<p>If an undergraduate wishes to "pad" their UGGPA with extra courses, what kind are useful and applicable to law school admissions? Perhaps extra courses in writing, history, philosophy, perhaps?</p>
<p>None. What you take and what you major in doesn’t matter. The LSAT would “measure” your abilities to succeed as a lawyer.</p>
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<p>…the LSAT is only meant to indicate how you will perform as a 1L. Nothing more. I don’t know why you continue to post incorrect information on this board.</p>
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<p>I tend to think that more rigorous coursework prepares one to handle the stress of law school. But then again, what makes that coursework so helpful is also what probably makes it least useful for the purposes of “GPA padding.”</p>
<p>That’s not what I meant. I was referring to what extra classes should I take that are calculated in the LSAC GPA and that won’t be dismissed by law school adcoms as “fluff” classes, as I’m attempt to “pad” my GPA.</p>
<p>Goodness Gracious! I may need to get another username for CC at this rate! Why is no one responding!?</p>
<p>Would anyone, anywhere, happen to know what kind of extra, meaningful classes I should take to pad my undergraduate (LSAC) GPA? Suggestions?</p>
<p>All classes are counted equally in the LSAC GPA. There are no fluff classes where law school admissions is concerned.</p>
<p>I have many friends with law school ambitions who take classes like ballet, opera, introduction to mathematical thinking, etc. They are not the least bit worried, so you shouldn’t be either.</p>
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<p>…ambitions don’t really mean anything when they haven’t really materialized into something, but your conclusion is still somewhat correct.</p>
<p>“…the LSAT is only meant to indicate how you will perform as a 1L. Nothing more. I don’t know why you continue to post incorrect information on this board.”</p>
<p>flowerhead - Guess you didn’t correctly infer the meaning of the quotation marks.</p>
<p>op - classes won’t be classified as fluff (even if you are a native German speaker who took German 101) when it comes to law school admissions, or most other pursuits. I know a native German speaker who took three beginning German classes and is now at Stanford Law.</p>
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<p>Huh? The quotation marks are irrelevant. Here, if this will satisfy you:</p>
<p>The LSAT would “measure” your abilities to succeed as a first-year law student.</p>
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<p>I did read the quotation marks, but your post still implies that law schools (in your case incorrectly, as demonstrated by your use of the quotation marks) assume that the LSAT will be able to gauge the ability of a student to succeed as a lawyer, which is – in my opinion – incorrect. </p>
<p>flowerhead’s post on the other hand implies that law schools see the LSAT as an indicator of how well a student will do in 1L only. </p>
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<p>I cannot comprehend how people on this forum can be so demanding and impatient when asking for help. You had a one day gap between your two posts. I love how posters assume that people with information on this board have nothing better to do during the holidays, especially when many of us are either workers or college students who could be home with family for only a few days out of the year, than to check your posts everyday to give you responses. I do not know you and do not mind giving my two cents, but at least be kinder when asking. </p>
<p>To the OP’s original question: no, there are no classes that will be seen as “fluff” classes; the LSDAS calculates everyone’s GPA the same. Courseload can become a soft factor later on, but that is only if you and another candidate are extremely equal on a multitude of levels.</p>
<p>I agree with everyone saying that there are no fluff classes. If you are looking for suggestions on specific classes, you should take a logic class or any english classes to improve reading comprehension for the LSAT.</p>
<p>I think there has been some misunderstanding of my original post.</p>
<p>I am aware that all undergraduate courses are used in the LSAC GPA calculation. All of them count. I know that.</p>
<p>My question inquired about what courses could I effectively use to pad my GPA (since all courses count) in an attempt to be a more competitive law school applicant. Thanks to a couple of you, I now know that those courses would be advanced writing courses, logic, philosophy, history, etc. Taking these courses and doing doing well in them (as in, earning A’s) would “pad” by GPA and not be viewed by law school adcoms as “fluff” or irrelevant “pad-my-GPA” classes because they help to stregthen writing, critical thinking, and reasoning skills - all highly applicable to law school.</p>
<p>I hope I’ve explained this to everyone’s understanding.</p>