GPA on resume: Undergrad or LSAC calculated?

kmarie.s

Should I put my LSAC calculated GPA on my resume or my undergraduate institution's calculation if it differs?

zdanlaw1991

I am curious about this as well.

washinda

Which ever is higher. That's what I say

MichaelScottRegionalManager

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cooljon525-1-1

What are you using the resume for? Is it to apply for law schools? If its for applications, I would remove the GPA from the resume since it is redundant because they have your transcripts.

Jessica B.

I would put both on the resumé especially if you go to a school where pluses and minuses do not weigh the GPA.

kmarie.s

Yes, it is to apply to law schools. Traditionally speaking, your GPA is still supposed to be on there if it is above a 3.5.

galaxygal

I was curious about this too but came to the following conclusion: An LSAC GPA is the combination of grades from all the collegiate institutions you attended, but you typically list your GPA under a specific institution's name on a resume. So if you received a 3.75 from Cornell and a 4.0 at a community college where you took a few summer classes that didn't count towards your overall GPA, then maybe your LSAC GPA would average to a 3.8. But in this case, since those summer classes didn't count towards your Cornell GPA, to put that you received a 3.8 GPA at Cornell would be incorrect.

The math is probably inaccurate but just wanted to illustrate my thinking with an example. So I would think you put your actual GPA that's listed on your transcript. I suppose you could list both and clarify which one is your LSAC GPA if there's a substantive discrepancy between the two, but not sure if it's necessary.

Mario Robo

I was told by people including admissions officers from law school that you don't need to put your GPA on your resume for law school applications because they already have both.

They said also if you do, you can pick which one to put on, just don't make one up/make sure its updated because if it says a different GPA than both LSAC and your school one then its a problem.

taschasp

@"kmarie.s" said:
Yes, it is to apply to law schools. Traditionally speaking, your GPA is still supposed to be on there if it is above a 3.5.

According to whom? It's definitely to your discretion.

I second Mario Robo above ^

hon132

@"kmarie.s" said:
Yes, it is to apply to law schools. Traditionally speaking, your GPA is still supposed to be on there if it is above a 3.5.

I would say a resume follows resume rules and no, your GPA is not required if it's above 3.5. Anything about a 3.5 is nice for employers to see but I wouldn't put anything lower and it's definitely not required. They have your academics for your prospects as a student, the resume is your prospects to get the actual work experience.