LSAT score v Distinction Avg

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My aim is to eventually study law with a Commerce degree. Which would you say is more difficult to obtain, a 170+ LSAT score, so that i can do JD at Melb Uni or obtaining a 75% average in Commerce at Monash, so i can transfer into BCom/LLB

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[appianway]

An LSAT of 170 is completely unnecessary for Melbourne - 150+ is often enough apparently, and 170 corresponds to roughly the 99th percentile. 75% is definitely a lot easier.

[chasej]

My aim is to eventually study law with a Commerce degree. Which would you say is more difficult to obtain, a 170+ LSAT score, so that i can do JD at Melb Uni or obtaining a 75% average in Commerce at Monash, so i can transfer into BCom/LLB

ty

For the JD at melb uni you need a 75+ GPA minimum anyway. Monash is probably best if you can transfer.

[ComBoy]

For the JD at melb uni you need a 75+ GPA minimum anyway. Monash is probably best if you can transfer.

Not sure where you got this requirement, Melbourne doesn't have a GPA minimum. They are looking for well rounded candidates with equal weightings from their GPA, LSAT Score and Personal Statement.

[chasej]

Not sure where you got this requirement, Melbourne doesn't have a GPA minimum. They are looking for well rounded candidates with equal weightings from their GPA, LSAT Score and Personal Statement.

Yes there's no official minimum but it's generally accepted you need a high GPA to be competitive. I doubt they're going to give a JD offer to someone with a 60 GPA.

[zhenzhenzhen]

Hey, it's pretty hard to get a 60 GPA on a scale of 1-7

But doesn't a 170 LSAT score put you in good standing for like Harvard?

[appianway]

I think it's a little below average for Yale, Harvard and Stanford, but it's close.

[ComBoy]

All very true, I know people who have had LSAT scores of 145-149 but still achieved a CSP in the 2014 JD Course at Melbourne (they had pretty good averages though and amazing personal statements).
I also know students with average grades but got a very good LSAT Score (160+ for Melbourne) and great personal statement and still achieved a CSP

Yeah, around 175 is what the Ivy League schools are looking for as well as a lot of extra curricular activities.

[appianway]

In case anyone will be applying, Ivy League law schools are still mostly about grades and the LSAT (at least according to my friend who got into both Yale and Harvard law schools)!