Hypothetical GPA Forum

[Doubting Law]

Suppose you completed your bachelor's degree but were unhappy with your undergraduate GPA. If you were to go get a second bachelors degree with a much better GPA, could you use the second GPA when applying to law school? Just curious.

[jfiaff]

Lsac calculates your gpa using grades from all undergraduate institutions you've attended.

[nate3869]

The LSAC actually calculates your GPA based on all your grades up until the first degree you earned. So you wouldn't be able to use the GPA from that second bachelor's degree.

[Mikey]

Once you are awarded your first bachelors degree, no other credits/grades count towards your LSAC GPA after that.

[Rigo]

Once you are awarded your first bachelors degree, no other credits/grades count towards your LSAC GPA after that.

The LSAC actually calculates your GPA based on all your grades up until the first degree you earned. So you wouldn't be able to use the GPA from that second bachelor's degree.

[sjp200]

Suppose you completed your bachelor's degree but were unhappy with your undergraduate GPA. If you were to go get a second bachelors degree with a much better GPA, could you use the second GPA when applying to law school? Just curious.

Only in 1 instance. If you went to let's say School A, earned a bachelor's. Then went to School B, using no credits from School A to earn another degree, and provided that transcript from B. That seems like how you could "get around" a bad GPA with another degree. They use grades from all undergraduate institutions you've attended that have led to your degree in some way or are reflected on the transcript you provide. But it's still a C&F issue I believe just to explain it unless you've completely washed your hands of what degree you have at School A. But all of these scenarios are stupid and nobody would do this over just being a splitter

[rinkrat19]

Nope. For purposes of applying to law school, your GPA is frozen at the moment your first bachelors is conferred.

[rinkrat19]

Suppose you completed your bachelor's degree but were unhappy with your undergraduate GPA. If you were to go get a second bachelors degree with a much better GPA, could you use the second GPA when applying to law school? Just curious.

Only in 1 instance. If you went to let's say School A, earned a bachelor's. Then went to School B, using no credits from School A to earn another degree, and provided that transcript from B. That seems like how you could "get around" a bad GPA with another degree. They use grades from all undergraduate institutions you've attended that have led to your degree in some way or are reflected on the transcript you provide. But it's still a C&F issue I believe just to explain it unless you've completely washed your hands of what degree you have at School A. But all of these scenarios are stupid and nobody would do this over just being a splitter

This wouldn't work. Your GPA would be the one from school A. Doesn't matter if you transferred credits to school B or not. Maybe you'd get away with them not finding out about school A (I doubt it), but it'd be a huge fraud and you probably wouldn't sneak it past the bar after graduating, basically guaranteeing you'll never have a legal career.