The Official September 2017 Study Group Forum

[oopsu812]

IT SUCKS DOESN'T IT.

It's pretty unfair, especially since the percentage range of your A isn't any bigger than the percentage range of my A+ and A together. It would be a bit more fair if it was at least easier for you to get an A than it was for me.

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At my school, A+s are rarely given out in classes where you write papers. I'd say I can pull As without much effort, but breaking the 90% barrier seems to mean I need to talk to the prof and figure out exactly what they're looking for. I've also had a couple professors say that they just don't give them out period, lol. Meanwhile I have straight A+s in every class I've taken that was maths based. It wouldn't surprise me if profs are less willing to give out 90%+ when there's a distinction between that and 85% - 89%, than when it's all the same. It's not like the % is on your transcript.

What is the percentage ranges breakdown for grades at your university?

90+ - A+
85-89 - A
80 - 84 - A-

and so on

[Alexandros]

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[twiix]

Oh shit. Just realized my GPA is gonna be lower than I thought because A-s are 3.67, not 3.7. Shit.
Anyone now if 7sage's GPA predictor is accurate? That's what I've been using.

Just had a miniature heart attack but then I realized my calculator was right http://www.lawpad.com/gpa_calculator/
since my gpa is riddled with A-'s. you're fine relax.

Yeah I've been calculating my gpa using those calculators the whole time, so that was already accounted for. I dunno why I was flipping out.

Thank you all for the advice earlier! How long did it take you all to work through the Powerscore books ? They're pretty huge so i was giving myself a month


Also 3.67 as an A- sucks. Its what my university does (no A+ at my school either ) so at least no surprises with lsac

IT SUCKS DOESN'T IT.

Its sucks but being polisci afforded me 3.8 so in case i have a bad spring '17 semester I should be still "competitive". Honestly it's the LSAT that sucks to me anyways right now it's like 165 or bust as we all know or heard you can have a 3.4 and go to HLS if your lsat score is beautiful. Don't worry on GPA too much its not weighted as much as in LSAT in admissions anyhow!

Alex has dope af gpa, I'm the resident splitter lol. But yes the H/S dream remains a glimmer of hope in my world.

resident splitter kid gtfo. im sub 3. smd

[dj9i27]

Oh shit. Just realized my GPA is gonna be lower than I thought because A-s are 3.67, not 3.7. Shit.
Anyone now if 7sage's GPA predictor is accurate? That's what I've been using.

Just had a miniature heart attack but then I realized my calculator was right http://www.lawpad.com/gpa_calculator/
since my gpa is riddled with A-'s. you're fine relax.

Yeah I've been calculating my gpa using those calculators the whole time, so that was already accounted for. I dunno why I was flipping out.

Thank you all for the advice earlier! How long did it take you all to work through the Powerscore books ? They're pretty huge so i was giving myself a month


Also 3.67 as an A- sucks. Its what my university does (no A+ at my school either ) so at least no surprises with lsac

IT SUCKS DOESN'T IT.

Its sucks but being polisci afforded me 3.8 so in case i have a bad spring '17 semester I should be still "competitive". Honestly it's the LSAT that sucks to me anyways right now it's like 165 or bust as we all know or heard you can have a 3.4 and go to HLS if your lsat score is beautiful. Don't worry on GPA too much its not weighted as much as in LSAT in admissions anyhow!

Alex has dope af gpa, I'm the resident splitter lol. But yes the H/S dream remains a glimmer of hope in my world.

resident splitter kid gtfo. im sub 3. smd

Is it bad that I think with a 179 or up you do have a chance at T4? I'm super optimistic tho, below the 25 is below the 25 imo

[oopsu812]

Yeah, the first time I ever heard PoliSci described as a good study programme for a high GPA was on this website, so there must be something different in N California than in the rest of the country, because it certainly wouldn't be my choice. The class averages in my PoliSci courses are much much lower than in my Maths and Economics courses.

Math here is brutally difficult, but other than that same here. Always like wot when I see it recommended as a program for an easy high GPA. Thought I was insane so glad you agree.

Well, I was talking more about economics type math, not math degree type math. Apart from Econometrics, it's very easy.

But yeah, I wouldn't recommend PoliSci in N California if all you care about is a high GPA. I'd recommend Health Sciences - now THAT stuff is inflated here.

[CottonHarvest]

IT SUCKS DOESN'T IT.

It's pretty unfair, especially since the percentage range of your A isn't any bigger than the percentage range of my A+ and A together. It would be a bit more fair if it was at least easier for you to get an A than it was for me.

.

At my school, A+s are rarely given out in classes where you write papers. I'd say I can pull As without much effort, but breaking the 90% barrier seems to mean I need to talk to the prof and figure out exactly what they're looking for. I've also had a couple professors say that they just don't give them out period, lol. Meanwhile I have straight A+s in every class I've taken that was maths based. It wouldn't surprise me if profs are less willing to give out 90%+ when there's a distinction between that and 85% - 89%, than when it's all the same. It's not like the % is on your transcript.

What is the percentage ranges breakdown for grades at your university?

90+ - A+
85-89 - A
80 - 84 - A-

and so on

Wow, my university is:
93+- A
90-93-A-
87-90- B+ and so on

[Alexandros]

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[oopsu812]

What is the percentage ranges breakdown for grades at your university?

90+ - A+
85-89 - A
80 - 84 - A-

and so on

Wow, my university is:
93+- A
90-93-A-
87-90- B+ and so on

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Yup. I've had a prof ask me if they could keep my paper as an example for future students, saying that it was amazing and way above a 1st year level, and it was only a 93%. You just don't get high 90s here unless the grading is completely objective. Not trying to brag, just trying to illustrate the point.

