<p>Anyone who is serious about law school knows that grades and LSAT score are the two most important parts of your application. But my question is concerning grades. What are they looking for, a high GPA or high letter grades? For example, is it acceptable to have a 3.8, even if there are a few B-'s or even C+'s scattered about the transcript? Or is the point to have no bad grades, regardless of the GPA? Though obviously high individual grades and a high GPA tend to go hand in hand, it is certainly possible over four years to have some aberrations.</p>
<p>I'm just curious because I tend to get perfect grades in my Poli Sci major and less-good grades in my Econ major, which I really like and enjoy despite my worse performance in it. (I'm not just in it for the grades, I want to major in those things that interest me.) My reasoning is so long as I keep the GPA good, a habit of B's won't kill me for a good law school. </p>
<p>Is this legit? Is all they look at overall GPA, or do I need to keep all less-than-spectacular letters off my transcript? </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>