<p>I know this has probably been asked a lot, however I have a bit of a unique situation. I attended a private high school in which I received a High School Diploma and what not, however I attended college courses and received high school and college credit for my courses at a state university. Now, I was wondering if anyone knew or had any experience on whether the GPA from my high school would count towards my GPA that the law schools look at. My GPA was not horrible by any means(3.6), however it was not amazing either. Also I was wondering if they do count it, if law schools would look at the fact that I began college at 16 and weigh that.</p>
<p>If they do count these courses towards my GPA, then I will most likely end up with a 3.7 and from what I understand the difference between a 3.7 and a 3.9 is astronomical, and that even with a great lsat, it may hinder by ability to get in a t-14 school.</p>
<p>You will need to send in transcripts from ALL colleges you attended. That means that yes the college courses you took before college will count for your GPA.</p>
<p>Aztec is correct. This might be an appropriate situation for an addendum, a (BRIEF) explanation of a part of your application, submitted in addition to your transcript, score report, personal statement, etc. Anna Ivey's book has good advice on addenda.</p>
<p>I know this is a very big assumption as I have never taken the LSAT, but I am looking for goals so ignore the plausibility of this temporarily.</p>
<p>Also, I was wondering how retaking courses affect GPA, for example. Lets say I scored a B in my honors Composition 2 class. If I retook composition 2 at my current school would it overwrite the GPA for the Law school GPA?</p>
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Lets say I scored a B in my honors Composition 2 class. If I retook composition 2 at my current school would it overwrite the GPA for the Law school GPA?
<p>I think this is going to become a really BIG issue for HS kids and their parents to understand once people realize that some classes taken in HS count towards law school. I am sure this info is not filtering down to these HS kids (unless of course they come to these boards) </p>
<p>This may also include IB Classes (someone correct me if I am wrong as I have very little knowledge of these IB Diploma's). But from what I have read on these boards, I think IB courses may count too).</p>
<p>Personally, I think it is ridiculous that classes taken as a 15 or 16 year old in HS count towards Law school admission- but what do I know. I can somewhat buy into the idea of limiting the amount of credits (cap it at 6 to 12 credits). But more than that seems like a bad idea.</p>
<p>^IB classes are not taken at community colleges or 4 year colleges, but at high schools, so I'm 99.9% sure that they do not count towards law school.</p>
<p>Someone really needs to make it clear to high school students that if they take a CC or university class for credit either during the year or during the summer the grade stays with them and a poor one could hurt for med or law school.</p>
<p>venak- classes taken at high schools that EARN college credit do count for law school.
D # 2 who is not applying to law school, took Spanish 5 in affiliation with Adelphi U at her local HS. My understanding is- if she were applying to law school, her "high school" Spanish 5 grade would count as she did receive college credit and she would need to submit a transcript from Adelphi U. </p>
<p>-so point is that some classes taken in a high school setting, (and I am not sure if IB classes count) in addition to enrichment classes taken at a local community collge or local U are taken into account for law school GPA.</p>
<p>I agree, I do not think that most HS kids are aware of this.</p>
<p>My impression of the rule has always been that anything which produces a transcript at a college needs to be sent in. Since IB classes don't (usually, at least) do this, they wouldn't need to be sent.</p>
<p>Yeah, I had no idea. I was actually told by my counselor it would not of counted. If I would of known this I would of taken a less challenging load while at my dual enrollment program. I participated in honors classes at the college(in which I received a B in one of those classes.) and a couple of my B's were in things such as acting to, which I loved, but just was not great at.</p>
<p>I am still trying to figure out how this will end up affecting my ability to get into a top 3, most notably Stanford. I have community service/athletics/many clubs/ 2 internships and possible a third internship with one of the top trial lawyers in the nation.</p>
<p>For IB and AP classes if you get college credit, at least at my college, it appears on your transcript without a grade. Therefore, getting a B in an AP class or a 4 on an AP exam will not count towards your GPA.</p>
<p>I'm not sure how dual enrollment works though. If the grades are part of a college transcript then I'm pretty sure they go towards law and grad school. If the grades are part of a high school transcript does the college still record your grades as part of your file and does it go on your transcript from that school?</p>