I hope everyone is doing well and has managed to keep their sanity during these historic times. I found that biking around the city exploring new neighbourhoods has proven to be a great alternative to the gym while we have these restrictions in place. For those interested, check out the Beltline Trail and Forrest Hill if you haven't yet! Anyways, I'll begin by adding some context as I've been wondering about this for quite a while now... I'm hoping someone can shed some light on my questions and provide some feedback. I know my post is slightly on the longer side with specifics, but I would be incredibly grateful for any advice! 🙏 🖖 So, to start, I just finished my undergrad this year and in my first three years I took a full course load, while my last year consisted of three classes - with the remaining two split over two semesters (due to working for my employer and on my own business). When admissions consider my application, will they ignore my final year(s) and only weigh up my grades from the first three years which were full course loads? It it worth mentioning on my application why I reduced my course load in my final year? i.e. working full-time in a "career" while also developing my startup. My cGPA is 3.65, and I'm wondering, is a 170 LSAT in conjunction with my GPA is enough to ensure my application to a school like U of T or Osgoode will be accepted (or as close to a guarantee as possible... I know that there are many variables)? If not, how high into the 170s would one need to be shoe-in for a school like U of T while having a GPA or EC's comparable to mine? Thinking about EC's, I've been wondering if mine is considered relatively weak or strong given my experience and background, and how much of a factor they will they play in my admissions chances while taking my stats taken into account? I am aware I am not the ultimate candidate when strictly looking at my GPA for a school like U of T, but I want to get a gauge for how well my EC's stack up against a competitive applicant. I am also aware that it will be difficult to answer this definitively. Still, I am hopeful some of you can call upon your personal experience or knowledge you attained from this forum to provide an answer, even if speculative. Here is some background on my past so that you can provide a better assessment on the strength of my EC's: I've been working for a big corporation for a few years now (not law-related and was hired in the middle of my undergrad), founded my startup two years ago - which is currently developing a product for the cannabis industry [started this during my undergrad as well... though we are still very much in the R & D phase and not yet proven in the market as we are taking our time], very little volunteer time since I was hired and founded my startup, I compete and coach in a soccer league, and I served in the military as a reservist for 7 years but retired 5 years ago. I wanted to elaborate on the topic of my startup for a brief second. Worst case, if this nothing comes of this business, is it worth even mentioning it in my application? I have learned enormous amounts about manufacturing, engineering, negotiating, employee-employer relations, intellectual property rights, and corporate strategy. I feel that even if this business does fail or stagnate during or before the time of my application, it may still be worth mentioning, especially considering everything I learned. On the flip-side, I am worried that it may be detrimental to mention it if it's not successful - as I'm sure law schools want to hear about applicants' successes and not failures. On a side note, I am in my late 20s and above to turn 30. Would this qualify me as a mature student or aid in my chances of admission? Again I really appreciate those of you who take the time to comb through this and provide insightful answers to my dilemmas. You would be doing me a solid by helping a brother out! Cheers!!