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Do Schools Even Care about a >4.0 GPA

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 10:05 pm
by walnuto
Do law schools even care if you have over a 4.0 GPA? Like, are 4.00's and 4.10's pretty much the same?

Re: Do Schools Even Care about a >4.0 GPA

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 10:07 pm
by Betharl
It's my understanding that once you are over their 75th percentile it doesn't make much difference.

Re: Do Schools Even Care about a >4.0 GPA

Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 12:08 am
by lovejopd
I am also very interested with this questions. Anyone knows more...? :P

Re: Do Schools Even Care about a >4.0 GPA

Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:26 pm
by MiamiOxford
lovejopd wrote:I am also very interested with this questions. Anyone knows more...? :P
Looking forward to hearing more about this... 4.11 here, accounting major, honors program.

Re: Do Schools Even Care about a >4.0 GPA

Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:51 pm
by DocHawkeye
Does LSAC even recognize a GPA above 4.0? I'm pretty sure A's and A+'s are the same.

Re: Do Schools Even Care about a >4.0 GPA

Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:52 pm
by Tom Joad
DocHawkeye wrote:Does LSAC even recognize a GPA above 4.0? I'm pretty sure A's and A+'s are the same.
It counts A+s as 4.33.

Re: Do Schools Even Care about a >4.0 GPA

Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:57 pm
by tennisking88
Betharl wrote:It's my understanding that once you are over their 75th percentile it doesn't make much difference.
This. It looks good, but if you are above 75%, makes little difference to the numbers.

Re: Do Schools Even Care about a >4.0 GPA

Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:02 pm
by DocHawkeye
Tom Joad wrote:
DocHawkeye wrote:Does LSAC even recognize a GPA above 4.0? I'm pretty sure A's and A+'s are the same.
It counts A+s as 4.33.
I guess we learn something new every day.

Re: Do Schools Even Care about a >4.0 GPA

Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:04 pm
by ThreeRivers
I've had many grades that would be classified as A+... sadly my school doesn't award A+'s

Re: Do Schools Even Care about a >4.0 GPA

Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:07 pm
by patrickd139
Not as much as they care about your LSAT. Or: No, your 4.33 is not going to get you in to at T14 with that 163 you got in October.