<p>First, the median gpa at U of C is NOT 3.2. It’s above 3.4. </p>
<p>Second, the reason Brown has a high median gpa is that you can choose to take any course you wish S/NC–Brown’s version of pass fail. People don’t take courses they don’t expect to do well in for grades. That doesn’t mean that it’s any easier to get an A or a B at Brown than it is at comparable schools. Plus, Brown doesn’t have pluses and minuses. (For the B+ student, this is a problem. )</p>
<p>There’s a fairly substantial group of students at Brown who just want a degree, and don’t much care about gpa. Many of the theatre kids fall in this group. At other schools, those students HAVE to take every (or almost every) class for a grade and thus bring down the median gpa. At Brown, they tend to take most of their classes S/NC, so their grades aren’t counted when the median gpa is calculated. The fact that the median gpa is higher than at comparable schools doesn’t mean that it’s easier to get an A. The number of courses and grades per student counted to calculate that median gpa is a heck of lot lower than at colleges where grades are mandatory.</p>
<p>That’s the reason why Brown has a high median gpa.</p>
<p>jonri - Your post is filled with unwarranted assumptions. Where are my errors?</p>
<p>Does my post contradict your second point in anyway? No. I never said UChicago had a more rigorous curve or Brown has a generous curve.</p>
<p>Also, I said it’s easier to get a 3.9 at Brown (because students can choose to pass/fail classes that they aren’t sure about which I omitted). Did I ever say it’s easier to get an A at Brown compared to UChicago? No.</p>
<p>And, what is your source for “the median gpa at U of C is NOT 3.2. It’s above 3.4.”</p>
<p>If you are someone who had done well on the LSAT, it looks like your skill with RC is all but gone.</p>
You then went on to use U Chicago and Brown as examples. IMO, it’s clear that you were claiming that the curve at U of C is a lot tougher than that at Brown. </p>
<p>Before asking me to post a cite for my claim that the median gpa at U of C is above 3.4, why don’t you post one supporting your statement it’s 3.2? </p>
<p>When you do, I’ll give you a cite which proves you wrong.</p>
<p>And BTW, insulting other posters isn’t a smart strategy for people asking info about admissions. I’ll make sure I don’t answer any of your questions in the future.</p>
<p>IvyPBear, like the fake YLS student here, frequently posts incorrect info here as well. I just stopped reading his posts. No point in feeding the ■■■■■.</p>
<p>What kind of ECs are recommended in UG to get into the top law schools? Do I have to do things related to law, or can I just do whatever interests me? Right now I’m thinking of doing club sports and maybe the Asian students club or something.
Is that OK, or should I join some more ‘academic’ clubs?</p>
<p>What kind of ECs are recommended in UG to get into the top law schools? Do I have to do things related to law, or can I just do whatever interests me? Right now I’m thinking of doing club sports and maybe the Asian students club or something.
Is that OK, or should I join some more ‘academic’ clubs?</p>
<p>EC’s matter VERY minimally. do whatever interests you. they will choose the borderline autistic loner with a 3.9 over the sociable joiner with a 3.6 every time (assuming similar LSAT scores).</p>
<p>jonri - granted, this info is dated, but there’s the source: [Grade</a> inflation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“Grade inflation - Wikipedia”>Grade inflation - Wikipedia). I hope you have a source, and it’s newer and 3.4. It may be true that GPA has increased.</p>
<p>“frequently posts incorrect info here as well. I just stopped reading his posts. No point in feeding the ■■■■■.”</p>
<p>flowerhead - You didn’t attend Stanford. You shouldn’t feel so authoritative. Perspectives often matters the most, since objectivity is often elusive. Guess they didn’t teach you that at which ever law school you attended. Just because you and I have different perspectives, probably due to different undergraduate experiences, you should probably show some maturity by respecting diverse views (don’t disgrace Georgetown by being so narrow minded). Labeling people who don’t agree with you as “■■■■■” make me question whether you actually graduate from Georgetown and got into Stanford Law. I think even some juniors at a 2nd tier state university would know it’s best not to engage in labeling, because it makes you sound like a immature high school student.</p>
<p>IvyPBear sounds arrogant as usually. However, based on his comments from other posts, he sounds very legit, though very elitist. I would guess he’s probably a 30 year old who graduate top 5% or 10% from a top school. I actually respect him because he never refrains from sharing his views, even views on how other schools are better than his (which contrasts sharply against most CCers’ ultra defensive attitudes for their schools).</p>