<p>Do you think that law schools would look unfavorably at someone that takes about 3 or 4 classes over the summer at a community college? My GPA right now is pretty decent (3.77), but hopefully getting these easy A's will create a comfortable buffer. I also wanted to take some courses that seem interesting, like Human Sexuality that my school doesn't really offer. If I end up taking about 30-40 units during UG at a community college in addition to those at my 4 year, will this look suspicious to law schools?</p>
<p>i’m not sure, but i doubt it will hurt you.</p>
<p>i mean, worst they can do is remove the cc classes from the equation. they can’t hurt you for taking extra classes. </p>
<p>best case scenario, they don’t give a damn and you get a nice gpa boost.</p>
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<p>They most certainly can and, I think, probably will. Admissions committees don’t usually pay attention to strength of schedule, but dramatic moves like this–going to a community college–are bound to show up, and taking high numbers of units is bound to raise a red flag.</p>
<p>It’s a sign of trying to exploit a loophole in the system; admissions committees aren’t idiots and will see right through what you’re doing. And it’s very, very possible that that will indicate running away from challenges, gaming the system, and other red flags.</p>
<p>They most certainly can hold it against you, and in my opinion they probably will.</p>
<p>With an established strong 3.7 GPA, taking a couple of cc courses to raise that will not be a detriment, higher GPA will only help in the admissions process.</p>
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<p>Yes…</p>
<p>Remember that you must submit all transcritps. It will be easy to see that 30-40 credits at the CC level especially for courses you do not need is nothing but a ploy to raise your GPA and overall will not help your cause. Save your money do well in your current school making sure that you have courses that provide depth and breadth.</p>
<p>He’s not talking about a couple of courses. He’s talking about thirty to forty units. That’s huge.</p>
<p>Usually, colleges do not mix grade point averages. You will have two transcripts with two different GPAs (one CC, one four-year). You might want to check that if you haven’t already. That has always been one of the benefits of transferring if the first year or two aren’t pretty: you start over.</p>
<p>In law school (or medical school) applications, you do not get to start over. Colleges don’t mix the grade point averages, but the centralized clearinghouses that handle professional school applications will.</p>
<p>Sorry for hijacking thread, didn’t think it necessary to make a new one. I have three questions.</p>
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<li><p>I took an intro course (embrassingly easy one) at a CC the summer after my sophomore year of HIGH SCHOOL. Will this be included in my final GPA for law school? I’m assuming this won’t hurt me since I obviously did not take it to ‘game’ the system.</p></li>
<li><p>At what point will colleges begin to frown? I’m thinking about getting some distribution requirements out of the way (science). The reason for taking it at a CC is primarily so I have room in my college schedule for things I really want to take.</p></li>
<li><p>Why are law schools so righteous all of a sudden? First they don’t care about your major. Then they scoff at the rigor of your undergrad. So what if you take a lot of CC courses? IMO, even if you do take 30 units at a CC to supposedly ‘game’ the system, that’s not even the difference between a math major vs. history major, or between MIT vs. local university. Where’s the beef?? (not that I would ever take 30 units at a CC, I’m just perplexed that law schools would uphold such irrational positions)</p></li>
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<p>1.) Yes.
2.) Just avoid them entirely.
3.) They don’t care about your major within limits. So English vs. Math vs. History doesn’t matter, but Criminal Justice or Legal Studies are bad majors. They don’t care much about Florida State vs. Harvard vs. UC Berkeley, but they’ll care if you inflate your GPA with community college courses.</p>
<p>Taking CC classes after you graduate college should have no bearing on your ugpa, because your undergrad record is sealed after you graduate and subsequent classes taken anywhere don’t get factored in, correct?</p>
<p>True, but then that’s just really weird.</p>
<p>Do law schools consider your graduate school GPA if you do advanced work prior to law school?</p>
<p>I’m sure they consider it a little, but the official GPA that they use most heavily (and which they report to rankings) is undergraduate-only.</p>
<p>bluedevilmike, would Global Studies BA and Minor in Public Affairs at UCLA be considered a bad major? I love my major but I always get weird responses from people because it’s not a traditional major. It consists of Geography, Political Science, History, Comparative Literature, etc. classes. It’s an interdisciplinary major.</p>
<p>I don’t think I know enough to comment, but I’m certainly suspicious of it. It sounds a lot like Duke’s International Comparative Studies major, which was a well-known source of mockery around campus. I don’t really know what graduate programs thought of it, though. I never saw anybody from that major apply for a graduate or professional program.</p>
<p>Well it requires a Senior Thesis, and study abroad. The Senior Thesis for Poli Sci gets a student Departmental Honors whereas for Global Studies it’s a requirement. I feel like it some respects it’s harder than Poli Sci.</p>
<p>blue, what do you mean exactly as in that’s weird? if for example we take classes for our own personal reasons at a cc after graduating was what i meant, not as an attempt to remedy an undergrad record</p>
<p>It’s still weird in the sense of unusual. There are plenty of other ways to take a class for personal interest–as an alumni at your own school, for example, or through personal reading and practice (e.g. a foreign language).</p>
<p>That’s… terrible? So an A in essentially pre-calc stuff is going to mitigate my B in multivariable calc.</p>
<p>I really would like to free up a class in my schedule. Is that ‘stay away’ rule strict? Or just a general warning? I know countless people taking courses over the summer. Are they just screwing themselves?</p>