<p>These questions go, for the most part, to those of you that have applied to law school before (or currently applying) and understand the process --moderators please share too.</p>
<p>How does one calculate one's GPA when applying to law school? Does this include high school GPA? What about when submitting transcripts? Does one send high school transcripts?</p>
<p>I ask these questions because I did two years of college while in high school, and consequently, wonder if I will have to submit these or not. These two years of college while in high school were decent, although not what I desired (3.7 GPA).</p>
<p>I am wondering if I will get a fresh start once I start at a new college --especially since I applied as a freshman--, or if this will be a part of my higher education record that I have to carry with me for years to come. I also wonder how a master's degree will be looked at by law schools, as I am interested in pursuing one for different reasons --personal enrichment one of them. Please advice.</p>
<p>Law schools are concerned only with college grades and do not ask for high school transcripts. Those college courses taken while in high school are meaningless unless both the course and the grade are part of your college transcript. For that you need to check with the college you are going to. There are many that might give credit for some of those college courses taken while in high school, although few colleges will actually count your grades for them. Getting a master's degree before applying to law school can be a plus factor for admission as long as you do well.</p>
<p>Get answers to questions like these straight from the site of the Law School Admissions Council. FAQs there state as follows:</p>
<p>"Transcripts you should have sent include: </p>
<p>undergraduate and graduate schools
law/medical/professional schools
schools attended for summer or evening courses
schools attended even though a degree was never received
schools from which you took college-level courses while in high school even though they were for high school credit
schools that sponsored your exchange or cooperative program abroad "</p>
<p>Please note this is a direct quote from the Law School Admissions Council's webpage.</p>