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GPA evaluation from foregin schools

Post by Bonafide84 » Fri Jul 05, 2013 12:20 pm

Hello all,

My report of grades from a foreign institutions don't show "credit hours" how can you translate that to GPA. I was trying tu use a GPA calculator but it asks for this info.

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Re: GPA evaluation from foregin schools

Post by guano » Fri Jul 05, 2013 12:34 pm

Bonafide84 wrote:Hello all,

My report of grades from a foreign institutions don't show "credit hours" how can you translate that to GPA. I was trying tu use a GPA calculator but it asks for this info.

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Did you attend a foreign UG, or was this a summer/semester abroad?

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Re: GPA evaluation from foregin schools

Post by Bonafide84 » Fri Jul 05, 2013 1:36 pm

My bachelors degree is from Mexico.

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Re: GPA evaluation from foregin schools

Post by guano » Fri Jul 05, 2013 1:49 pm

Bonafide84 wrote:My bachelors degree is from Mexico.
Then you will not have an LSGPA, just a standardized conversion (superior, average, etc.)
You should compare your LSAT against the 75% to see if you've got a good chance, and against the 50% to see if you're a maybe

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