So as a low-LSATer, my 4.07 GPA was all I had going for me… I made the DUMBEST mistake and forgot about an assignment in one of my classes, so I am going to be getting two A-'s this term, leaving me with a 3.86 GPA for the semester, and bringing my 4.07 down to at least a 4.06 or 4.05.
I’m not too worried about the overall GPA on my CAS since it’s still above a 4.0, but do you think that schools looking at the new transcript will see it as declining performance? (I took one less class than usual too)… Is this going to hurt me in any way, or am I being neurotic?
hah, okay, I hope you’re all right. I even emailed my teacher after realizing I blanked on this assignment, and he probably would have changed my grade had I had gotten to him yesterday (before submitting grades). Just so pissed that my whole GPA is going down because of a careless error
You could include a GPA addendum, but it might do more harm than good. I probably wouldn’t if I were in your shoes. Congrats on the awesome GPA, and I’m jealous that your school gives A+s
I’m actually thinking about including a GPA addendum for my somewhat similar situation. I have a B and a B+ from a high school summer program and a 4.0 at my undergrad, which brings my LSDAS GPA down to a 3.94-3.95. Do you all think an addendum in this situation is a bad idea? TIA!
Don’t hate. I don’t know if the OP is a flame or not, but I had a legitimate concern. I know if sounds neurotic, but I’ve worked extremely hard in UG, putting in ~60+ hours a week, so it bothers me that a stupid decision when I was 16 is affecting (at least in some small way) my law school applications. I also don’t have a stellar LSAT–168–so we (I think I can speak for the OP here) want our GPAs to be as high as possible. (And yes, I’m planning to try to retake before I apply next fall).
Even though GPA is well over 75 percentile, I thought higher GPA(3.9 v. 4.1 etc) helps in terms of ‘index number’ that lines up candidates. Can anyone clarify it?
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