law school admission in America?

Question

Hello, a question from Canada.
I was wondering when law schools calculate a candidate's Gpa, do they look at the entire school year that the candidate has attended?

In Canada, they only look at the last 2 years of undergraduate average, but what about in America?

I am doing six years of undergraduate program because I am in concurrent degree of music performance and business plus minor in Japanese and French.

So would schools in the states look at the GPA of whole 6 years?

I know it varies according to the schools but please give me the "generals".

Thanks

Answer 1

American law schools use LSAC to calculate a law student's score. That score is one-third based on GPA and two thirds based on LSAT score. The GPA portion considers a student's GPA for all classes, not just the last two years and not just the student's major courses.

The process is this:
1. Students set up an account with LSAC
2. Students have their transcripts sent to LSAC
3. Student have letters of recommendation sent to LSAC
4. Students take the LSAT (exam), and the score is sent to LSAC
5. Students select law schools who should receive their package from LSAC. The package includes the transcripts, letters of recommendation, and the LSAT score, along with a score assigned to the student. The score assigned to the student is based 2/3 on LSAT score and 1/3 on GPA, but the GPA is adjusted based on the competitiveness of the school (e.g. a 3.8 from Harvard is better than a 3.8 from a school nobody has heard of).

Answer 2

Generally yes they do look at your undergrad GPA, which means total accumulative GPA during your undergrad years no matter how long, and they also look at your major GPA. For example for a business major, law schools would look at all courses related to your major and the cumulative GPA of those classes.

Answer 3

whilst LSDAS calculates your UGPA, they'll use all your grades, which incorporate those from the community college. luckily, in case you smash one hundred seventy LSAT, you will nonetheless have an incredible possibility everywhere (different than Yale and probable Berkeley).