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So 3.5 to 3.51 doesn't matter, but what about 3.89 to 3.9?
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:48 pm
by krasivaya
Either way it's .01 of a point, however I feel like 3.89 to 3.9 is more symbolically substantial. If nothing else, the .01 bump there makes your GPA look a lot closer to Yale's median.
So what do you think? Does it matter? Worth doing some community college courses this summer to achieve?
Re: So 3.5 to 3.51 doesn't matter, but what about 3.89 to 3.9?
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:49 pm
by Moxie
No.
Re: So 3.5 to 3.51 doesn't matter, but what about 3.89 to 3.9?
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:53 pm
by aliarrow
.01 matters, just not significantly.
Re: So 3.5 to 3.51 doesn't matter, but what about 3.89 to 3.9?
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 5:05 am
by gothamm
i think there's some truth to this.
a 159 doesn't look terrible next to a 160
a 169 doesn't look as pretty as a 170
Re: So 3.5 to 3.51 doesn't matter, but what about 3.89 to 3.9?
Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 5:06 am
by bp shinners
There's a reason that As Seen on TV stuff is priced at $19.99 instead of $20.00.
However, your GPA will get lumped into your academic index with your LSAT score, so the psychological difference won't be nearly as influential there as it is when you're buying a Snuggie (or even on your LSAT score). In my opinion, minimal difference.
Re: So 3.5 to 3.51 doesn't matter, but what about 3.89 to 3.9?
Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 5:25 am
by Grizz
Depends what the medians are of the school you're applying to and how good your LSAT is.
Re: So 3.5 to 3.51 doesn't matter, but what about 3.89 to 3.9?
Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 8:48 am
by vanwinkle
rad law wrote:Depends what the medians are of the school you're applying to and how good your LSAT is.
This.
Re: So 3.5 to 3.51 doesn't matter, but what about 3.89 to 3.9?
Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 3:27 pm
by JamMasterJ
vanwinkle wrote:rad law wrote:Depends what the medians are of the school you're applying to and how good your LSAT is.
This.
+1
gothamm wrote:i think there's some truth to this.
a 159 doesn't look terrible next to a 160
a 169 doesn't look as pretty as a 170
Not sure if you were trying o equate the situations but there's a huge difference between bumping up your LSAT by a point and bumping up your GPA .01
Re: So 3.5 to 3.51 doesn't matter, but what about 3.89 to 3.9?
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 12:23 am
by gothamm
i am talking about aesthetics.