<p>Hi-</p>
<p>I like heading over to the "Law School" section and noticed that Law Schools include bad grades when calculating your LSAC ( I think that's what it is called?) GPA. </p>
<p>Do grad schools do the same thing? Do they simply take your offical GPA from your college, or do they do calculations on their own? I know some schools only calculate the last 2 years. How does that work? Finally, what about courses taken through community college or extension programs? Do those get calculated into your over all GPA? Even if you didn't transfer the course?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Yep. Everything counts. Unfortunately, regular grad school doesn’t have a unified credentials system like Law School admissions uses.</p>
<p>When you apply to graduate schools, you’ll be required to send official copies of all your transcripts. This can be a HUGE PITA for ex-military folks (or their kids) who may have credit from half a dozen or more schools. The application forms will have a place for your GPA from each school you attended - you just copy it from the corresponding school’s transcript.</p>
<p>As you note, in some cases, additional weight is placed on major GPA and/or your last 2 years. I don’t recall actually having to calculate this myself, but some schools might ask you to do so.</p>
<p>Don’t overthink this - GPA is pretty simple in nearly all cases.</p>
<p>Thanks for your help. :)</p>