<p>I go to a prestigious LAC (top 3), and have a 3.67...if I stay on campus I can boost my GPA (maybe to 3.71) and work on teacher recs...or I can go abroad and have fun in Edinburgh, and hopefully get a 4.</p>
<p>What should I do?</p>
<p>Also, does the course Logic help for the LSAT</p>
<p>Many study abroad programs will count toward your LSAC GPA. So if you can get the 4.0, you will be able to study abroad, have fun in Edinburgh and boost your GPA.</p>
<p>Gotta admit, my d’s study abroad program in Italy had the same positive effect on her gpa. She was lucky enough to have an absolutely wonderful semester, get the 4.0 and it did raise her overall gpa just a bit.
My d’s program was sponsored by Wells college - she get a transcript through Wells and that had to be sent to LSAC. So though the study abroad grades were not counted by her own UG school, the grades were included in her LSAC gpa.</p>
<p>Hey.</p>
<p>Go to the Career Center. Near the back, there’s a partially-hidden, big niche with shelves that carry texts and catalogs organized by professional fields. Look under “Law” and there will be a binder with “Action Report” written on its spine. Consult that for GPA/LSAT grids that span a ten year period. This is an answer to one of your earlier questions.</p>
<p>I’m taking Logic with Alex George right now… It’s a chill course, enjoyable, laid back. It’s very easy to either do exceedingly well or extremely poorly, or even somewhere in between. It doesn’t have a significant direct impact on your LSAT performance, but it will certainly get you thinking along many different lines, and that’s a good thing. Let me know if you’d like a copy of the most recent syllabus.</p>
<p>Go abroad - law schools love it when students experience other cultures. Definitely take the Logic class. That is one of the key pieces of advice I give to anyone thinking about law school. As you probably know, there is an entire section on “Logic Games” on the LSAT. The stronger your foundation is in logic, the better you will perform on that section, which could make or break your LSAT score. Additionally, the other sections of the LSAT involve a certain amount of logic, so it is a no-lose proposition to take that class. Good luck!</p>
<p>What makes you think you can get a 4.0 on the study abroad program?</p>
<p>Is the grading from schools in UK harder or easier than USA? My daughter is thinking of King’s College in London.</p>