Taking community college classes over the summer to raise GPA--GOOD idea or BAD?

<p>I'm hesitant/paranoid to post this for fear an admissions officer somewhere someday will see this after I turn my applications in, but, oh well.</p>

<p>I started taking community college classes at the ripe old age of 15. I had a 3.7 GPA and 47 credits when I transferred to a university at age 18--which I promptly tanked with C's as a Biology Major. I shouldn't have been a Bio Major. I changed to a psychology major last fall in an attempt to save my GPA in order to go to law school.</p>

<p>Things were looking up. Then, I was violently assaulted off campus in April. After spending time in the hospital, lots of x rays and having people drive me to class because I couldn't drive or write, all my grades slipped one letter grade. Watching my As become Bs and my Bs become Cs was terrible. In addition, I ended up with a W in one class, something I've never had at university.</p>

<p>I'm planning to take two summer classes from my university--one in person (the class I got the W in) and an online for my major. In addition, I was planning to take 2 online community college classes. They're both Psychology classes--so if necessary they could be plugged into my university transcript, but REALLY I just want to take them to help raise my LSDAS GPA. I thought this was a good idea, but now I'm reading around on the internet, and it seems some people say that's A BAD IDEA--that law schools will frown on it as a "last ditch effort". I thought an A was an A when they went around and calculated your LSDAS GPA?</p>

<p>I'm really frustrated. If nothing else, this spring has given me a closer look at criminal law proceedings, and has made me want to go into criminal law instead of IP or environmental like I had originally supposed.
I'm taking the LSAT in October. I graduate with my undergrad next May. So this summer's grades will be the last on the transcript that law schools will be looking at when I apply this winter.</p>

<p>Law schools don’t care where you got your GPA, just what it is. If you’re really concerned you can always write an addendum.</p>

<p>You have a reasonable excuse for your GPA. I cannot imagine too many schools would refuse you based solely on your GPA if they knew your story.</p>

<p>sorry this happened to you. But yes, the grade drop is the perfect reason that you should write an addendum to your app. (Grade drop due to assault, juco courses so you could graduate on time.) </p>

<p>Just be factual and try not to make excuses. Best wishes</p>