r/BlackLawAdmissions

Calling all Howard Law ‘29 folks. I’ve heard HUSL relies heavily on stats (as I’m sure many other law schools do as well—duh), so I’m curious to know where you stand if you were accepted. Aware that the process is all still subjective and what not, but I’m curious.

I’m currently studying for the LSAT, and I know I’d be a splitter applicant (UGPA is a little below the median). Aiming for high 160s/low 170s on the LSAT, but trying to find a good target.

Hello everyone! I’m interested in applying to howard law for their upcoming 2030 class.
I have a 155 June Lsat and a 3.67 GPA.
Anyone got in under similar stats? I plan on taking October as well considering that their applications don’t open until November 1st.

Hey everyone, I’m a college senior with a 3.81 GPA and 161 LSAT. I’m considering Howard Law and trying to gauge BigLaw prospects.
If I’m BigLaw or bust, is Howard worth it, or should I take a gap year, retake the LSAT, and aim for a higher-ranked school with stronger BigLaw placement?

For context, I graduated high school with an associate degree, so I’m 19 turning 20 and not in a rush if a gap year would meaningfully improve my options.

Would you apply to Howard now, or wait and try to improve my LSAT for better outcomes?

Update: Thank you all for the advice so far! Also, LSAC just changed how GPAs are calculated for this cycle back to including dual-enrollment grades, so my LSAC GPA is actually a 3.91 instead of a 3.81. If I wait until next cycle, my GPA will likely be lower unless I get all A’s this year.

As the title states; I’m just a lost super reverse splitter; unfortunately I cannot take the LSAT again so I am stuck w/ 160. I like Ohio State, UTexas, SMU, Houston, Vanderbilt, Emory & Wake Forest. However I don’t if they’re out of reach due to my low LSAT 🤷‍♂️.

I’m using vocational rehabilitation to pay for school through the VA, so fortunately scholarships aren’t an area of concern (no shade to whoever may be) Big law dreams in privacy law. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

My current score right now is a 155. I’m feeling stuck right now.

Common mistakes I make are:

- reading too fast, and not understanding the question and/or passage

-choosing the wrong answer choice out of the two answers left from elimination

I think at this point it’s a mindset thing, but do any of you have tips on how I can improve?

I want to reach a 165 at least.

I am black 26 Year old female that graduated undergrad while serving as an army reservist going on deployments and etc. I want to start law school in fall 2027. I am aiming to take LSAT in January. I am currently still a reservist in the army but I feel I need to to get out so I won’t have to leave school at any given moment for another deployment or mission. Two questions can I drill 2 days out the month 2 weeks in the summer and still be able to do well in law school. Also what steps should I be taking leading up to next year my gpa was a 2.78 but I heard I can talk about why in my personal statement when applying

As some one who was academically dismissed from law school last year and plans on going back ( not anytime soon) my main concern is will law schools even offer me money? I reached out to several law schools after i got dismissed asking about their process and several said that they've readmitted students who were dismissed from other institutions. And all of them told me to take the LSAT again after i told them what my score was (146) that got me into law school. And I have gotten feedback from admissions counselors that said a higher lsat score or above the median at any of the schools Id want to go to will help increase my chances of getting in but i havent seen anyone talk about the likelihood of getting money to go back to law schooll through scholarships.

For people who were academically dismissed, when you went back to law school, did you have to pay full price? Did you get scholarships?

I applied to a school in February and never heard back from said school. Their classes have already started and my PAID application is still sitting in Application In Review status.

Can I request my money back?

I just don't know that much about it.

Hey! Recent business undergrad grad with 2 business degrees. Some notable softs, currently in a full time legal role post grad. Worried due to my GPA but my LSAT PTs were decent ranging from 167-17x. Should I be worried? Any tips? Thanks!

I’m planning on applying to law school within the next year or so, but I’m worried about admission regarding my gpa (~3.0, but the LSAC calculation may be a bit higher since I have some A+ grades on my transcript). I’m currently studying for the LSAT and am aiming for a 170+.

For context, I was an independent student at a T10 university, and I spent much of my time working. I also faced a lot of racial discrimination that defined my interest in the legal field, which I’m planning on mentioning in my personal statement. The reason why my gpa is lower is because I developed an autoimmune disorder with severe symptoms that made it difficult to get out of bed. It went relatively untreated until this year.

I’m entering a grad program to continue the research on LATAM that I started in undergrad, and I’m a polyglot. I’m also using the next two or so years to work as a legal assistant. With a strong LSAT score and GPA addendum, how can I make myself stand out in my applications?