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Will W's on transcript hurt me for law school?
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 2:21 pm
by b33eazy
Hey, i'm a senior at my university with a 3.58.. I so far have only 1 W on my transcript. This is my last semester and i'm taking 20 credit hours and it seems like too much.. Would it look bad if i get my 2nd w in my last semester? Would it hurt my chances of getting into Harvard, having two W's and with one being my last semester?
Re: Will W's on transcript hurt me for law school?
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 2:23 pm
by paulinaporizkova
b33eazy wrote:Hey, i'm a senior at my university with a 3.58.. I so far have only 1 W on my transcript. This is my last semester and i'm taking 20 credit hours and it seems like too much.. Would it look bad if i get my 2nd w in my last semester? Would it hurt my chances of getting into Harvard, having two W's and with one being my last semester?
if that doesn't prevent you from getting into H, a 3.58 will
Re: Will W's on transcript hurt me for law school?
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 3:57 pm
by b33eazy
I was being hypothetical when i mentioned Harvard, but my question is would i be hindered by having two W's with one of them being my last
semester. My dream school is actually Columbia Law School.. And i will have the gpa and lsat i need.when i apply.
Re: Will W's on transcript hurt me for law school?
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 4:04 am
by nsbane
No one cares about a W.
Re: Will W's on transcript hurt me for law school?
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 3:59 pm
by b33eazy
Omberon wrote:paulinaporizkova wrote:b33eazy wrote:Hey, i'm a senior at my university with a 3.58.. I so far have only 1 W on my transcript. This is my last semester and i'm taking 20 credit hours and it seems like too much.. Would it look bad if i get my 2nd w in my last semester? Would it hurt my chances of getting into Harvard, having two W's and with one being my last semester?
if that doesn't prevent you from getting into H, a 3.58 will
But URMs get in with GPA similar to that at Harvard....
Yeah, I know sometimes lower. But I did not want to get into a debate about that.
Re: Will W's on transcript hurt me for law school?
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 4:01 pm
by 20121109
I had a whole semester full of Ws that didn't hurt me at all. If your school does not count Ws punitively, neither will LSAC.
You should be fine.
Re: Will W's on transcript hurt me for law school?
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 6:14 pm
by BlakcMajikc
nsbane wrote:No one cares about a W.
Re: Will W's on transcript hurt me for law school?
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:19 am
by b33eazy
I thought 2 W's would hinder my transcript, but I guess not.. Thanks!