{"id":1410,"date":"2023-03-05T17:54:15","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T01:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/?page_id=1410"},"modified":"2024-07-18T18:06:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T01:06:51","slug":"prelaw-grades-transcript","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/pre-law\/prelaw-grades-transcript\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Law Grades & Transcripts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\n Does GPA matter?\u00a0 Short answer: YES!\n <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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Assume that law schools weigh GPA and LSAT with equal importance.\u00a0 If you have a lower GPA but a higher than average LSAT score, your LSAT score may help compensate for the lower GPA.\u00a0 Conversely, if you have a very high GPA, this might help compensate for a lower LSAT score.\u00a0 NO GUARANTEES OF COURSE!\u00a0 If you still have time to improve your GPA before applying- GO FOR IT!\u00a0 If you do not have time to increase your GPA, target schools that accept <\/span>GPA\u2019s in your range<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Note: Focus is for admissions committees is on undergraduate GPA, law schools don\u2019t pay as much attention to graduate level GPA.<\/span><\/p>\n

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LSAC Transcript Summarization<\/h1>\n

The LSAC transcript summary provides law school admissions committees with a clear and concise overview of an applicant’s academic history, making it easier to evaluate their academic performance and potential. This service can also help level the playing field for applicants who come from schools with different grading systems or who have taken courses outside of the traditional undergraduate curriculum.<\/span><\/p>\n

LSAC transcript summarization is not a replacement for official transcripts, but rather a supplement that can help law schools quickly and easily assess an applicant’s academic qualifications. Applicants are still required to submit their official transcripts as part of the law school application process.<\/span><\/p>\n

NOTE: If you transferred undergraduate institutions, ALL TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE SUBMITTED <\/strong>(including community college).\u00a0<\/strong> Through your CAS account (Credential Assembly Service- think Common App but for law school!)<\/em>, LSAC will submit all transcripts to the law schools you apply to.\u00a0 They will also combine all the UNDERGRADUATE classes you took from all the institutions to make up your LSAC GPA.<\/p>\n

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\n Sending Grades & Transcripts through LSAC CAS\/Credential Assembly Service\n <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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Most law schools require applicants to send transcript(s) through CAS.\u00a0 All transcripts are sent directly from your school(s) to CAS electronically and become visible to all the law schools you apply to.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information please visit the CAS page regarding <\/span>transcripts<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n \n