Swarthmore prelaw vs Brown prelaw

etselec
Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:21:22 +0000

goldie, I can’t remember exactly where I heard this (possibly on a Swarthmore tour several years ago), but I seem to remember that grad schools (including law and med schools) have GPA “multipliers” to account for grade inflation. Swarthmore has one of the highest multipliers.

It’s possible that having a higher GPA at Brown would give some advantage, but I don’t think it’s enough to warrant choosing Brown over Swat. Swarthmore students haven’t had significant trouble getting into law schools or other grad schools that I’ve heard about.