Hey guys, just checking if someone with great credentials and extracurriculars, but low GPA has been accepted into a T10 school.
My concern is because want to apply to Harvard and Columbia but I have a low undergraduate GPA, I want to compensate that with some extracurriculars.
I speak fluently spanish, english, italian and french. I do hold the CELI diploma from the University of Perugia and the DELF diploma from the French Ministry of Education.
I work part-time (4 years) in the business and tax department in a law firm, while attending the best law school in Guatemala. I also did a 6 month internship in the Constitutional Court.
I attend the London School of Economics Summer Law Program and pass with Honors 2 classes in the Cornell Summer Institute in Paris.
My Toefl score is 111
I appreciate any comments.
LLM Columbia/Harvard/Stanford
Posted Mar 06, 2014 04:56
My concern is because want to apply to Harvard and Columbia but I have a low undergraduate GPA, I want to compensate that with some extracurriculars.
I speak fluently spanish, english, italian and french. I do hold the CELI diploma from the University of Perugia and the DELF diploma from the French Ministry of Education.
I work part-time (4 years) in the business and tax department in a law firm, while attending the best law school in Guatemala. I also did a 6 month internship in the Constitutional Court.
I attend the London School of Economics Summer Law Program and pass with Honors 2 classes in the Cornell Summer Institute in Paris.
My Toefl score is 111
I appreciate any comments.
Posted Mar 06, 2014 08:29
Everything is possible since LLM admission are not solely based on grades but on the application material as a whole. You can show impressing extra-curricular, or inspiring personal statement and have great letters of recommendations and publications, all together will most likely get you in Top 10 LLM programs.
Posted Mar 06, 2014 09:15
Hey guys, just checking if someone with great credentials and extracurriculars, but low GPA has been accepted into a T10 school.
My concern is because want to apply to Harvard and Columbia but I have a low undergraduate GPA, I want to compensate that with some extracurriculars.
I speak fluently spanish, english, italian and french. I do hold the CELI diploma from the University of Perugia and the DELF diploma from the French Ministry of Education.
I work part-time (4 years) in the business and tax department in a law firm, while attending the best law school in Guatemala. I also did a 6 month internship in the Constitutional Court.
I attend the London School of Economics Summer Law Program and pass with Honors 2 classes in the Cornell Summer Institute in Paris.
My Toefl score is 111
I appreciate any comments.
Keep your hopes alive. Of course TOEFL score is not something like GPA but I got admitted to certain universities that I do not meet their TOEFL requirements. You may be able to impress the relevant admission committees with other aspects of your CV. However, my personal though is do not be very hopeful about Stanford as they will only admit 15-20 students for each of their three programs and I also applied thereto with a GPA of 3.91. :)
My concern is because want to apply to Harvard and Columbia but I have a low undergraduate GPA, I want to compensate that with some extracurriculars.
I speak fluently spanish, english, italian and french. I do hold the CELI diploma from the University of Perugia and the DELF diploma from the French Ministry of Education.
I work part-time (4 years) in the business and tax department in a law firm, while attending the best law school in Guatemala. I also did a 6 month internship in the Constitutional Court.
I attend the London School of Economics Summer Law Program and pass with Honors 2 classes in the Cornell Summer Institute in Paris.
My Toefl score is 111
I appreciate any comments. </blockquote>
Keep your hopes alive. Of course TOEFL score is not something like GPA but I got admitted to certain universities that I do not meet their TOEFL requirements. You may be able to impress the relevant admission committees with other aspects of your CV. However, my personal though is do not be very hopeful about Stanford as they will only admit 15-20 students for each of their three programs and I also applied thereto with a GPA of 3.91. :)
Posted Mar 06, 2014 10:42
I suggest reading this excellent, informative and hilarious admission YLS blog concerning admissions: lots of tips (predominantly for JD applicants but applicable for LLM too)
http://blogs.law.yale.edu/blogs/admissions/archive/2013/09/05/203-redux.aspx
http://blogs.law.yale.edu/blogs/admissions/archive/2010/05/21/let-s-get-the-band-back-together.aspx
Good luck:)
http://blogs.law.yale.edu/blogs/admissions/archive/2013/09/05/203-redux.aspx
http://blogs.law.yale.edu/blogs/admissions/archive/2010/05/21/let-s-get-the-band-back-together.aspx
Good luck:)
Posted Mar 06, 2014 20:17
Hey guys, just checking if someone with great credentials and extracurriculars, but low GPA has been accepted into a T10 school.
My concern is because want to apply to Harvard and Columbia but I have a low undergraduate GPA, I want to compensate that with some extracurriculars.
I speak fluently spanish, english, italian and french. I do hold the CELI diploma from the University of Perugia and the DELF diploma from the French Ministry of Education.
I work part-time (4 years) in the business and tax department in a law firm, while attending the best law school in Guatemala. I also did a 6 month internship in the Constitutional Court.
I attend the London School of Economics Summer Law Program and pass with Honors 2 classes in the Cornell Summer Institute in Paris.
My Toefl score is 111
I appreciate any comments.
Keep your hopes alive. Of course TOEFL score is not something like GPA but I got admitted to certain universities that I do not meet their TOEFL requirements. You may be able to impress the relevant admission committees with other aspects of your CV. However, my personal though is do not be very hopeful about Stanford as they will only admit 15-20 students for each of their three programs and I also applied thereto with a GPA of 3.91. :)
Don't forget the SPILS program with only 12 people admitted every year ;)
My concern is because want to apply to Harvard and Columbia but I have a low undergraduate GPA, I want to compensate that with some extracurriculars.
I speak fluently spanish, english, italian and french. I do hold the CELI diploma from the University of Perugia and the DELF diploma from the French Ministry of Education.
I work part-time (4 years) in the business and tax department in a law firm, while attending the best law school in Guatemala. I also did a 6 month internship in the Constitutional Court.
I attend the London School of Economics Summer Law Program and pass with Honors 2 classes in the Cornell Summer Institute in Paris.
My Toefl score is 111
I appreciate any comments. </blockquote>
Keep your hopes alive. Of course TOEFL score is not something like GPA but I got admitted to certain universities that I do not meet their TOEFL requirements. You may be able to impress the relevant admission committees with other aspects of your CV. However, my personal though is do not be very hopeful about Stanford as they will only admit 15-20 students for each of their three programs and I also applied thereto with a GPA of 3.91. :)</blockquote>
Don't forget the SPILS program with only 12 people admitted every year ;)
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