Should I take summer classes for a GPA boost? Forum
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Should I take summer classes for a GPA boost?
So My GPA isn't where I want it to be. My school offers a summer program with 6 credits and it's only half the summer. Should I take it to boost my GPA before OCI?
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Re: Should I take summer classes for a GPA boost?
Quite a few people at my law school want to take on summer classes. The 2Ls and faculty who are asked about this all agree that 5 hours (my school's requirement to qualify for using loan money in the summer) "is a big commitment."applyingtosumma wrote:So My GPA isn't where I want it to be. My school offers a summer program with 6 credits and it's only half the summer. Should I take it to boost my GPA before OCI?
You'd be compacting four months of learning into two or three (half the summer is what, six weeks from June into July?). Do you think that'll be conducive to boosting your GPA or destructive?
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Re: Should I take summer classes for a GPA boost?
Usually, the 6 credits taken during the summer is not the same as 6 regular law school credits. If I'm not mistaken, the classes are not usually curved and have a much lighter workload.tk421991 wrote:Quite a few people at my law school want to take on summer classes. The 2Ls and faculty who are asked about this all agree that 5 hours (my school's requirement to qualify for using loan money in the summer) "is a big commitment."applyingtosumma wrote:So My GPA isn't where I want it to be. My school offers a summer program with 6 credits and it's only half the summer. Should I take it to boost my GPA before OCI?
You'd be compacting four months of learning into two or three (half the summer is what, six weeks from June into July?). Do you think that'll be conducive to boosting your GPA or destructive?
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Re: Should I take summer classes for a GPA boost?
Ya exactly. Not curved and they strongly implied that it helps everyone's GPAThomas Hagan, ESQ. wrote:Usually, the 6 credits taken during the summer is not the same as 6 regular law school credits. If I'm not mistaken, the classes are not usually curved and have a much lighter workload.tk421991 wrote:Quite a few people at my law school want to take on summer classes. The 2Ls and faculty who are asked about this all agree that 5 hours (my school's requirement to qualify for using loan money in the summer) "is a big commitment."applyingtosumma wrote:So My GPA isn't where I want it to be. My school offers a summer program with 6 credits and it's only half the summer. Should I take it to boost my GPA before OCI?
You'd be compacting four months of learning into two or three (half the summer is what, six weeks from June into July?). Do you think that'll be conducive to boosting your GPA or destructive?
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Re: Should I take summer classes for a GPA boost?
Yes, you should take the summer courses to raise your GPA before OCI.
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Re: Should I take summer classes for a GPA boost?
If you’re considering this, make sure you’ll actually have your grade before submitting resumes for OCI.
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