How do schools look at improving scores
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 4:19 pm
This might have been brought up before, but I couldn't seem to find a post regarding it.
On the LSAC website, it says schools tend to look favorably (at least relatively) upon candidates whose grades improve over time.
I understand that some claims the LSAC makes need to be taken with a grain of salt, but in everyone's prior experience, how seriously would you take this statement?
Personally, I'm aiming for T14. My cumulative GPA is a 3.54, which is chump change for T14. However, the poor grades were due to my abysmal first year at college (2.8, 3.2). As a junior, going on senior, my cume for the past four semesters is a 3.78, with a double major (3.7, 3.92, 3.68, 3.89). The difference between schools only considering my total cume and considering my GPA per semester may be the difference between being completely out of range for my top choices and being nearly in the median for them.
As a side note, the highest grade my school gives out is an A, so my cume should be pretty much on par with my official CAS GPA. I'm not expecting any significant drops or gains in that department.
On the LSAC website, it says schools tend to look favorably (at least relatively) upon candidates whose grades improve over time.
I understand that some claims the LSAC makes need to be taken with a grain of salt, but in everyone's prior experience, how seriously would you take this statement?
Personally, I'm aiming for T14. My cumulative GPA is a 3.54, which is chump change for T14. However, the poor grades were due to my abysmal first year at college (2.8, 3.2). As a junior, going on senior, my cume for the past four semesters is a 3.78, with a double major (3.7, 3.92, 3.68, 3.89). The difference between schools only considering my total cume and considering my GPA per semester may be the difference between being completely out of range for my top choices and being nearly in the median for them.
As a side note, the highest grade my school gives out is an A, so my cume should be pretty much on par with my official CAS GPA. I'm not expecting any significant drops or gains in that department.