<p>Hi, I'm a student at a canadian university and am thinking about applying for law at Yale this fall. I just wanted to know how Yale treats transcrips from other countries. I have a 3.93 GPA on our 4.3 scale. That's about an 87-88 average, but how does Yale compare that to American students whose percentage averages are 97% (A 3.9 in your american system). Up here, the average GPA for accepted applicants for law is 3.6 to 3.8. I hope they take into account that percentage wise, Canadian universities are tougher. An A- is an 80 to 85 percent, tht's only a B- or B in the states, but like I said we're graded more stringently up here. Anyone know how this works?</p>
<p>Edit: I din't mention that I haven't taken the LSAT yet, but I'm expecting over 170 based on my practise score and another test. What importance is accorded to the LSAT versus GPA? Does it change for international students?</p>
<p>I mean, the average Canadian university is probably graded more stringently than the AVERAGE American uni, but remember that you're looking at some very tough, top schools here...they're not going to be lenient about anyone's grading. I don't think they'll evaluate your transcript based on the fact that you go to a Canadian uni...it really depends which uni it is! I"m sure YLS knows the comparative difficulty of various schools in Canada and can judge based on that. </p>
<p>It's hard to say who's going to get into YLS...it's REALLY really difficult...most selective in America, I believe. Good luck, though!</p>