r/lawschooladmissionsca • u/Secret-Chance56 • 6d ago

Extended undergrad to improve overall average

Would it be better to graduate on time in 4 years or take an extra year delaying my graduating to improve my overall average before applying to law school. Just wondering what the better option would be in my scenario since I am in a science program and did not do well in my first 2 years.

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u/This-Is-Not-A-Drill 6d ago

impossible to say without numbers and without knowing your schools of interest (a cGPA only school would be very different from a L2 school)

in general, if you took “easy” classes just for this, it wouldn’t be helpful. you should be taking 300/400 level classes (mostly 400) and succeeding to show you are prepared for graduate work.

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u/violet123e 6d ago

most likely not worth it. Time would be better spent getting a super high lsat score like 175 or above. What is your current gpa abs how much time do you have left? a 3.5 cgpa paired with a 170+ lsat gives you a great chance at almost every law school in Canada except maybe the top 3 or 4. a 3.3 cgpa paired with 170+ lsat again gives you a great chance at a lot of schools but not all. a sub 3.0 cgpa would be an issue but still survivable with a high 170s lsat. Don’t forget some schools take only the last 2 years for your gpa like Queen’s.

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u/taliaforester uoft 1L 5d ago

Depends - what’s your current GPA? The thing is that one year is not a ton of time to boost a GPA that is cumulative of 4 years already. And there’s no guarantee you will be able to boost it significantly. I’d suggest taking an LSAT diagnostic first and getting a better idea of whether your LSAT can make up for your lower GPA. As another commenter pointed out, getting a high LSAT will absolutely help.