Hey guys, I know this question has probably been done to death but until I get a definitive answer about my case specifically I won't be able to rest.
I'm doing a B.S. in Economics and my GPA is currently hovering around 4.0 (A+'s are offered here) which I'm happy with, however before I started this I took a few classes at a community college in another state. Let me be 100% clear, the classes I took at this community college were not transferred to my second community college for credit, and I will complete my Bachelor's without these classes contributing to my undergraduate GPA or credit count. I took 6 classes equaling 30 credits total, but in the second term I failed all 15 credits. Again, they are in absolutely no relation to my current degree. My question is, will those classes be a part of my LSAC GPA? It would turn a potential 4.07 into a 3.72 which I think is a very significant numeric change, and if that was the case I'd also be curious if there was any way I could let the law schools know about four years straight of a 4.0+ (Personal Statement maybe?) and only about five months of classes over four years ago contributing to a .35 drop at the most crucial level of a GPA.
Thanks
LSAC GPA Question Forum
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cavalier1138
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Re: LSAC GPA Question
If you have any college credits taken before you were granted your undergraduate degree, then yes, they will be counted on your LSAC GPA.
You are able to submit a GPA Addendum to most schools, and if you have some sort of coherent explanation for why you completely failed a whole semester of classes, that would be a good idea. If all you want to do is highlight the upward trend, then you can still do an addendum, but it should literally be two to three sentences explaining that you learned the value of studying hard, blah, blah, now you're great.
But in reality, if you do not have some sort of valid excuse (sickness, death in the family, etc.) for why you failed the classes and weren't able to get them counted as withdrawals, admissions will likely just take your GPA as is.
You are able to submit a GPA Addendum to most schools, and if you have some sort of coherent explanation for why you completely failed a whole semester of classes, that would be a good idea. If all you want to do is highlight the upward trend, then you can still do an addendum, but it should literally be two to three sentences explaining that you learned the value of studying hard, blah, blah, now you're great.
But in reality, if you do not have some sort of valid excuse (sickness, death in the family, etc.) for why you failed the classes and weren't able to get them counted as withdrawals, admissions will likely just take your GPA as is.
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Mikey
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Re: LSAC GPA Question
Everything you did in college before being granted your first bachelors degree is going to count.
