GPA for international Students

[MoA]

Hi

I am planning on applying for Law school this cycle. I got my academic degree from an institution outside the United States. My academic degree is a double bachelor degree, it is called MBBCh (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery), it is recognized by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers as an equivalent to the doctor of medicine in the United states. The classes were not credit hours classes, so I don't have a GPA. They were just cumulative grades. I am wondering how the LSAC is going to calculate my GPA, and what they are going to report in my LSAC’s Law School Report. The LSAC addressed a close scenario in this page https://www.lsac.org/applying-law-schoo ... marization.

1- Based on my understanding of this LSAC page, they will not report a GPA for me. Am I right?
2- How that is going to affect my application for law schools?
3- If they will not report a GPA for me, does it mean that all my chances to get admitted in law schools are depending on my LSAT score?

Thanks

[Dave Killoran]

Hi

I am planning on applying for Law school this cycle. I got my academic degree from an institution outside the United States. My academic degree is a double bachelor degree, it is called MBBCh (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery), it is recognized by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers as an equivalent to the doctor of medicine in the United states. The classes were not credit hours classes, so I don't have a GPA. They were just cumulative grades. I am wondering how the LSAC is going to calculate my GPA, and what they are going to report in my LSAC’s Law School Report. The LSAC addressed a close scenario in this page https://www.lsac.org/applying-law-schoo ... marization.

1- Based on my understanding of this LSAC page, they will not report a GPA for me. Am I right?
2- How that is going to affect my application for law schools?
3- If they will not report a GPA for me, does it mean that all my chances to get admitted in law schools are depending on my LSAT score?

Thanks

Hi MoA,

Thanks for the message! Some thoughts for you that I hope are helpful:

1. Yes, that is my interpretation as well. With no cumulative GPA, none can be converted for LSAC's purposes.
2. Since this is missing, they use other factors more heavily, especially LoRs. And your LSAT score becomes extremely important, so if you are below medians, it will be a steep uphill battle.
3. Not entirely but it's bigger than it would be otherwise!

Thanks!