Basic Question About GPA From Undergrad

Graduate School
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<p>I'm a freshman at Georgetown and I'm almost certain I want to do law school or some kind of grad school. I'm majoring in government/polisci with a possible second major or a minor in Chinese. I dicked around a little too much this year and will probably end the year with a 3.2-3.3 GPA. I know that's nothing to be ashamed of but I just have some basic questions about how GPAs are evaluated in grad school admissions.</p>

<p>Will the rigor of my undergrad experience be considered? Are all GPAs created equal? In other words, would a law school take into consideration that a 3.3 GPA at Georgetown is different than a GPA at a less competitive school? </p>

<p>Thank yall in advance.</p>

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<p>Law school admissions are completely different from graduate school admissions. The quick summary is they are highly numbers oriented with your GPA and LSAT scores at the heart of the process. You’ll find plenty of information on the Law School forum: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/law-school/[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/law-school/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>For graduate school admissions the process is much more complex. Review the first couple pages of the “Grad School Admissions 101” for a quick introduction: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/graduate-school/348756-graduate-school-admissions-101-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/graduate-school/348756-graduate-school-admissions-101-a.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;