How should I calculate my GPA as a transfer student? Forum

[kinopy]

Hi, it's my first post here at TLS, I am at the very early stage of studying for LSAT. I studied at a community college for 2 years and then transferred to UC Berkeley for another two years. My GPAs aren't good, community college GPA is 3.64, and Cal GPA is 3.24. When I apply to law schools, will they only consider my University GPA or an average of both?

Thanks!

[Davidbentley]

Both.

[EvilClinton]

very carefully

[nebula666]

average of the two

may be lower/higher depending on the LSAC gpa

[Aawaldrop]

Both, weighted by the number of hours

[Cobretti]

average of the two

may be lower/higher depending on the LSAC gpa

Both, weighted by the number of hours

I love how the physics major in you couldn't let that stand

[Aawaldrop]

average of the two

may be lower/higher depending on the LSAC gpa

Both, weighted by the number of hours

I love how the physics major in you couldn't let that stand

The devil is in the details

[ManOfTheMinute]

Hi, it's my first post here at TLS, I am at the very early stage of studying for LSAT. I studied at a community college for 2 years and then transferred to UC Berkeley for another two years. My GPAs aren't good, community college GPA is 3.64, and Cal GPA is 3.24. When I apply to law schools, will they only consider my University GPA or an average of both?

Thanks!

You kidding me right now? (Point value of letter grade x Units for that course)/Total units taken. Take 10 seconds and search lsac.org

[lmsf]

Hi, it's my first post here at TLS, I am at the very early stage of studying for LSAT. I studied at a community college for 2 years and then transferred to UC Berkeley for another two years. My GPAs aren't good, community college GPA is 3.64, and Cal GPA is 3.24. When I apply to law schools, will they only consider my University GPA or an average of both?

Thanks!

You kidding me right now? (Point value of letter grade x Units for that course)/Total units taken. Take 10 seconds and search lsac.org

What ManOfTheMinute said. My situation is almost exactly the same as yours. Assuming you don't have any D, F, or Not Pass grades (even if you retook them, the LSAC will still count the original grades and the retake grades, and NPs = Fs), and assuming you took approximately the same # of units at each school, you'll probably end up with around a 3.4 GPA. You have a good shot at T14 if you do really well on the LSAT (aim for 170+). PM me if you have any more questions. Good luck!