(don't quote this part) On the flip side, growing up and seeing American media, I always thought it was crazy that y'all could get literally perfect grades in a writing based class.

[Alexandros]

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[oopsu812]

What is the percentage ranges breakdown for grades at your university?

90+ - A+
85-89 - A
80 - 84 - A-

and so on

Wow, my university is:
93+- A
90-93-A-
87-90- B+ and so on

.

Yup. I've had a prof ask me if they could keep my paper as an example for future students, saying that it was amazing and way above a 1st year level, and it was only a 93%. You just don't get high 90s here unless the grading is completely objective. Not trying to brag, just trying to illustrate the point.

+1
Literally five students out of 650+ got a 90 or higher my (multiple-choice) PoliSci midterm.

It's a wake up call, eh? I'm pretty sure the median final grades for my PoliSci classes tend to be around C+.

[oopsu812]

Wow, going from drinking multiple times a week, to not once in 4 months really screws with your tolerance. Yikes.

I'm going to crack open the LR book tomorrow. I'm not taking the LSAT anymore, but it can't hurt to familiarise myself with some of the logic. I'd love to get comfortable with necessary and sufficient assumptions ASAP.

[dj9i27]

Wow, going from drinking multiple times a week, to not once in 4 months really screws with your tolerance. Yikes.

I'm going to crack open the LR book tomorrow. I'm not taking the LSAT anymore, but it can't hurt to familiarise myself with some of the logic. I'd love to get comfortable with necessary and sufficient assumptions ASAP.

y u no take lsat
did Stanny say something to you?

[oopsu812]

Wow, going from drinking multiple times a week, to not once in 4 months really screws with your tolerance. Yikes.

I'm going to crack open the LR book tomorrow. I'm not taking the LSAT anymore, but it can't hurt to familiarise myself with some of the logic. I'd love to get comfortable with necessary and sufficient assumptions ASAP.

y u no take lsat
did Stanny say something to you?

Sorry, I'm not taking the LSAT this September. It just doesn't make much sense when I still have 2 years of UG left, and want to get a Masters and WE before LS.

[dj9i27]

Wow, going from drinking multiple times a week, to not once in 4 months really screws with your tolerance. Yikes.

I'm going to crack open the LR book tomorrow. I'm not taking the LSAT anymore, but it can't hurt to familiarise myself with some of the logic. I'd love to get comfortable with necessary and sufficient assumptions ASAP.

y u no take lsat
did Stanny say something to you?

Sorry, I'm not taking the LSAT this September. It just doesn't make much sense when I still have 2 years of UG left, and want to get a Masters and WE before LS.

Oh so you are definitely taking (wink wink)
Also what masters degree? is it a failsafe?

[dj9i27]

Also, now I'm the Stanny Guneia Pig... Oh boy.

[Alexandros]

Wow, going from drinking multiple times a week, to not once in 4 months really screws with your tolerance. Yikes.

I'm going to crack open the LR book tomorrow. I'm not taking the LSAT anymore, but it can't hurt to familiarise myself with some of the logic. I'd love to get comfortable with necessary and sufficient assumptions ASAP.

y u no take lsat
did Stanny say something to you?

Sorry, I'm not taking the LSAT this September. It just doesn't make much sense when I still have 2 years of UG left, and want to get a Masters and WE before LS.

Right choice, imo.

... although the amount of people ITT actually taking in Sept 2017 is growing slim....

[dj9i27]

Wow, going from drinking multiple times a week, to not once in 4 months really screws with your tolerance. Yikes.

I'm going to crack open the LR book tomorrow. I'm not taking the LSAT anymore, but it can't hurt to familiarise myself with some of the logic. I'd love to get comfortable with necessary and sufficient assumptions ASAP.

y u no take lsat
did Stanny say something to you?

Sorry, I'm not taking the LSAT this September. It just doesn't make much sense when I still have 2 years of UG left, and want to get a Masters and WE before LS.

Right choice, imo.

... although the amount of people ITT actually taking in Sept 2017 is growing slim....

suh dude

[oopsu812]

Wow, going from drinking multiple times a week, to not once in 4 months really screws with your tolerance. Yikes.

I'm going to crack open the LR book tomorrow. I'm not taking the LSAT anymore, but it can't hurt to familiarise myself with some of the logic. I'd love to get comfortable with necessary and sufficient assumptions ASAP.

y u no take lsat
did Stanny say something to you?

Sorry, I'm not taking the LSAT this September. It just doesn't make much sense when I still have 2 years of UG left, and want to get a Masters and WE before LS.

Right choice, imo.

... although the amount of people ITT actually taking in Sept 2017 is growing slim....

It's absolutely the right choice, as much as I wish I could take it now.

Lol yeah, this thread is mostly 5 or so people chatting about general things.

[Alexandros]

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[Mikey]

I miss sweet

[Alexandros]

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[dj9i27]

Wow, going from drinking multiple times a week, to not once in 4 months really screws with your tolerance. Yikes.

I'm going to crack open the LR book tomorrow. I'm not taking the LSAT anymore, but it can't hurt to familiarise myself with some of the logic. I'd love to get comfortable with necessary and sufficient assumptions ASAP.

y u no take lsat
did Stanny say something to you?

Sorry, I'm not taking the LSAT this September. It just doesn't make much sense when I still have 2 years of UG left, and want to get a Masters and WE before LS.

Right choice, imo.

... although the amount of people ITT actually taking in Sept 2017 is growing slim....

suh dude

You're the only one left now, dude.
This thread should be renamed "DJ's personal LSAT study thread."

"Watch him cry about not getting into S as well"

[Alexandros]

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[dj9i27]

"Distract him while he tries to do LR"

Rare video of you guys watching my cycle *Big if true

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[Alexandros]

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