Double Undergrad Question

[roswald]

<p>Hello All,</p>

<p>I have a some what rather unique situation.</p>

<p>I have a BS in Electrical Engineering from UC Davis with a not so impressive GPA (2.5), but I recently also acquired a degree in Psychology (4.0 GPA; Sacramento State) and Economics (3.8 GPA; Sacramento State), and I was wondering how they will calculate my GPA in the top tier schools.</p>

<p>Any idea?</p>

[roswald]

<p>quick note:</p>

<p>they = law schools</p>

[Wildflower]

<p>For admission purposes your GPA is the GPA you have for the first degree. So whichever degree you got first pretty much determines your competitiveness. </p>

<p>It won’t look good that you get the better GPA from a “lesser” school. It’ll look suspect.</p>

[sybbie719]

<p>You must send to the LSAC official transcripts for every college you attended. However, when calculating you LSAC GPA, they will only use grades you acquired before your first bachelors degree.</p>

<p>from Page 28</p>

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Grades Excluded From Conversion</p>

<p> Withdraw,Withdraw/Pass—only if the issuing school considers the grade nonpunitive.</p>

<p> Incomplete—only if the issuing school considers the grade nonpunitive.</p>

<p> Those given for remedial courses only if the transcript clearly indicates they are remedial.</p>

<p> Those awarded after the first undergraduate degree was received.</p>

<p> Those assigned no measure of credit by the granting institution, regardless of the
grade. Physical Education, Practical Art, Practical Music, and ROTC courses that
are assigned credit will be included in the LSDAS summary even if the granting
institution does not include these courses in its calculation of a GPA.</p>

<p> Passing grades from systems of one or two passing grades (e.g., Pass/Fail,
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Credit/No Credit, or Honors/Pass/Fail, High
Pass/Pass/Fail), and those for which conversion rules cannot be formulated,
including courses for which a transcript gives only narratives or descriptions.
Credits for the work in these courses are totaled and reported separately as
unconverted credits (see next page).</p>

<p>Grade symbols that have multiple meanings at the issuing school, and the
issuing school’s registrar is unable to confirm whether course credit was
attempted (such as NC=either No Credit Attempted or No Credit Awarded, etc.).
The total number of credits usually assigned to the particular type of course
will appear on the applicant’s LSDAS summary, but will not be included in the GPA calculation.</p>

<p> Withdrawal grades that signify failure (such as WF=Withdraw/Fail,
WU=Withdrew Unsatisfactory, WNP=Withdrew Not Passing) if the
issuing school considers the grade nonpunitive. The total number of credits
assigned to these grades will appear on the applicant’s LSDAS summary, but will
not be included in the GPA calculation.</p>

<p> The original grade for a repeated course when the transcript does not show both
the grade and the units for the original attempt. The total number of credits
assigned to these grades will appear on the applicant’s LSDAS summary, but will
not be included in the GPA calculation.</p>

<p> A No Credit grade that does not signify failure and for which no attempt at credit
was made (e.g., NC=No Credit/Withdraw, or NC=No Credit Attempted).</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.lsac.org/pdfs/2008-2009/InformationBook08web.pdf[/url]”>http://www.lsac.org/pdfs/2008-2009/InformationBook08web.pdf&lt;/a&gt;

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