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theone222 wrote:Hello all. I recently talked to a friend of mine who applied to law school with a near 4.0 GPA although his freshman year GPA was just below 3.0. When I asked him how that was possible, he told me that his school gave A+ grades that were weighted at 4.33. I, like a lot of law school hopefuls, had a sub-par freshman year, although since then I have maintained a 3.8 GPA. My question is, will taking summer courses at a school that offers A+ grades be a viable strategy to offset some of my low freshman grades? Does the LSAC factor A+ grades, and if so doesn't that seem somewhat inequitable? Thanks!

Tiago Splitter wrote:

theone222 wrote:Hello all. I recently talked to a friend of mine who applied to law school with a near 4.0 GPA although his freshman year GPA was just below 3.0. When I asked him how that was possible, he told me that his school gave A+ grades that were weighted at 4.33. I, like a lot of law school hopefuls, had a sub-par freshman year, although since then I have maintained a 3.8 GPA. My question is, will taking summer courses at a school that offers A+ grades be a viable strategy to offset some of my low freshman grades? Does the LSAC factor A+ grades, and if so doesn't that seem somewhat inequitable? Thanks!

It is inequitable, and you have a chance to take advantage of that inequity. Do it.

Should also add that this only works if you have yet to graduate.

theone222 wrote:

Tiago Splitter wrote:

theone222 wrote:Hello all. I recently talked to a friend of mine who applied to law school with a near 4.0 GPA although his freshman year GPA was just below 3.0. When I asked him how that was possible, he told me that his school gave A+ grades that were weighted at 4.33. I, like a lot of law school hopefuls, had a sub-par freshman year, although since then I have maintained a 3.8 GPA. My question is, will taking summer courses at a school that offers A+ grades be a viable strategy to offset some of my low freshman grades? Does the LSAC factor A+ grades, and if so doesn't that seem somewhat inequitable? Thanks!

It is inequitable, and you have a chance to take advantage of that inequity. Do it.

Should also add that this only works if you have yet to graduate.

Yes I plan on taking advantage of it. I have 2 years left to go before graduation. I am having a hard time finding any information on schools that offer A+ summer courses, however. Does anyone know of any? This seems like it could be an amazing resource...

bernaldiaz wrote:

theone222 wrote:

Tiago Splitter wrote:

theone222 wrote:Hello all. I recently talked to a friend of mine who applied to law school with a near 4.0 GPA although his freshman year GPA was just below 3.0. When I asked him how that was possible, he told me that his school gave A+ grades that were weighted at 4.33. I, like a lot of law school hopefuls, had a sub-par freshman year, although since then I have maintained a 3.8 GPA. My question is, will taking summer courses at a school that offers A+ grades be a viable strategy to offset some of my low freshman grades? Does the LSAC factor A+ grades, and if so doesn't that seem somewhat inequitable? Thanks!

It is inequitable, and you have a chance to take advantage of that inequity. Do it.

Should also add that this only works if you have yet to graduate.

Yes I plan on taking advantage of it. I have 2 years left to go before graduation. I am having a hard time finding any information on schools that offer A+ summer courses, however. Does anyone know of any? This seems like it could be an amazing resource...

I had the same thought like a year ago. I made this thread http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 2&t=156017 but nothing really materilaozed

theone222 wrote:Is it just me or is this not a potentially game changing factor? It seems like more people would be interested in it. A couple of summers of A+'s at a CC translates to a big boost...

bp shinners wrote:

theone222 wrote:Is it just me or is this not a potentially game changing factor? It seems like more people would be interested in it. A couple of summers of A+'s at a CC translates to a big boost...

Yep, definitely game changing. However, most people don't seriously start researching law school until their junior year (or senior year), if they ever do that research. At that point, it's too late to do anything about it.

lovejopd wrote:Yes! Having A+ always put you at an advantage compared to other unfortunate applicants whose University does not allow granting A+.

My university thankfully changed its grading policy to allow A+ based on Department or instructor's discretion, so I earned about 50 credits A+ that offset a couple of A- and a B on a legal history class in my freshman year which was a really bad choice without any deep knowledge of history and legal terms(ex) Didn't know habius corpus or any latin terms ).

However, be cautious about being too optimistic about getting A+ in CC. If you get something lower than A+, you still need to report these grade to LSAC no matter what.

theone222 wrote:

lovejopd wrote:Yes! Having A+ always put you at an advantage compared to other unfortunate applicants whose University does not allow granting A+.

My university thankfully changed its grading policy to allow A+ based on Department or instructor's discretion, so I earned about 50 credits A+ that offset a couple of A- and a B on a legal history class in my freshman year which was a really bad choice without any deep knowledge of history and legal terms(ex) Didn't know habius corpus or any latin terms ).

However, be cautious about being too optimistic about getting A+ in CC. If you get something lower than A+, you still need to report these grade to LSAC no matter what.

what school do you go to, if you don't mind me asking?