<p>I just got a B in one of my classes at a CCC. My GPA is still stellar, but I am afraid that will hurt my chances at top LS's because it was at a CCC. . .stupid mistake. :-/ Any thoughts?</p>
<p>It won't, they really only look at your second two years.</p>
<p>CCC = ?</p>
<p>community college?</p>
<p>yep thats it. No more law school for you. You might not ever even be able to find a job after college now.</p>
<p>Personally, I have zero idea whether or not allena's claim is true (certainly could be), but I do know that it's one which gets debated in this forum, so take it with some salt.</p>
<p>That said, you'll be fine. Completely fine. Try your best, do well, learn from your 'stupid mistake,' so on and so forth, but don't waste your energy worrying about this.</p>
<p>Almost no one who gets into the top schools does so with a perfect 4.0. That is no reason to idle, but it does suggest there is room for error.</p>
<p>I got a C (I suck at math) in community college, I'm in law school.</p>
<p>Don't worry.</p>
<p>@ allena:</p>
<p>That is absolutely, 100% false.</p>
<p>Furthermore, most law schools don't really look at upward grade trends like UG adcoms do. You're expected to do well from the get-go. I'm talking for competitive law school, of course. T2 and lower may have different or more lax expectations in terms of grade trajectory.</p>
<p>A B...gasp, it's the end of your life. Even Harvard's 25-75 GPA is 3.75-3.95. Don't worry about it...just focus on doing better next semester.</p>
<p>Which part is false? Did I not get a C, or am I not a law student?</p>
<p>A B isn't going to kill anybody. I would susgest not getting a lot of them, but really a single B isn't going to destroy the guys life.</p>
<p>"It won't, they really only look at your second two years."</p>
<p>Your second half is arguably harder and they <em>may</em> look at upward trends, but you are delusional if you think first two years don't matter. That's damaging advice, because some neophyte just browsing the forum may now think it's OK to slack off during the first two years becuse they "really only look" at the last two. A 2.5 in the first two years and a 3.8 in last two does not= a 3.8, or even a 3.5 or 3.4. Cumulative GPA is what counts. Do your best in every single semester.</p>
<p>The OP's question seems to be, "will it hurt me?" The answer is: "You are correct. B's are not as good as A's."</p>
<p>^credited. Although I'm sure plenty of people get into HYS with at least a few B's.</p>
<p>Ah fair enough. Yeah I mean even the semester I got the C I still ended up with a 3.6 which was my lowest GPA of undergrad. A single B isn't devistating, and your first two years really are not as important as your second two years. With that said, the first two years do still matter, and I would say that you still need to do very well. However a single B isn't going to hurt you, almost nobody goes to Law School with a 4.0.</p>
<p>They count every UG class you ever take prior to receiving a degree, even if it was 17 years ago at a community college. With that said, if you only have one B in your UG career, you will have an amazing GPA. Furthermore, even if you don't have a very good GPA, you can get into any school outside of the top 3.</p>
<p>According to Princeton Review, the average GPA at Columbia is a 3.64, the average at NYU is a 3.75 and the average at UPenn is 3.7, meaning HALF the people got into those schools with GPAs lower than the averages I just mentioned. One B will do nothing, as long as everything else is a B+/A-/A.</p>
<p>I know someone personally who took about 80 quarter classes in UG over 7 years - he had about 15 Bs as well as a C, as well as many more A-s than A+s, yet still ended up at 3.7, within range for Harvard.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone. Now another question:</p>
<p>What says more the transcript or the cumulative LSAC GPA?</p>
<p>Because if I can get in a few A+'s during the summer, that would outweigh the B.</p>
<p>This is AMERICAN God damn it. We THRIVE on suing. Lawyers should be held to a higher academic standard. No lawyer should have more than two A- in a lifetime. We must keep this noble profession pure from inbred Bs</p>