Can other indicators offset a low GPA or a low LSAT score?
In many cases, the answer is “yes,” but the mitigating power of alternative indicators depends on the weakness of the GPA or LSAT score. For example, a law school admissions committee might be willing to forgive a business executive for a 2.9 GPA earned several years earlier but not for a 2.3 GPA. Or, in another example, a candidate who has earned a Ph.D. in economics might be forgiven for having an LSAT score in the 50th percentile but not in the 20th percentile.
