Hi all,

I received my. B.A. in Politics recently and graduated magna cum laude with a 3.804 GPA on my transcript. The school I attended did graded on a "F" to "A" grading scale; there were no "A+" meaning the highest GPA was 4.0 and you could not possibly obtain overa 4.0. During an internship at my local SAO, the DA told me a 3.8 was a low GPA for law school, considering many will have 4.0+. How do I explain that in my LSAT applications? I ONLY got Bs to As on my transcript, but still feel like this may not be good enough. I know it's not a bad GPA, but it's not exceptional. In order to afford law school w/o additonal loans (I have some from undergrad but am under a PAYE repayment plan), I am hoping to receive at least 75% of tutition covered, so I am working to get into the high 160s-low 170s. Will not having a exceptional GPA possibly hurt my chances? I looked at the CAS GPA calculator and there's no grade scale that fits the grading criteria of my undergraduate curriculum, as the letter grade scale goes up to A+. I'm not able to see what the exact percentage I ended a class with was. I appreciate any and all advice and thank you in advance.

From people's experiences who are going through the application process or already did, do law schools care more about low scores or cancelled scores? For example, say my first LSAT is 150s and I take again and score high 160s, would law schools rather see growth or just the best outcome possible? I don't think my score will be bad for admission purposes, but for scholarship oppurtunities I want to get into the high 160s. I have not taken the LSAT yet so this is a hypotheticals based on gut-feeling and final goal. I'm deciding whether I should cancel my score if it's not in my scholarship range or be prepared to defend a lower score with a higher score. I feel the latter is best, but wanted other's opinions. Thank you