<p>Say you finish an excellent/good state/private university with a BA and your GPA is 4.0. However, you went to a Community College first, was an excellent student and managed to get a 4.0 in the 2 years you were there. Flash forward to the rest of your 2 years at a university and once again get a good GPA. Say you end up with a combined 3.8-4.0 GPA from a great school (I'm assuming they combine the two GPAs?) and want to apply to HYPS law schools. 1) They will see that you went to a CC, right ? 2) Will they come to the conclusion that your great GPA is in part because of your days at the CC ? (Perhaps they're biased and think CCs are "easy" in general?) 3) Does anyone recommend NOT going to a CC for the first 1 or 2 years if they plan on going to law school in the future, or does CC have no effect on law school admissions ? (Btw, I'm not implying that this hypothetical CC is particularly easy. Let's just say it is nationally recognized, etc.).</p>
<p>As long as you performed well at your university, you'll show that your grades at your CC weren't a fluke.</p>
<p>"want to apply to HYPS law schools"</p>
<p>A 4.0 is a terrific gpa. But even with that gpa, P's lawschool will be very hard to get into .</p>
<p>Princeton doesn't have a law school.</p>
<p>As long as your LSAT scores reflect what your GPA is saying they could really care less.</p>
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<p>Almost as hard as their medical school and business school.</p>
<p>Quick question about this actually. I'm curious do ALL classes taken in college count in this manner. For example I went to a Community College for two years and while there had to take some classes that were remedial. Would those classes actually count, or are law schools only going to look at the college level classes that I took?</p>
<p>When you transferred to a four year school, your GPA was every class you took from the CC, including remedial math classes. I was not aware of this either until I was done with a refresher remedial math course (intensified basic algebra, I hadn't had math in 7 years) so I kinda slacked off at the end and pulled a C, instead of an A or B. If the CC GPA improves your overall undergrad GPA, then report it, if not, omit it. Some law schools might not give you the option though</p>
<p>"If the CC GPA improves your overall undergrad GPA, then report it, if not, omit it. Some law schools might not give you the option though"</p>
<p>It is my understanding that you must report any institution attended after high school to the LSAC. The LSAC calculates your gpa for all law schools. You may not pick and choose which grades you report.</p>
<p>Also, someday when you finish Law School and apply to the State Bar, you could be denied entrance if they discover that you purposefully omitted a transcript. It's not worth the risk after spending over 100k on 3 years of Law School.</p>