how does the lsac calculate gpa?
pages 27- 28 http://www.lsac.org/pdfs/2006-2007/i…tionbk2006.pdf How Grades Are Converted Grades are converted to a standard 4.0 system in order to furnish law schools with a uniform basis for comparing applicants (see Grade Conversion Table below). For the LSDAS, LSAC-member schools have selected a common set of numerical values to represent the various grading systems used by colleges. LSAC makes no attempt to assess the value of grades earned at different colleges. Members of law school admission committees understand that a particular grade earned at one college may not have the same meaning as the identical grade at another. In all cases, a copy of the candidate’s transcript(s) accompanies the LSDAS Law School Report. Interpretation of the grade-point average (GPA) is left to law school admission personnel. Grades Excluded from Conversion Withdraw,Withdraw/Pass—only if the issuing school considers the grade nonpunitive. Incomplete—only if the issuing school considers the grade n
