<p>@back2it To your knowledge, do you know if Management is a less-difficult major (it used to be known as General Business at UMCP). Also, do law schools expect you to have a 4.0 at the end of your undergrad? I noticed that the school that I will be transferring to in the fall has a grading system where A+ and A- are not the same GPA which makes it much more difficult to secure a 4.0.</p>
<p>Your grades are computed by LSAC, not your undergrad. It doesn’t matter how your undergrad weights minuses and pluses. Law schools do not expect you to have a top GPA per se, but the top schools don’t admit many people below a 3.6.</p>
<p>@lovelove93 Sorry, I don’t know anything about that particular major. Just select a major that interests you and that you will be successful in. As for +/-, if your school issues those, LSAC will calculate them a little differently. Type in your school at this link to find out exactly how LSAC calculates your school’s grading: <a href=“http://www.lsac.org/transcriptkeys/igugs-search.aspx”>http://www.lsac.org/transcriptkeys/igugs-search.aspx</a></p>
<p>@demosthenes49 That’s not entirely accurate. A 3.6 and 170+ can get you into several T14 schools.</p>
<p>Yes, a 3.6 and a 170 [url=<a href=“http://www.lawschoolpredictor.com/wp-content/uploads/Law-School-Predictor-Full-Time-Programs.htm]might[/url”>http://www.lawschoolpredictor.com/wp-content/uploads/Law-School-Predictor-Full-Time-Programs.htm]might[/url</a>] get you in to some schools. That’s why I said they don’t admit “many people” and why I didn’t say “they do not admit anyone.” </p>
<p>Thank you all for so many great comments! I did not even know that the LSAC calculates them differently. I still have a lot to learn about. As far as my plans go, I will be the junior this fall and hopefully graduate from my undergrad 2016 and onto law school that fall. I am planning to take my LSAT during the summer of 2015. Does this sound good so far? I have been doing some research online trying to find out when I should take my LSAT, apply for law school, etc. Any advice on that? @back2it @demosthenes49</p>
<p>I’d caution against jumping right from undergrad to law school. A better plan is to go get a year or two of work experience first. That will make you more ready for law school and more attractive to legal employers. I’d also caution about taking the LSAT while still in school. You don’t want to be distracted when building your GPA or your LSAT. Plenty of people take the LSAT while in school and do just fine in both, but you know yourself best and should evaluate what will work best for you.</p>
<p>@demosthenes49 Thank you, I will most likely decide that when I get to my new school (since I am transferring after this semester).</p>