LSAT on resume

[goaliechica]

latin honors definitely, or if your school called them something different, include them.  maybe not gpa...i mean, the honors speak for themselves

Yeah I agree latin honors should definitely be there....I didn't mean putting GPA in addition to latin honors....but if  you didn't get latin honors, would you put your GPA on there?

i have heard that you should consider putting anything over a 3.25 or so; if you did not receive honors.  i do not believe there is a clear consensus on that.

however, typically i would think that while in law school there is only one gpa that counts, your current one.  if we are talking about the resume you send in with the application process, its redundant because lsac provides it anyway.

I think it probably depends on whether you think it will help or hurt you, and this may depend on where you go to law school. For example, I had a GPA over 3.5, but I go to Boalt, where they put a lot of emphasis on GPA, so my undergrad GPA was only around the 25th percentile for people entering my law school. So even though it's not a *bad* GPA, it seemed like it made more sense to leave it off and let employers assume whatever they liked. I think that unless your GPA is particularly high for your school, you might just want to let your school name speak for itself.

I also think that anyone who has been out of undergrad for any amount of time or has any law school grades should probably leave it off, but that's just my opinion. It probably can't hurt if it's super-high or something, but I doubt it helps much. Employers don't seem to take it amiss if you leave it off.

[JeNeSaisLaw]

I'm stuck on this undergrad GPA thing. I don't currently have it on my resume because it's relatively low and it's below the 25th percentile (3.44 I think) at my school. My major was relatively rigorous for my undergrad, but I doubt anybody would a) know or b) give a *&^% because it's still liberal arts. I've generally heard 3.5+, and it just feels weird thinking that it speaks positively of me. On the other hand, I had a 3.8 over the last 2 years, so maybe that'll change things. Decisions, decisions.

[goaliechica]

I'm stuck on this undergrad GPA thing. I don't currently have it on my resume because it's relatively low and it's below the 25th percentile (3.44 I think) at my school. My major was relatively rigorous for my undergrad, but I doubt anybody would a) know or b) give a *&^% because it's still liberal arts. I've generally heard 3.5+, and it just feels weird thinking that it speaks positively of me. On the other hand, I had a 3.8 over the last 2 years, so maybe that'll change things. Decisions, decisions.

I wouldn't include it. Your major will be on there, so if anyone happens to know it's a rigorous major at your undergrad, you'll get points for that. How would you convey the fact that you had a 3.8 over the last 2 years on a resume, anyway?

[JeNeSaisLaw]

GPA: 3.44 (3.8 in final 2 years)

I guess if they really care they'll request a transcript.

[goaliechica]

GPA: 3.44 (3.8 in final 2 years)

I guess if they really care they'll request a transcript.

Yeah, I wouldn't do that. Career services might have a more official answer for you, but legal employers are not going to care about your undergrad grade trend.

ETA: And I have never heard of a legal employer requesting an undergrad transcript before, but maybe someone else has. I've seen a very few government applications ask for your undergrad GPA, but no one cares about your actual grades. 

[JeNeSaisLaw]

Oh, interesting. I wonder why I have it in my head that I should find a PDF of my transcript. I'll definitely talk to career services soon.

[goaliechica]

I got requests for undergrad transcript for the offers I received before I had any law school grades. 

Well there you go. I guess this does happen sometimes. During the beginning of the 1L job search, before you have law school grades, is the only time that it's likely to matter to anyone at all.

[Susan B. Anthony]

I got requests for undergrad transcript for the offers I received before I had any law school grades. 

Well there you go. I guess this does happen sometimes. During the beginning of the 1L job search, before you have law school grades, is the only time that it's likely to matter to anyone at all.

I actually had two 2L OCI employers request my undergrad transcript as well. I don't remember who they were, though.

[goaliechica]

I got requests for undergrad transcript for the offers I received before I had any law school grades. 

Well there you go. I guess this does happen sometimes. During the beginning of the 1L job search, before you have law school grades, is the only time that it's likely to matter to anyone at all.

I actually had two 2L OCI employers request my undergrad transcript as well. I don't remember who it was, though.

Well, I stand doubly corrected. I hadn't heard of anyone asking for an undergrad transcript before, but now I have.

[Susan B. Anthony]

It's not terribly common!