I had a solid LSAT (164) but just decent grades (about a 3.3). I would have had more like a 3.6 or so but I REALLY REALLY REEEEEAAAAAAALLLLLLLLYYYYYYYY screwed up about 2 semesters. (long story
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Most law schools have some kind of point system that they assign to you based on your GPA and LSAT. UF admits 1/2 the class based soley on that. If you're above one cutoff, you're automatically in - they won't even read the rest of your application to decide (might for scholarships though - so still gotta work hard on it!). If you're below another cutoff, you're automatically rejected, you are the weakest link, GoodBye! Only if you're in the middle do they look at your essay, resume, recommendation letters, etc. UF does NOT do interviews of applicants. I would suspect that other state university law schools use similar systems.