Thanks! I guess I figured it would be really hard for some reason.
I probably don't qualify to get into any Canadian law schools anyway. I have an incredibly crappy GPA (like sub 3.0) and a LSAT over 170, but it doesn't seem like they care as much about the LSAT in Canada. No US News breathing down their necks. It's weird, people with my #s can get into T1 schools in the US but I don't know about Canada.
Thanks for the info though.
A sub 3.0 CGPA is a problem but it won't keep you out of every Canadian school when coupled with your high LSAT. There's about 15 english-language law schools up here and you've still got a decent chance at more than half of them. Most schools will allow you to drop a certain number of courses, or will look at your best/last two or three years, and the grade conversion forumulas they use may result in your CGPA going up. If you applied to all of them it will cost you about $1500 CAD in application fees.
Schools like UWindsor, UCalgary, and OttawaU take "holistic" approaches to admissions, meaning they don't just go by your numbers. Craft up a personal statement saying how you've always been interested in Canadian constitutional law or how you prefer the parliamentary system over the republic, anything that might make you stand out. Places like UAlberta and UVictoria (among others) seem to be good for splitters, ie people with a high LSAT/low CGPA or vice versa.
There's two big Canadian law school forums that can help you.
www.lawstudents.ca is the most helpful, geared towards pre-law and new law students looking for help.
www.lawbuzz.ca is less helpful and a bit more sarcastic, geared towards current law students and lawyers with too much time on their hands. The former is a good place to post your stats and ask about your chances, the latter is better for asking specific questions about schools, types of law, or employers.
HTH (and also hope this buys me some karma in the upcoming admission cycle
