Re: So LSAC does in fact count A+ as 4.33 ??

[DaBoo]

Yes.

[Vicki11NYR]

That's terribly unfair...

At my university the highest you can get is as A, but we do have plus/minus grades as well.  We just don't have an A+.  If we did, most of my As would've been A+s (I even had Professors tell me I got an A+ in the course and give me A+s on assignments, because they don't realize that we stop at A.  Also, where I work on campus, faculty computer services, we often get calls from Professors who want to input an A+ for a grade but realize they can't).

Oh well.  I'm sure that when evaluating potential students, Law Schools look at the grading policies as well.

[nathanielmark]

that is clearly an irrational policy.  it makes for an uneven playing field and is unnecessary.  i have to wonder about LSAC sometimes.

[clora]

Does that mean that an A- gets averaged in lower than an A?

[twilght68]

A- is a 3.7

[ruskiegirl]

My school gives pluses and minuses, but it doesn't give A+'s.  Doesn't that suck?

[lexylit]

what? dude i thought ALL schools gave pluses/minuses and none gave A plus. not fair =/
if you were extra-special at my school yuo got a citation which was a little asterisk on your transcript  i dont lsac really gives a flying f*ck about my asterisks.

[Moogle]

My school doesn't give out A+ either.  I believe this is a complete disadvantage for people like us.  As of right now, I should have 5 A+'s (my school does disclose the percentage received but only give out letter grades), which would make a major difference come admissions time, especially if I do below my expectations on the LSAT.

And, I think my GPA is gonna take a hit since my school compute A- to be 3.7 while LSDAS calculates it to be 3.67.  Grrrr!

[swifty]

Ruskie:

Same here, and this really pisses me off because I went back to school at the age of 38, started with a 1.997 GPA and I know for a fact that if my school used A+'s I would have at least 6 of them.  I know this because I scored higher than the points possible through extra credit type stuff you can do if you fininsh your exam quickly.  The very last course I took I received an A, but my midterm score was 100/100, I had to keep a rather lengty journal during the class, that was graded an A+.  I even got my paper back the night of the final, A+, no numbering for that paper either.  There were three people in the class who had A's, and did not have to take the final. Unless we really wanted a lower grade as the professor put it. 

1. Have many of you scored so highly that your professor did not require you to take the final exam?

2.  I think this A+ policy can be changed.  It's not hard to just count all A's as A's regardless of the + .  i don't mind the A-
When you get to be my age, you have access to people who have the power to change things, and this stupid little policy of LSAC is a no brainer.  It should be changed.  All of you who got A+'s should not complain.  We are now on a more even playing field.  I am going to work on this starting this Monday.  Somebody who has talked to the LSAC people, please give me a number you have that is a direct line, so I don't waste the time dialing through prompts.
I swear I will fix this, maybe not for this admission cycle probably, but for 2006, I swear it will be in place.  But I will still try as hard as I can to do something before you guys get your 2005 apps out.  Trust me, I can do this. Those of you who think this should be addressed in an addendum, then for that same reason, those who got A+'s should add an addendum that their school gave out A+'s.  Not gonna do that are ya?

[M2]

Why not change your school so that they give A+s?
Shouldn't an A+ count more than an A??? it is an A-PLUS, just like a B+ counts more than a B...