<p>When law schools are considering GPAs, what do they do as far as calculating the GPA of a student who transferred during their undergraduate career? I had a 3.4 GPA my first year, but last semester (my first at a new university) dropped the bomb and got a 2.9. So, as of now would my GPA (in the eyes of a graduate or law school) be a 3.15 or would they still consider it a 2.9?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I’d like to know the answer to this question too, because I’m definitely in the same boat as you in regards to the whole transfer situation.</p>
<p>The LSDAS separately calculates your GPA for each undergraduate institution you attended. When I applied to law school a few decades back after transferring as an undergraduate, they also included an aggregate, weighted GPA.</p>
<p>[About</a> the LSDAS](<a href=“http://www.lsac.org/applying/lsdas-general-information.asp]About”>http://www.lsac.org/applying/lsdas-general-information.asp)</p>
<p>i have an unrelated LSDAS/LSAC GPA question: does “abusing” the A+ = 4.33 rule get frowned upon?</p>
<p>in other words, i’m a second year poli sci major at uci and my lsac gpa is significantly higher than the school’s, primarily because of the several A+'s i’ve recieved (at least 5 at last count) that make up for my A-'s or B’s.</p>
<p>Oh, my god! I got the same question! I suffer from a very severe medical condition this year (as a freshman) which resulted in a loathed 1.8 GPA in my first semester. My second semester was spent in hospitals too, so I decided to make a complete withdrawal. At this moment, I’m in a recovery process, and have been told I can begin again with summer classes to get on time. I changed institutions, and this one doesn’t pass grades, only transfers the approved credits. Will the results of my GPA this year affect my official GPA for law school? I’m afraid it does, but I was doubtful because my new institution does not count it under any circumstance, for them it’s a new sheet. But, for grad school, what’s the deal? =/</p>
<p>I’m afraid that might very well be the case, dr_roman. LSDAS will require you to send transcripts from both institutions. Now, I do have a question for you: as far as the original institution goes, would they allow you to retake a class in order to wipe out the bad grade and replace it? I had a couple of bad grades at my first UG, but the UG allowed me to retake.</p>
<p>dter: Most UG’s will allow you to remove the original grade from your GPA, but not your transcript. In that case, LSDAS will simply just reinsert it and recalculate your GPA./</p>
<p>Yeah, I think it’s on a school-by-school basis. I had an F with my first UG though and they just changed it to R or something random when I retook the class for an A. I don’t think it even showed on my transcript, but don’t quote me on it. I know it didn’t factor into my LSDAS GPA though.</p>