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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m pretty sure I graduated in the bottom half of my T10 - no actual class rank, but I missed the cum laude cutoff.

I then crushed the LSAT, went to a T14 law school and then on to BigLaw in NYC.

No regrets. I may have graduated in the bottom half, but my college actually WAS the perfect fit for me. Yes, my GPA took a hit the first two years - mostly because I was having a ton of fun and came in without the necessary time management and study skills to truly balance work and play.

But I never once wished I had gone to a less rigorous or intense school. I knew I belonged where I ended up. I was every bit as bright as my classmates and just as curious and interested in the rigorous curriculum. I just didn’t go the extra mile the first two years like many of my classmates did automatically. (Didn’t go to office hours, barely revised my papers, and didn’t always study properly for tests.)

So I finished with a lower GPA, but I got an incredible education, including learning how to kick it into a higher gear when needed. It all served me very well in law school (high grades) and as a lawyer, too.

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I feel like this wouldn't happen these days - T14 law schools have tons of 3.9+ GPA applicants to choose from.[/quote]

Just from what I see when recruiting law students for jobs -- everyone has a summa cum laude from their undergraduate institution. The grade inflation is absolutely ridiculous.[/quote]

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