<p>Given the same LSAT score, how much does the hundreths digit in the GPA calculation matter?</p>
<p>For example, if two students had the same LSAT of 172 but one student had a 3.9 GPA versus a 3.82 GPA for the other student, would the additional 0.08 in GPA make a difference in the admission decision?</p>
<p>Also throw in that the 3.82 GPA is from a college known for grade deflation (UC Berkeley). </p>
<p>Thank you!!</p>
<p>That difference is going to be a fairly big deal for HYS. But, for every school below that probably not much considering your LSAT score and that you are already over median in at least one of the two already.</p>
<p>^ that’s kind of misleading answer… of course if you’re safely in anyway, it doesn’t matter.</p>
<p>what about for schools where you are borderline, are they going to nitpick the hundredth place gpa points or are they going to look first at your extracurriculars or something else?</p>
<p>Go to Law School predictor and plug in your numbers 3.82/172 and the hypothetical 3.9/172. For HYS and C, you’re probably knocked out of contention while the 3.9 has a very strong chance in those places. So the answer is ‘yes’. That eight one hundreths of a point makes a difference.</p>
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<p>It should matter for HYS considering having a 3.82 versus a 3.9 would mean the difference between being closer to the 25th versus the 75th percentile at these schools.</p>
<p>it’s disgusting to know, isn’t it? screw up one final for one class and it’s over :)</p>
<p>Eight one-hundredths of a GPA can make a difference at any school – not just at the top schools. Whether it makes a difference basically depends on the rest of your application. </p>
<p>Also, don’t kid yourself into believing that law schools will consider UCB to be a “college known for grade deflation.” Many, if not most, of the applicants to the top law schools will come from Ivy League schools and other top-10 private universities, all of which have tougher standards than any state school.</p>