Most "good" schools have a cutoff just north of 3.0 (generally 3.4ish)


Committed to BU Law with over $30k/yr no-strings scholarship. Currently on the waitlist at Harvard. Accepted (with scholarship) everywhere else I applied, except Yale (rejected right at the end, at the Waitlist).
I have a 4.0 from COSC (29 graded credits, BA in a year) and a 99th percentile LSAT score.
PM with questions.

Your LSAT score is phenomenal. Phenomenal! Congratulations.

I would encourage anyone here to really LISTEN to your words. Similar "truths" can be revealed in the path to med school (or other professional programs). I've met several underground applicants who are big 3 grads- you can't discuss this on the mainstream forums for traditional applicants because you'll be dismissed, but your formula is perfect.
Unique applicant + perfect GPA+ kick a$$ entrance score (necessary to "back up" the perfect GPA )
All the best to you, I hope the prospective law students reach out to you!! It CAN be done, you ARE doing it.

[Ace_King]

I want to be just like you when I grow up. ;_;

[CollegeStudent7]

I'm with Excelsior! haha. WOW! AMAZING.

[Shawn A]

Yep, my I heard that kind of argument from many people concerning my daughter earning an AA from COSC, with 36 out of 60 credits earned by CLEP/DSST. 3.92 GPA, 30 ACT, AA at 17 years of age = acceptance and Mariott Scholarship (most prestigious scholarship at her school).

Shawn

[rebel100]

Nice post ! Well done !

[jmichelle79]

That is amazing!!!! Thank you for sharing your success story, very inspiring.

[burbuja0512]

I'm so glad you posted this. First of all, CONGRATS for a job well done at COSC and excellent LSAT scores. Secondly, thank you for showing how a non-traditional Big 3 education can really be a stepping stone on the path to an amazing graduate education.

Obviously there are grad programs where the Big 3 won't work, such as med school, however, for many grads, it's just an all-around great idea. You'll be spending a ton of money, time, and effort in law school and it's great that your undergrad didn't make you rack up 100k+ of debt and spend 5 years of your life.

I'm sure many people will point to this post the next time a poster asks the "is a Big 3 degree valid?" question we see frequently here.