GPA versus School Forum

[Irvine2000]

Does anyone know how much schools take the school you graduate from into account when considering your GPA?
For example, how would they view a 3.2 GPA from Stanford to a 3.8 GPA from a community college.
(Do you know this from experience, from a creditable source, or just a hunch?)

[stillwater]

Does anyone know how much schools take the school you graduate from into account when considering your GPA?
For example, how would they view a 3.2 GPA from Stanford to a 3.8 GPA from a community college.
(Do you know this from experience, from a creditable source, or just a hunch?)

like none at all. slight bump for real presTTTigious doodz from HYP.

[Irvine2000]

Does anyone know how much schools take the school you graduate from into account when considering your GPA?
For example, how would they view a 3.2 GPA from Stanford to a 3.8 GPA from a community college.
(Do you know this from experience, from a creditable source, or just a hunch?)

like none at all. slight bump for real presTTTigious doodz from HYP.

Do you know this from experience or just a guess?

[stillwater]

Does anyone know how much schools take the school you graduate from into account when considering your GPA?
For example, how would they view a 3.2 GPA from Stanford to a 3.8 GPA from a community college.
(Do you know this from experience, from a creditable source, or just a hunch?)

like none at all. slight bump for real presTTTigious doodz from HYP.

Do you know this from experience or just a guess?

i know this from being inside the game bro.

[brotherdarkness]

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[A. Nony Mouse]

Does anyone know how much schools take the school you graduate from into account when considering your GPA?
For example, how would they view a 3.2 GPA from Stanford to a 3.8 GPA from a community college.
(Do you know this from experience, from a creditable source, or just a hunch?)

like none at all. slight bump for real presTTTigious doodz from HYP.

Do you know this from experience or just a guess?

Evidence from http://lawschoolnumbers.com/, and from the experience of basically everyone here who's gone through the law school application process. The very tip-top schools may provide some slight boost, but if you want to start comparing different schools, then you have to start comparing different majors (how does a 3.2 in engineering compare to a 3.9 in sociology?), and it all becomes mayhem and chaos. So schools don't bother. Besides, when they report GPAs to USNWR, they're all weighted the same, regardless of where they come from. So schools have little incentive to take the graduating school into account.

[lawschool22]

I don't even know why a school like Harvard would get a "bump" anyway. They're already getting a bump:

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/ ... on-mode-a/

[bombaysippin]

I don't even know why a school like Harvard would get a "bump" anyway. They're already getting a bump:

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/ ... on-mode-a/

+1

It was all over the news before too

[Nova]

a creditable source,

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[lawschool22]

Does anyone know how much schools take the school you graduate from into account when considering your GPA?

generally they dont

a creditable source,

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Does your undergraduate institution matter?
Importance of undergrade prestige for T14?
3.0 from Dartmouth versus 3.0 from state school
Non-elite UG: a T-6 killer?
Any T14 students here started at community college for UG?
Do T14's look down on community colleges?
It doesn't matter where you went for UG!
What Undergraduate School should I pick to help my LS Admiss
Should I Transfer Undergraduate Schools?
High numbers, low undergrad prestigue
Does the undergraduate school matter?
Undergraduate Advice
How much does your undergraduate Institution Matter?
How important is undergrad prestige?
Why is it that UG institution is irrelevant?
Does Undergraduate School Matter?
to what degree does undergraduate institution matter at HYS?
does undergrad matter at all?
Do law schools really care what school you attended for UG?
How much does UG matter?
College Freshman looking at Law School
178 LSAT, 3.93 GPA - Does UG really matter?
Importance of Undergrad Institution
Unknown Undergraduate Institution
Weight of UG institution in LS+ Big Law
UG MATTERS! Don't believe the hype
Will undergrad prestige matter?
Does undergraduate school matter?
Does where you went Undergraduate matter?
does your undergrad university prestige matter?
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Does your undergraduate school matter?
Does Undergraduate School Matter?
Does the Undergrad School you graduate from matter?
Does school matter?
Undergrad Prestige
snob appeal of your undergraduate institution
Question about GPA major and school prestige
Is UG prestige a factor in the admission process?
OS Updates: Yes, Virginia, Undergraduate Schools Matter.
How much does where you went to undergrad matter?
Why does quality of undergrad matter so little?
How much does where you did undergrad matter?
How much does what undergrad school you attend matter?
Undergrad doesn't matter! (unless it's a good one)
Does undergrad matter
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Name of Undergrad School Matter in Applying?
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Does it matter where you do your UG studies for T14 schools?
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How much does where you went for UG factor in?

The search function is so overrated...

[nabadgelyo]

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[TigerDude]

The LSAT GPA report the schools get show the average GPAs from that school for applicants. So theoretically the adcoms can see how you fit versus others from your school.

There seems to be hardly any impact from different majors, and that would matter more than undergrad institution to how hard a time you had it in UG.

That said, USNews doesn't care, so outside of the very few schools who can afford to not care either it probably is a very minimal impact.

[midwest17]

Does anyone know how much schools take the school you graduate from into account when considering your GPA?
For example, how would they view a 3.2 GPA from Stanford to a 3.8 GPA from a community college.
(Do you know this from experience, from a creditable source, or just a hunch?)

3.2 from Stanford is definitely equal to a 3.8 from a community college. I know this from experience, a credible source, and a hunch.

[phillywc]

Does anyone know how much schools take the school you graduate from into account when considering your GPA?
For example, how would they view a 3.2 GPA from Stanford to a 3.8 GPA from a community college.
(Do you know this from experience, from a creditable source, or just a hunch?)

3.2 from Stanford is definitely equal to a 3.8 from a community college. I know this from experience, a credible source, and a hunch.