Summer GPA padding
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 1:59 am
Ok guys!
I'm about to start prepping for the LSAT this summer but I still have 1 last class to go to graduate: Intro Bio 2. I decided to take it online at a community college. My grades for the spring were lower than I expected and now I have a cumulative 3.61 GPA including all CC and other university transfer work.
Thing is, I'm worried about this online Bio class. Bio is not my strongest suite and I have 2 possible outcomes:
I get an A in the class and my final GPA becomes a 3.62
I get a B in the class and my final GPA becomes a 3.59
So I was thinking, what if I just took intro to spanish as padding so that I am guaranteed an A (I was a Spanish major) and if I do end up getting a B in Bio, I am still guaranteed a 3.6
Although I walked in the graduation ceremony, I still haven't technically graduated so LSAC has to include all my remaining course work right?
Will law schools look down on this obvious GPA padding? My goal school is UT, so I would be right at the median with a 3.6.
I'm about to start prepping for the LSAT this summer but I still have 1 last class to go to graduate: Intro Bio 2. I decided to take it online at a community college. My grades for the spring were lower than I expected and now I have a cumulative 3.61 GPA including all CC and other university transfer work.
Thing is, I'm worried about this online Bio class. Bio is not my strongest suite and I have 2 possible outcomes:
I get an A in the class and my final GPA becomes a 3.62
I get a B in the class and my final GPA becomes a 3.59
So I was thinking, what if I just took intro to spanish as padding so that I am guaranteed an A (I was a Spanish major) and if I do end up getting a B in Bio, I am still guaranteed a 3.6
Although I walked in the graduation ceremony, I still haven't technically graduated so LSAC has to include all my remaining course work right?
Will law schools look down on this obvious GPA padding? My goal school is UT, so I would be right at the median with a 3.6.