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My UG may be the worst school in America
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 2:37 pm
by ThreeRivers
Lol, anyway this hurts me?
Re: My UG may be the worst school in America
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 2:37 pm
by ThreeRivers
40 out of 85 in bottom 19 percentile FTW!
Re: My UG may be the worst school in America
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 2:40 pm
by iamrobk
Haha wow. I go to a large public school and the distribution of LSAT scores is pretty much consistent with the percentiles.
Re: My UG may be the worst school in America
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 2:43 pm
by ThreeRivers
Yea, it is a small local college that is basically a teacher making factory for all the local schools around here (which may explain why so many of them struggle). It is just a step up from Community College tbh... it was known as my high school's "13th grade"
Re: My UG may be the worst school in America
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:55 pm
by AntipodeanPhil
Wow - what's so impressive is the difference between the LSAT score distribution and the GPA distribution. Despite the fact that they're missing some crucial skills, the large majority of people at your school have great GPAs.
I recall reading an interview with an admissions dean in which he claimed that when the LSAT scores are low and the GPAs are high for a school, that casts some doubt on the applicant's GPA. But admissions reps seem to say all sorts of stuff like that, and then admit the applicants with the best numbers anyway.
Re: My UG may be the worst school in America
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 7:37 pm
by swampthang
AntipodeanPhil wrote:Wow - what's so impressive is the difference between the LSAT score distribution and the GPA distribution. Despite the fact that they're missing some crucial skills, the large majority of people at your school have great GPAs.
I recall reading an interview with an admissions dean in which he claimed that when the LSAT scores are low and the GPAs are high for a school, that casts some doubt on the applicant's GPA. But admissions reps seem to say all sorts of stuff like that, and then admit the applicants with the best numbers anyway.
Uh yeah, well some classes are either curved or taught to a lower standard. What are they going to do? Not give out any A's?
Re: My UG may be the worst school in America
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 7:57 pm
by vissidarte27
Where did you find that chart? I'd love to see what my UG looks like.
Re: My UG may be the worst school in America
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 7:59 pm
by lrslayer
vissidarte27 wrote:Where did you find that chart? I'd love to see what my UG looks like.
this is part of the law school report that lsac makes for you
Re: My UG may be the worst school in America
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 8:00 pm
by AntipodeanPhil
vissidarte27 wrote:Where did you find that chart? I'd love to see what my UG looks like.
Log in to your LSAC account and go to the transcripts page; it's in the 'Academic Summary Report' - the link is on the right side of the page.
Re: My UG may be the worst school in America
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 8:01 pm
by IAFG
holy grade inflation
Re: My UG may be the worst school in America
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 8:03 pm
by 09042014
IAFG wrote:holy grade inflation
Grade inflation with a school that's filled with morons. I'd subtract .7 from your GPA if I was an adcom.
Re: My UG may be the worst school in America
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 8:43 pm
by lovejopd
What is LSAT Median and GPA Median for your school? You can find the specific numbers below this chart.
Re: My UG may be the worst school in America
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 8:45 pm
by ThreeRivers
What would the impact be in my case.... My 2nd semester I got a 0.00 (multiple deaths of those close to me should have withdrew)... Every other semester I have a 4.0 on a 4.0 scale... So my lsac gpa isn't that high but it's obvious I have ability for higher, but then my ug is a joke
Do these 2 factors just cancel each other out / my gpa is what it is?
Re: My UG may be the worst school in America
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 8:46 pm
by ThreeRivers
lovejopd wrote:What is LSAT Median and GPA Median for your school? You can find the specific numbers below this chart.
On phone I'll check tonight
Re: My UG may be the worst school in America
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:06 pm
by ThreeRivers
ThreeRivers wrote:What would the impact be in my case.... My 2nd semester I got a 0.00 (multiple deaths of those close to me should have withdrew)... Every other semester I have a 4.0 on a 4.0 scale... So my lsac gpa isn't that high but it's obvious I have ability for higher, but then my ug is a joke
Do these 2 factors just cancel each other out / my gpa is what it is?
Bump, I'd like to know answer to this... Negative .7 comment kind of scared me lol
Re: My UG may be the worst school in America
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:13 pm
by iamrobk
ThreeRivers wrote:ThreeRivers wrote:What would the impact be in my case.... My 2nd semester I got a 0.00 (multiple deaths of those close to me should have withdrew)... Every other semester I have a 4.0 on a 4.0 scale... So my lsac gpa isn't that high but it's obvious I have ability for higher, but then my ug is a joke
Do these 2 factors just cancel each other out / my gpa is what it is?
Bump, I'd like to know answer to this... Negative .7 comment kind of scared me lol
Just write an addendum. Law school's will understand, and you should be good.
Re: My UG may be the worst school in America
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:49 pm
by ThreeRivers
lovejopd wrote:What is LSAT Median and GPA Median for your school? You can find the specific numbers below this chart.
Doesn't give median
LSAT mean - 146
GPA mean - 3.40