Years ago, I worked for the registrar’s office at a very prestigious and competitive law school, one of the Top 10 in the U.S. I often had to access and use students’ files. Each file included a record of acceptance and why the review panel had chosen that student.
Students get selected for amazing reasons. I recall one guy who’d played for the prior year’s NCAA championship basketball team; the person reviewing his application was a big fan, very impressed, and recommended acceptance. Another guy had written “househusband” among the jobs listed on his resume; the reviewer scribbled “Hooray for househusbands!” in big letters across his application. A young lady had mediocre college grades and low LSAT results, but someone saw that she came from a poor, Appalachian background and strongly believed that she deserved a chance.
It really isn’t entirely about GPA and test scores. Is there something special and impressive about yourself that you can try to highlight in your application? If you’ve done something that sets you apart from other people, that might get noticed.
Of course, I’m not telling you that you’ll get accepted, just that you might not necessarily be rejected.