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GPA on Resume
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 9:38 am
by Nebby
I KNOW I KNOW
This post has been made before, but I cannot find the topic. (TLS search doesn't let you do a search for only three characters, e.g., "GPA")
My school doesn't rank, and only gives 5% cut offs.
Is the below acceptable on a resume?
XXX Law School
J.D. Candidate, XXXX
XXX Law School
First-year J.D. Curriculum
Honors: GPA: X.XX (Top 5% cut-off: X.XX)
Re: GPA on Resume
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 9:48 am
by ymmv
CounselorNebby wrote:I KNOW I KNOW
This post has been made before, but I cannot find the topic. (TLS search doesn't let you do a search for only three characters, e.g., "GPA")
My school doesn't rank, and only gives 5% cut offs.
Is the below acceptable on a resume?
XXX Law School
J.D. Candidate, XXXX
XXX Law School
First-year J.D. Curriculum
Honors: GPA: X.XX (Top 5% cut-off: X.XX)
I mean we all know you're going to write it out to the fourth decimal. Why ask.
Re: GPA on Resume
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 9:57 am
by arklaw13
CounselorNebby wrote:I KNOW I KNOW
This post has been made before, but I cannot find the topic. (TLS search doesn't let you do a search for only three characters, e.g., "GPA")
My school doesn't rank, and only gives 5% cut offs.
Is the below acceptable on a resume?
XXX Law School
J.D. Candidate, XXXX
XXX Law School
First-year J.D. Curriculum
Honors: GPA: X.XX (Top 5% cut-off: X.XX)
I like to put GPA on its own line so it stands out. It isn't really an honor/activity.
If your GPA is top 5% I would do it this way:
Law School XX
J. D. Candidate, May 2016
GPA: X.XXX (Top 5%)
Honors and Activities: blah blah blah
If it isn't top five percent, but close (or maybe if you're a sizable margin above top 5%)
Law School XX
J. D. Candidate, May 2016
GPA: X.XXX (Top 5% - X.XXX)
Honors and Activities: blah blah blah
Re: GPA on Resume
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 9:59 am
by ymmv
Also if you want to search TLS for 3-character terms, Google:
site:
http://top-law-schools.com/forums [3-character-search-term]
I feel there should be a sticky about this somewhere.
Re: GPA on Resume
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 10:20 am
by lhanvt13
ymmv wrote:Also if you want to search TLS for 3-character terms, Google:
site:
http://top-law-schools.com/forums [3-character-search-term]
I feel there should be a sticky about this somewhere.
woah this is awesome thanks.
Re: GPA on Resume
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 10:21 am
by Nebby
lhanvt13 wrote:ymmv wrote:Also if you want to search TLS for 3-character terms, Google:
site:
http://top-law-schools.com/forums [3-character-search-term]
I feel there should be a sticky about this somewhere.
woah this is awesome thanks.
Dude. I did not know you could do that. Thanks, comrade!
Re: GPA on Resume
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 10:22 am
by Nebby
arklaw13 wrote:CounselorNebby wrote:I KNOW I KNOW
This post has been made before, but I cannot find the topic. (TLS search doesn't let you do a search for only three characters, e.g., "GPA")
My school doesn't rank, and only gives 5% cut offs.
Is the below acceptable on a resume?
XXX Law School
J.D. Candidate, XXXX
XXX Law School
First-year J.D. Curriculum
Honors: GPA: X.XX (Top 5% cut-off: X.XX)
I like to put GPA on its own line so it stands out. It isn't really an honor/activity.
...
If it isn't top five percent, but close (or maybe if you're a sizable margin above top 5%)
Law School XX
J. D. Candidate, May 2016
GPA: X.XXX (Top 5% - X.XXX)
Honors and Activities: blah blah blah
Thanks dude! (good call on the honors/activities suggestion)
Re: GPA on Resume
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 10:23 am
by shifty_eyed
CounselorNebby wrote:lhanvt13 wrote:ymmv wrote:Also if you want to search TLS for 3-character terms, Google:
site:
http://top-law-schools.com/forums [3-character-search-term]
I feel there should be a sticky about this somewhere.
woah this is awesome thanks.
Dude. I did not know you could do that. Thanks, comrade!
OMG this changes everything