Bad CC gpa, am I screwed?

Neonzeus
Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:39:27 +0000

I don’t believe it is true that they will look at undergrad grades differently based on my kid’s and some of his friends’ experiences. Undergrad GPA from all colleges and the LSAT were calculated and sent out to schools with an index number. Only one GPA was submitted for all undergrad institutions my kid attended. It was a very mathematical process. You may see that the difference between a 3.7 and a 3.63 will not actually affect your index number much for many schools (your index number will vary for different schools).

You’re free to submit an additional personal statement explaining grades. However, in my opinion the schools were predictable. They appeared unlikely to admit anyone whose GPA or LSAT was signficantly lower than their published ranges - perhaps because of the impact on ratings, or perhaps the large volume of qualified applicants makes it unnecessary. My kid made it onto some wait lists that I didn’t expect and got into schools where his stats were on the low end of their admitted student profiles, but I generally felt that the information on lawschoolnumbers and the LSAC site was a useful predictor of admission chances.