Boosting Undergrad GPA? Forum

[dm188]

Quick question here:

I am currently in my junior year of undergrad and have been perusing these boards to get some information on applying to LS.

I am a Bio Major currently, with an LSAC computed GPA of 3.88. My School does not offer A+, but does have A- which I recieved several of in my science classes. I can easily earn A's in all of my non-sci classes, but the science classes can be a bit difficult at times.

Because of this I am looking for a way to bump my GPA up as high as possible. My thoughts were to take several easy Comm. College classes this summer, which I am thinking will get factored into my LSAC computed GPA. Am I right to assume this? It seems almost too easy and I figure there must be a flaw in my reasoning or everyone would be doing this.

I would appreciate any and all info on this topic,

Thanks,
Doug

[JamMasterJ]

any college level course taken before your first bachelor's degree is counted, so yes

[dm188]

Great, thanks for the help.

Are the comm. college classes weighted any differently, or do the credit hours only matter?

[law4vus]

Great, thanks for the help.

Are the comm. college classes weighted any differently, or do the credit hours only matter?

An A in a 3 credit nuclear physics class is weighted the same as an A in a 3 credit jogging class (if there is such a thing). The system is flawed, but take advantage of it!

[JamMasterJ]

Great, thanks for the help.

Are the comm. college classes weighted any differently, or do the credit hours only matter?

An A in a 3 credit nuclear physics class is weighted the same as an A in a 3 credit jogging class (if there is such a thing). The system is flawed, but take advantage of it!

This doesn't totally answer the question. No, community college and regular college classes are given the same weight-per-credit hour

[Blessedassurance]

Why don't you just take easy non-science classes at your current college?

[FloridaCoastalorbust]

Save several particularly difficult courses for your 2nd semester of your senior year so they won't appear on your transcript when you apply.

[dm188]

I actually am putting physics on the backburnner until senior year to spare my gpa a bit. I am planning on taking some easier classes at my main school, but thought it would be a good idea to throw some easy A's in at the comm college.

[law4vus]

Great, thanks for the help.

Are the comm. college classes weighted any differently, or do the credit hours only matter?

An A in a 3 credit nuclear physics class is weighted the same as an A in a 3 credit jogging class (if there is such a thing). The system is flawed, but take advantage of it!

This doesn't totally answer the question. No, community college and regular college classes are given the same weight-per-credit hour

I thought was asking about communications classes, not community college classes. So in that way, it does answer the question!