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Enter your LSAT and LSAC GPA. This tool shows where your two numbers fall inside each school's published 25th to 75th percentile range, and gives each school a plain positioning read. It is a map of your numbers, not a prediction of an admissions decision.
Admissions is decided on far more than two numbers: your essays, letters, work history, when you apply in a rolling cycle, and each school's own priorities all move the outcome in ways no calculator can see. Use this to build a balanced list, then do the real work on the parts that decide it.
A whole number from 120 to 180.
Your LSAC CAS GPA, not your transcript GPA.
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No. The positioning tool compares your LSAT score and LSAC GPA with each school’s published 25th, 50th and 75th percentile ranges. It describes where your numbers fall; it does not estimate your likelihood of admission. Essays, recommendations, experience, timing and each school’s priorities also matter.
Both matter. The LSAT provides schools with a standardized academic measure, while GPA reflects sustained undergraduate performance. The relative importance of each varies by school and applicant, so the tool is best used to understand how both numbers compare with a school’s published ranges.
There is no single competitive score across law schools. A stronger way to evaluate your position is to compare your LSAT with each school’s most recently published 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores. The Positioning Tool does this automatically.
A median is the midpoint of a school’s entering class. Being above a school’s median means your number is stronger than the midpoint of its reported range, but it does not guarantee admission. Schools evaluate the full application.
Yes. Applicants whose LSAT and GPA fall in different parts of a school’s range are often called “splitters.” Outcomes vary significantly by school and depend on the strength of the overall application, including essays, recommendations, experience, and context surrounding the academic record.
Timing can matter at schools that use rolling admissions because applications are reviewed throughout the cycle. However, submitting a polished application later is generally better than rushing a weaker application simply to apply earlier.
LSAC calculates a standardized undergraduate GPA for law school applicants through the Credential Assembly Service (CAS). It may differ from the GPA shown by your university because LSAC applies its own rules across undergraduate coursework and institutions. Applicants should confirm their LSAC-calculated GPA before building a school list.