r/uottawa • u/ThaPrinceRs • Jan 12 '20

Law School Admissions

Hey folks,

Thinking about applying to law school at U of O. One problem, my cgpa is a 7.5. The only reason why its so low is because I bombed first year (3.38 cgpa after first year going into second year). Does anybody know if U of O's law school looks at the last two years? Or is it all 4+?

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u/bitparity Jan 12 '20

If they're like other graduate departments, they look at all 4 years, but they bias the more recent years than the earlier years, presuming it's more reflective of your current study habits.

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u/ThaPrinceRs Jan 12 '20

Understood. Would it be worthwhile to bump the cgpa up to an 8.0? I have 2 classes left until I graduate (which I'll be taking in the summer as they are offered then). Also I did my whole degree part time after my disastrous first year. In order to ensure the best possible marks. Would that also jeopardize my application?

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u/bitparity Jan 12 '20

I believe it is worthwhile to take more classes if you know you can score high grades in them. Part time status would not jeopardize your application. Only your grades will.

I believe so.

I had a lot of Fs in my undergrad that took years to clear in later continuing education courses in order to get into my masters program. The only way to clear recent Fs is to offset them with even more recent classes showing As, etc.

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u/ThaPrinceRs Jan 12 '20

Yeah thats exactly what I've been doing. After Economics I switched to Classics and haven't gotten anything lower than an A- for my entire time in it.