LSAC GPA

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• lsatstudy18 Alum Member

  June 2019 156 karma

  I would send them now, especially if you've graduated from undergrad. It's best to have everything in and ready before you apply.
• MissChanandler Alum Member Sage ⭐

  June 2019 3256 karma

  You'll get to see your LSAC GPA after they've received all of your transcripts and you've paid for CAS. I have my transcripts in, but since I haven't paid for CAS yet I don't have an LSAC GPA. To echo the above advice, it's better to do things ahead of time. When everybody is trying to use LSAC in a couple months their processing time might be a little slower.
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  Selene Steelman Free Trial Member Admissions Consultant

  June 2019 2037 karma

  The summer is a great time to get your transcripts and LORs requested and submitted to LSAC. If you want to apply early in the application cycle, like October, you can control your submission date rather than having to wait for that late LOR or transcript to be received in order for your file to be complete.
• Cookie Moon Member

  June 2019 264 karma

  @"selene.steelman" said:
  The summer is a great time to get your transcripts and LORs requested and submitted to LSAC. If you want to apply early in the application cycle, like October, you can control your submission date rather than having to wait for that late LOR or transcript to be received in order for your file to be complete.

  How does LSAC translate my GPA from three different schools? do they use different way to calculate community college's GPA?

  Thank you all for answering my questions!
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  Selene Steelman Free Trial Member Admissions Consultant

  June 2019 2037 karma

  For an explanation of how LSAC calculates GPA, see https://www.lsac.org/applying-law-school/jd-application-process/cas/requesting/transcript-summarization. You have to submit records of every post-high school credit earned. If your CC credits go towards earning your undergraduate GPA, they will be treated the same way as any other college credits.
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  Madison Publius Hamilton Alum Member

  June 2019 42 karma

  @"selene.steelman" said:
  For an explanation of how LSAC calculates GPA, see https://www.lsac.org/applying-law-school/jd-application-process/cas/requesting/transcript-summarization. You have to submit records of every post-high school credit earned. If your CC credits go towards earning your undergraduate GPA, they will be treated the same way as any other college credits.

  I attended a college for literally a week and then dropped out due to personal reasons, would I still need to get transcripts from this school and send it into LSAC.
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  Selene Steelman Free Trial Member Admissions Consultant

  June 2019 2037 karma

  If you were enrolled at an institution and withdrew, you would have to provide transcripts. See https://www.lsac.org/applying-law-school/jd-application-process/cas/requesting. Even if your transcript shows an incomplete or a withdrawn, you still need to submit.
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  Cookie Moon Member

  June 2019 264 karma

  Thank you all for answering my questions!
• cqas190517 Alum Member 🍌

  June 2019 535 karma

  It depends how much money you’re ready to fork over to CAS for the “privilege” of having them put your transcripts into a spreadsheet and mess with your GPA.
• Cookie Moon Member

  June 2019 264 karma

  @cqas190517 said:
  It depends how much money you’re ready to fork over to CAS for the “privilege” of having them put your transcripts into a spreadsheet and mess with your GPA.

  as much as I can LOL