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what looks worse?
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 2:27 pm
by hannahella91
I'm wondering what looks worse? One F on your transcript (the only class I will ever fail & it is not relevant to my major) OR an incomplete on my transcripts? I'm trying to decide what I should do..
Re: what looks worse?
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 2:28 pm
by Br3v
hannahella91 wrote:I'm wondering what looks worse? One F on your transcript (the only class I will ever fail & it is not relevant to my major) OR an incomplete on my transcripts? I'm trying to decide what I should do..
Do not fail that class it will kill your lsac gpa
Re: what looks worse?
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 7:50 pm
by CodyRuegger
Don't fail the class? I'm pretty sure an 'I' on your transcript will be counted as an F in your LSDAS gpa anyways.
Re: what looks worse?
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 6:08 pm
by 2014
A zero weighted into your GPA is a zero.
If you are currently in the class and serious about law school you should consider groveling with the professor and busting your ass for the next month for even a C.
Re: what looks worse?
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 6:12 pm
by bartleby
F instead of I.
F is like... you f-ed up somewhere
I is like... you f-ed up somewhere but it's harder to explain
Re: what looks worse?
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 6:16 pm
by spleenworship
You would still have to complete the "I" or it becomes an "F" anyway right?
Take the "I" now and then make it into a "C".
DO NOT ALLOW AN F ON YOUR TRANSCRIPT.
Re: what looks worse?
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 6:22 pm
by bartleby
my bad i didn't know I's could turn into other grades. but between I and F...i'd take the F. and I is so mysterious
Re: what looks worse?
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 6:24 pm
by spleenworship
bartleby wrote:my bad i didn't know I's could turn into other grades. but between I and F...i'd take the F. and I is so mysterious
Usually an "I" has to be completed within a set time- a semester, or a year, or sometimes only like 8 weeks after the semester ends.
Re: what looks worse?
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 8:16 pm
by R2-D2
A "F" never looks good on a transcript, NEVER. Take the "I", and turn it into a B or C.
Re: what looks worse?
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 8:23 pm
by woeisme
It's nice that it's not relevant to your major, but this will still be pretty devastating. It absolutely will not be the thing that keeps you from getting into a law school. It absolutely will, however, have a definite negative effect on your cycle. Do what you can to get that grade as high as possible. Even a D- would be an improvement.