Point out grade increase in Cover Letter? Forum

[Anonymous User]

I am at a lower-ranked T13 school. My first semester I made 3.1. No real excuse, worked incredibly hard and just didn't do well. My second semester I made some changes to how I approach law school (basically spent all semester preparing for the exams instead of focusing on preparing for the daily classes) and made a 3.85. Should I point out my dramatic grade increase in cover letter, or should I just let my transcript speak for itself?

[LaLiLuLeLo]

No. Speaks for itself.

[Anonymous User]

Don't put it in the CL. They'll take notice of it themselves. You could for example put it on your resume like this: Overall GPA: 3.XX, Spring 2018 Semester: 3.85.

[Wild Card]

Don't put it in the CL. They'll take notice of it themselves. You could for example put it on your resume like this: Overall GPA: 3.XX, Spring 2018 Semester: 3.85.

lmao how would you do it for one's law school career?

GPA: 3.33 (1L: 3.17, 2L: 3.33, 3L: 3.48)?

[Anonymous User]

^ if you have a 3.33, you leave your GPA off. Problem solved.

[totesTheGoat]

^ if you have a 3.33, you leave your GPA off. Problem solved.

Nah, maybe if it's a 2.33, but a 3.33 is competitive at most schools. I pretty much assume that your GPA doesn't make our hard cutoff if you leave it off your resume.

[Anonymous User]

^ if you have a 3.33, you leave your GPA off. Problem solved.

Nah, maybe if it's a 2.33, but a 3.33 is competitive at most schools. I pretty much assume that your GPA doesn't make our hard cutoff if you leave it off your resume.

A 3.33 is competitive at a t13.

My firm has a soft 3.4 cutoff for the next grouping of schools.