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Apply now or wait for this semester's grades
Right now I have a 3.58 GPA. My 2nd LOR should arrive at LSAC tomorrow which means I could send all my applications in then and be done, they're already all filled out. Alternatively, I could wait until this semester's grades get in. I think that after this semester my GPA will be 3.69.
So the question is, should I apply tomorrow to get in earlier in the cycle or should I wait until this semester's final grades are official on December 18th and send in a new transcript to LSAC (by the way, has anyone done this before? How does one send an updated transcript?), which would probably mean the transcript wouldn't go through until after Christmas?
So the question is, should I apply tomorrow to get in earlier in the cycle or should I wait until this semester's final grades are official on December 18th and send in a new transcript to LSAC (by the way, has anyone done this before? How does one send an updated transcript?), which would probably mean the transcript wouldn't go through until after Christmas?
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Re: Apply now or wait for this semester's grades
Assuming you're a senior with similar course loads every semester, the highest you can go is about (3.58 * 6 + 4.33) / 7 = 3.69. Are you getting straight A+'s this semester?
At this point, you're looking at about a month's delay to get this semester's grades in. Might be worth it if this semester bumps you over the GPA medians of law schools on your list.
At this point, you're looking at about a month's delay to get this semester's grades in. Might be worth it if this semester bumps you over the GPA medians of law schools on your list.
Re: Apply now or wait for this semester's grades
How does that formula work for the quarter system?
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Re: Apply now or wait for this semester's grades
Now that's the same type of "gotchya" response that we real Americans just can't stand...im_blue wrote:Assuming you're a senior with similar course loads every semester, the highest you can go is about (3.58 * 6 + 4.33) / 7 = 3.69. Are you getting straight A+'s this semester?
At this point, you're looking at about a month's delay to get this semester's grades in. Might be worth it if this semester bumps you over the GPA medians of law schools on your list.
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Re: Apply now or wait for this semester's grades
Assuming you are in the second quarter of your senior year it would be ((GPA*13+(gpa this quarter))/14curryinaninstant wrote:How does that formula work for the quarter system?
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Re: Apply now or wait for this semester's grades
It's still fall quarter (1st quarter of senior year), so it would be roughly (9*GPA + fall GPA) / 10.4for44 wrote:Assuming you are in the second quarter of your senior year it would be ((GPA*13+(gpa this semester))/14curryinaninstant wrote:How does that formula work for the quarter system?
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Re: Apply now or wait for this semester's grades
I have 88 credit hours, 9 of which are from AP tests that don't count toward GPA (they have an "S" grade). I'm taking 16 credit hours this semester and anticipate 3 of those hours will get a B grade, the rest will get an A.im_blue wrote:Assuming you're a senior with similar course loads every semester, the highest you can go is about (3.58 * 6 + 4.33) / 7 = 3.69. Are you getting straight A+'s this semester?
At this point, you're looking at about a month's delay to get this semester's grades in. Might be worth it if this semester bumps you over the GPA medians of law schools on your list.
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Re: Apply now or wait for this semester's grades
that it would.. shows my knowledge of when quarters start/end... :/im_blue wrote:It's still fall quarter (1st quarter of senior year), so it would be roughly (12*GPA + fall GPA) / 13.4for44 wrote:Assuming you are in the second quarter of your senior year it would be ((GPA*13+(gpa this quarter))/14curryinaninstant wrote:How does that formula work for the quarter system?
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Re: Apply now or wait for this semester's grades
Then you're looking at (79*3.58 + 13*4 + 3*3) / (79 + 16) = 3.62. With that small of a bump, I would just apply now and update later.super6 wrote:I have 88 credit hours, 9 of which are from AP tests that don't count toward GPA (they have an "S" grade). I'm taking 16 credit hours this semester and anticipate 3 of those hours will get a B grade, the rest will get an A.im_blue wrote:Assuming you're a senior with similar course loads every semester, the highest you can go is about (3.58 * 6 + 4.33) / 7 = 3.69. Are you getting straight A+'s this semester?
At this point, you're looking at about a month's delay to get this semester's grades in. Might be worth it if this semester bumps you over the GPA medians of law schools on your list.
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Re: Apply now or wait for this semester's grades
Yes, you're right. I think I accidentally added my expected grades twice or something.im_blue wrote:Then you're looking at (79*3.58 + 13*4 + 3*3) / (79 + 16) = 3.62. With that small of a bump, I would just apply now and update later.super6 wrote:I have 88 credit hours, 9 of which are from AP tests that don't count toward GPA (they have an "S" grade). I'm taking 16 credit hours this semester and anticipate 3 of those hours will get a B grade, the rest will get an A.im_blue wrote:Assuming you're a senior with similar course loads every semester, the highest you can go is about (3.58 * 6 + 4.33) / 7 = 3.69. Are you getting straight A+'s this semester?
At this point, you're looking at about a month's delay to get this semester's grades in. Might be worth it if this semester bumps you over the GPA medians of law schools on your list.
So, going from a 3.58 to a 3.62 isn't as big of a deal. How does updating after you've submitted your applications work? Would I only want to do that if I got waitlisted?
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Re: Apply now or wait for this semester's grades
Apply now, send transcript as soon as it's available, LSAC sends out updated reports to each law school.super6 wrote:Yes, you're right. I think I accidentally added my expected grades twice or something.im_blue wrote:Then you're looking at (79*3.58 + 13*4 + 3*3) / (79 + 16) = 3.62. With that small of a bump, I would just apply now and update later.super6 wrote:I have 88 credit hours, 9 of which are from AP tests that don't count toward GPA (they have an "S" grade). I'm taking 16 credit hours this semester and anticipate 3 of those hours will get a B grade, the rest will get an A.im_blue wrote:Assuming you're a senior with similar course loads every semester, the highest you can go is about (3.58 * 6 + 4.33) / 7 = 3.69. Are you getting straight A+'s this semester?
At this point, you're looking at about a month's delay to get this semester's grades in. Might be worth it if this semester bumps you over the GPA medians of law schools on your list.
So, going from a 3.58 to a 3.62 isn't as big of a deal. How does updating after you've submitted your applications work? Would I only want to do that if I got waitlisted?
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