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what are your "college means" for GPA and LSAT?

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 4:22 pm
by coolymx
Hey, I've always wondered when people say grades are "inflated" at certain schools, whether it is actually the case or just a perception. And also I think it's just intersting to find out what the GPA and LSAT means are at different universities (according to the LSAC reports) to see who has the "best" students :P

I'll start. I'm from York University in Canada and our data is not very impressive....

College mean GPA: 3.11
College mean LSAT: 149 (somewhat miraculous considering 32% of LSAT takers from my school score lower than the 25th percentile....)

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Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:16 pm
by whymeohgodno
Where do you even get this data? I would like to know how my school stands.

Re: what are your "college means" for GPA and LSAT?

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:22 pm
by jasonc.
whymeohgodno wrote:Where do you even get this data? I would like to know how my school stands.
on Academic Summary Report

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Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:41 pm
by gerbal
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Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:45 pm
by Aggiegrad2011
University of California, Davis

Mean GPA: 3.13
Mean LSAT: 155

Would be fascinating to see how UCD compares to other UCs.

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Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 6:32 pm
by whymeohgodno
gerbal wrote:Johns Hopkins University

Mean GPA: 3.35
Mean LSAT: 161

both avg GPA and LSAT were higher than I expected...
Wow 3.35 average GPA. That's pretty high. I'm guessing my uni to be around there also...seems like almost every private university inflates these days.

Re: what are your "college means" for GPA and LSAT?

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 6:41 pm
by williams55
Would be fascinating to see how UCD compares to other UCs.
UCSB

GPA 3.21
LSAT 155

we always were fairly matched...except for location that is (:

Re: what are your "college means" for GPA and LSAT?

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 6:52 pm
by coolymx
whymeohgodno wrote: Wow 3.35 average GPA. That's pretty high. I'm guessing my uni to be around there also...seems like almost every private university inflates these days.
3.35 is not so bad. I thought it would actually be higher at private universities.

Re: what are your "college means" for GPA and LSAT?

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 7:15 pm
by gerbal
whymeohgodno wrote:
Wow 3.35 average GPA. That's pretty high. I'm guessing my uni to be around there also...seems like almost every private university inflates these days.


3.35 is not so bad. I thought it would actually be higher at private universities.
On second thought, 3.35 is not so high as I think only people with fairly good gpas would be applying to law school.

Re: what are your "college means" for GPA and LSAT?

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 8:06 pm
by ilovesf
gerbal wrote:Johns Hopkins University

Mean GPA: 3.35
Mean LSAT: 161

both avg GPA and LSAT were higher than I expected...
I was going to post mine, but I see someone already did! The GPA is higher than I expected too, but then I thought back to how every time I ever went into the library it was hard to find a place on M, A, or B level, and I realized that Hopkins students just spend way too much time studying.. hence the higher than expected GPA.

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Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 8:27 pm
by soccerfreak
University of Missouri:

LSAT mean: 154
GPA mean: 3.34

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Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 8:30 pm
by 83947368
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Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 8:31 pm
by gerbal
I was going to post mine, but I see someone already did! The GPA is higher than I expected too, but then I thought back to how every time I ever went into the library it was hard to find a place on M, A, or B level, and I realized that Hopkins students just spend way too much time studying.. hence the higher than expected GPA.
FYI I looked up what the avg GPA for all JHU undergraduates have been for the past few years, and they were around a 3.2, pretty close to what I would expect it to be.

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Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 8:32 pm
by 83947368
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Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 8:35 pm
by s0ph1e2007
3.3
165

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Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 8:39 pm
by northwood
where do you find this info,. on lsac's website or on here somewhere??

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Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 8:50 pm
by Barbie
U. South Florida (lol)
3.18/149 (lol!!!)

So uh... does this make me look REALLY bad because I go here, or good because I (somewhat) excelled when few of my kind did :)

Re: what are your "college means" for GPA and LSAT?

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 9:27 pm
by coolymx
s0ph1e2007 wrote:3.3
165
Ivy is indeed in a different league....wow

Re: what are your "college means" for GPA and LSAT?

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 9:27 pm
by coolymx
Barbie wrote:U. South Florida (lol)
3.18/149 (lol!!!)

So uh... does this make me look REALLY bad because I go here, or good because I (somewhat) excelled when few of my kind did :)

lol i'm praying it's the latter!

Re: what are your "college means" for GPA and LSAT?

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 3:09 am
by CaliMizzou
soccerfreak wrote:University of Missouri:

LSAT mean: 154
GPA mean: 3.34
Nice to see another Mizzou student on TLS.

Re: what are your "college means" for GPA and LSAT?

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 11:58 pm
by ajmanyjah
3.35
159

Re: what are your "college means" for GPA and LSAT?

Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 12:08 am
by Pink
University of Utah

3.34
154

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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 4:52 am
by soccerfreak
CaliMizzou wrote:
soccerfreak wrote:University of Missouri:

LSAT mean: 154
GPA mean: 3.34
Nice to see another Mizzou student on TLS.
Heyo! You're the first I've seen as well.

Re: what are your "college means" for GPA and LSAT?

Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:06 am
by fridgeymonster3
3.48
165

Numbers from Pomona College for my '08 graduating class. I assume the GPA is higher then the true college mean.

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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:38 am
by ckdgusdl88
Yale

3.58
166