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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD's friend (not in Law school yet) got perfect LSAT (180 is it?) but DD says her college GPA isn't very good. Smart kid - one of those marching to her own drum beat - kinda kid. How do LS see kids like that? [/quote]

In law school application land this is called a "splitter".  Some schools are know to be "splitter-friendly" and some aren't.  A person with that record should probably apply more broadly than someone with a GPA/LSAT in the same range, because it'll be more unpredictable which schools accept them.

There are entire other message boards devoted to the minutiae of law school admissions, if that's a thing you're interested in. [/quote]

As a former "splitter" this is my experience:  I had mediocre grades (maybe 3.2) and a 99% LSAT.  In any event, I got into a regional law school.  When there, I got the highest grades in the class the first semester and ended up 2nd in the class after my first year.  I then transferred to a T14 school along with the person who was number 1 (we were in different sections and we met at the top 14 school).  I graduated from law school with honors.  For some people, law is a good fit.

What law school you go to matters, not just coming out without debt.

I realize now (25+ years later) that I had (have) ADHD.  People probably said I marched to my own drummer.[/quote]

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