Australian Student with HYS Pipe Dream
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 9:09 pm
Hi All,
I stumbled across this forum by luck more than anything else but am grateful for all information I've found here so far. However I've had a bit of trouble finding information that relates to international students (or whether international students require further or different information to American applicants.) The whole school application process in the states is super forgien to me and I'm just starting to get my head around it. I have some questions - if I'm asking them in the wrong place just point me in the right direction.
My first question is perhaps a stupid one. If one had more than one degree (e.g. undergrad and a graduate degree) how do the schools and/or LSAC calculate your GPA? Do they take an average of your two scores or simply focus on the most recent? If there are any overseas students with experience with GPA conversions/equivalencies through LSAC I'd be interested to hear about how that went for you. This is a pretty important factor for me in turning what is currently a pipedream into a maybe-actionable-plan.
My second question is probably even stupider. Is there somewhere where I can find a nice neat summary of a dated timeline for the admission process/cycle? It looks like there is one available through LSAC but only once you have registered for an account. I'm not sure I should register for an account while I'm still in the pipedream stage (and not yet finished my graduate degree.)
If anyone has any helpful pointers (e.g. good Australian LSAT study courses, experience applying to law school as an international application etc) I'd appreciate it!
I stumbled across this forum by luck more than anything else but am grateful for all information I've found here so far. However I've had a bit of trouble finding information that relates to international students (or whether international students require further or different information to American applicants.) The whole school application process in the states is super forgien to me and I'm just starting to get my head around it. I have some questions - if I'm asking them in the wrong place just point me in the right direction.
My first question is perhaps a stupid one. If one had more than one degree (e.g. undergrad and a graduate degree) how do the schools and/or LSAC calculate your GPA? Do they take an average of your two scores or simply focus on the most recent? If there are any overseas students with experience with GPA conversions/equivalencies through LSAC I'd be interested to hear about how that went for you. This is a pretty important factor for me in turning what is currently a pipedream into a maybe-actionable-plan.
My second question is probably even stupider. Is there somewhere where I can find a nice neat summary of a dated timeline for the admission process/cycle? It looks like there is one available through LSAC but only once you have registered for an account. I'm not sure I should register for an account while I'm still in the pipedream stage (and not yet finished my graduate degree.)
If anyone has any helpful pointers (e.g. good Australian LSAT study courses, experience applying to law school as an international application etc) I'd appreciate it!