How long to calculate LSAC GPA?

[gordonma]

Hi, i am planning on sending my transcripts into lsac soon, and was wondering how long it normally takes to convert my GPA. Reason being, I am wondering if my gpa will go down or up which will thus severely effect my choices of where to apply. My LSAT is pretty week, and I am relying on my 3.67 gpa to help out. If that goes down, i need to look into a few different schools...

ps. if anyone knows how Seton Hall Undergrad is converted, that would help immensely!

[RockyMarciano]

Send them in as soon as possible because the time frame ppl give you right now may change in a matter of weeks. At the beginning of the school semester a lot of ppl will be going to the administration office at your school to request the transcripts. As a result, this could lead to a couple of days in delay. Then, place on top of that the abundance of transcripts that LSAC will be receiving in a couple of weeks. So, all in all, it seems that waiting until September may cost you a week or two due to delays. Furthermore, why wait? Just send them in right now and you will prbly get your GPA converted in a couple a days from receipt of your transcripts at LSAC.

P.S. it took me about 1 week and a half from going to the administration office to receiving my converted LSAC GPA, this was about 2 weeks ago.

[lawgirl79]

I'm still waiting on mine, FYI - I sent them in two weeks ago, and they still aren't listed with LSAC.  I'm already checking constantly - I'm gonna be a wreck when waiting for my LSAT score!

[thenextstep]

When I called about a week ago to check on a transcript I mailed personally, they were about 3-4 business days behind on processing mail.  I imagine that they are only going to get further behind with time.  Now that I'm waiting again on a transcript to be processed, I was thinking I'd give them at leat 6 business days before I call to ask.

[lawgirl79]

I thought all transcripts had to be mailed directly from the college, no? 

[LegalLassie]

I got my transcripts into LSAC very early.  I got an e-mail saying they recieved them.  The next day, I had the report.  It was a lot quicker of a turn around than I expected.  Might have been because I was so early, but HTH.

[thenextstep]

Transcripts do need to be sent directly from school, but my unversity actually makes you personally take it to the mail so they don't have to waste time (odd) so I sort of sent it myself.  So you do need to send directly from the school. 

[lawgirl79]

Gotcha - I was jealous!  Maybe if I wasn't waiting for my school to mail it out (if I could do it myself) I'd have my converted GPA by now....

[willingandable]

How do they calculate the GPA. Does a withdrawal or a NC class lowers ones GPA?

[matts720]

I got my transcripts sent out about 2-3 weeks ago, and I just got my LSDAS report in on Tuesday, so it was pretty quick for me.