How to Calculate LSDAS GPA

Throughout your entire school career you have maintained a certain grade point average (GPA). Your GPA is a culmination of your grades in each class, added together and divided by the number of courses you take. Your GPA is calculated the same way at every school, although the point system does vary from college to college. Because of this, the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC) has a difficult time assessing grade point averages when students apply to law school. Thus, the council developed -- and sends to law schools -- the LSDAS GPA, which standardizes students' grades from all over the country.

Instructions

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      Obtain your college grades. You can do this by requesting a copy of your transcripts from your college or university. Your transcripts state your grades throughout your college career.

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      Give numeric value to each of your letter grades. The LSAC uses a specialized GPA scoring system that values grades based on three parts. Rather than having an "A" in a class and receiving four points for it, as you would for most GPA calculations, your numeric value is based on the type of "A" you have: A+, A or A-. Your "A+" is worth 4.33 points, your "A" is worth 4.0 points and your "A-" is worth 3.67 points. Each letter grade drops by .3 points.

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      Add together the point values of each grade and divide them into the number of credit hours each class you took was worth. If you took 3 classes worth 3 credit hours each this semester and you have grades A+, B- and A-, your grades are worth 10.67 points. Divide that into 15 credit hours to come up with a GPA of 3.56.

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