My LSAC GPA is ruined by high school dual credit

avakgardineravakgardiner Core Member
in Law School Admissions 16 karma

My current University GPA is a 3.94 which could basically get me into any law school if my other factors are good enough. The only problem is that I took dual credit courses in high school that will lower my LSAC GPA to a 3.7. I started dual credit my freshman year of high school, so I was only 15 years old when I earned the majority of these poor grades. Any reasonable person could assume that the bad grades I made when I was 15 and fresh out of middle school do not reflect my performance as a law student/lawyer, especially considering that my university GPA is a 3.9. Complaining aside, my genuine question is: will law schools take this into consideration? Or will they just look at my 3.7 and immediately dismiss me?
I know a 3.7 can still get me into law school but all my dream schools have 3.8 or 3.9 medians. I'm feeling extremely discouraged because I totally forgot about these dual credit grades until now. I've been studying extra hard to meet these schools median LSATs and now it feels kind of pointless. Any insight into the brains of admissions councils will help!!

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  • neisha-miranda-1neisha-miranda-1 Alum Member
    1 karma

    I'm kind of in this same boat.. I don't have as high of a GPA as yours but I ended up with a 3.6 after 3 years on Dean's list, but my senior year of high school I took a dual credit stats class that got cut short because of Covid and my freshman year of college was entirely online so I didn't do very well academically. All of the schools that I'm looking at are median 3.6-3.8 (ik it's kind of a stretch for me but I'm hoping that my LSAT and my personal statement will kind of help offset the GPA), and CAS is most likely going to lower my GPA. I'm just starting to get really nervous because the LSAT score I'm aiming for is a considerable jump from my diagnostic and my CAS GPA isn't going to help... I don't want to have to sacrifice the schools that I want just because of my GPA when I know that my academic performance dramatically improved after Covid.

  • MattyCzarMattyCzar Core Member
    edited January 29 99 karma

    https://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/law-admissions-lowdown/articles/how-why-to-write-a-law-school-addendum
    You might want to write an addendum regarding your grades, basically explain what you said here and that the courses you took as a 15 year old don't accurately reflect your academic potential.

  • kalaiyabkalaiyab Live Member
    31 karma

    Felt this!!! My college GPA is would have my easily in 3.9high range but I took some credits while I was in high school and it lowered my overall GPA significantly to the 3.8 range. Now instead of being above median for the schools I want to go to, I'm either slightly above 25% or even below that

  • CBLawStudentCBLawStudent Live Member
    97 karma

    Highly recommend writing a GPA addendum

  • natemanwell1natemanwell1 Core Member
    321 karma

    well yeah if you're studying to meet the median and are below the gpa median then obviously you won't get in. meet the 75th percentile.

  • PaigeKellyPaigeKelly Free Trial Member
    edited February 20 2 karma

    Don't be discouraged! Many law schools do consider upward trends, context, and your strong university GPA. You can address your dual credit grades in an addendum, explaining that they don’t reflect your current academic ability. A 3.7 is still competitive and paired with a strong LSAT and application, you have a great shot at your dream schools! Balancing work and thesis writing was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. No matter how much I tried, I couldn’t make progress fast enough. I needed a professional to help with the thesis. After reading positive reviews of Academized's thesis writing service, I hired their writer from this https://academized.com/thesis-writing-service link and I’m glad I did. Their team followed my requirements, used credible sources, and refined my arguments. I finally had a structured thesis ready for submission without unnecessary stress.

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