Dear Ann:
I am a third year evening student at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. Although not a top tier school, Loyola has a good reputation regionally. I am currently working full time as an Environmental Engineer with a big name consulting firm and intend to practice environmental law. My grades are decent (top 36% officially, top 1/3 counting last summer), yet I understand that many of the better firms weed out students based solely on grades (top 25%). Do you have any advice on how to get some of these firms to realize that top 1/3 while working 50 hours per week in the field I intend to practice may be more impressive than top 25% doing nothing but school?
