tesc question

[nj593]

I think this question is a no but figured I would ask. Anyone know if once you complete a degree if you can go back and do a class to bring the GPA up? I guess its wishful thinking that TESC would do this. If not does anyone know a quick ba degree at tesc that most of my psychology degree from there would transfer over? I can then just take a class or two in electives to bring up my GPA that I graduated with.
thanks

[cookderosa]

no, this isn't going to work, a degree is a closed product...but I'm wondering what you're hoping to do. Why is GPA so important to you?

If you say what you need, maybe there is a way to do it that won't cost you 10 grand.

[nj593]

no, this isn't going to work, a degree is a closed product...but I'm wondering what you're hoping to do. Why is GPA so important to you?

If you say what you need, maybe there is a way to do it that won't cost you 10 grand.

Hi Jenn,
Long time Didnt know your still on here. Applied to law school and with a 3.0 GPA that TESC gave me for the one course I took it doesnt look very good.
So was trying to see how to fix this mess.

[cookderosa]

Hi Jenn,
Long time Didnt know your still on here. Applied to law school and with a 3.0 GPA that TESC gave me for the one course I took it doesnt look very good.
So was trying to see how to fix this mess.

Ohhh, ok. Well, here's the thing, if law school admissions are anything like med school admissions, you have to present your entire academic record. So, you essentially need to offset your 3.0 with enough credit to get it up. I used a GPA calculator Calculate Your GPA and found your highest yield will be simply to take 1 additional class. The 3.0 balanced against a new 4.0 gives you a 3.5 GPA. As you can see when you play with the calculator, taking 5,6,7,additional CLASSES doesn't even really bring you up much. It's simply a case of watering down your GPA. So, again, your best yield results from 1 additional class, and you won't need a n entire degree to do that.

Gook luck btw!

[Lindagerr]

Do you have any graded credits from previous credits? They will also be calculated in by many graduate schools. TESC will not change your degree GPA with a new course and to get a new BA from them you would need 24 NEW credits so you might be able to raise your GPA with one TESC course but you would still need those other credits somehow.

[nj593]

Do you have any graded credits from previous credits? They will also be calculated in by many graduate schools.
TESC will not change your degree GPA with a new course and to get a new BA from them you would need 24 NEW credits so you might be able to raise your GPA with one TESC course but you would still need those other credits somehow.

If I understood your above statement then I have 9 grad school credits already however law school will never look at gpa from a grad school. They only want undergrad. Even the main system which is controlled by lsac allows you to enter undergrad schools only. There is no place to add grad school.

[cookderosa]

If I understood your above statement then I have 9 grad school credits already however law school will never look at gpa from a grad school. They only want undergrad. Even the main system which is controlled by lsac allows you to enter undergrad schools only. There is no place to add grad school.

Well, if it comes down to it, you should take pre-law type classes for graded credit. For instance, you mentioned psychology, I can't see that helping your case. I'd say taking legal type classes or whatever you lawyer-types study is the way to go Clearly, I know nothing about the process, I'm jsut basing it on what I know from the med school process. For instance, this is a common problem among med school applicants- so common in fact, that they have a process to handle it. There are "post-bac" programs that are generally certificate granting which allow you to take your hard-sciences/lab sciences and "prove" yourself earning good grades at a 4 year university and obtain letters/research experience, etc. These programs exist for the sole purpose of funneling into health occupation programs.

Perhaps there are similar programs that would work for you? What kinds of prereqs do law schools have? If there is a standard course of study, I'd concentrate on getting graded credits in THOSE classes via the most traditional means possible- perhaps a 4 year university via butt-in-seat. They might not care that you tested out of sociology, but might REALLY care that you tested out of prereqs. Just my thoughts, not sure if that helps.

[nj593]

Law school doesnt have prereqs. There is no courses to study because you cant take aba law school courses without being enrolled in law school. The only thing that law school look for is a high LSAT score and normal GPA of 3.5 or higher. While some might say a 3.0 gpa and ok lsat score is good enough its really not. You lose out on scholarships and you end up going to a tier 4 school racking up over 150k in student loans.
Anyways thanks for the insight guess Im stuck with a 3.0 GPA. Need to pick up better reference letters hilarious

Well, if it comes down to it, you should take pre-law type classes for graded credit. For instance, you mentioned psychology, I can't see that helping your case. I'd say taking legal type classes or whatever you lawyer-types study is the way to go Clearly, I know nothing about the process, I'm jsut basing it on what I know from the med school process. For instance, this is a common problem among med school applicants- so common in fact, that they have a process to handle it. There are "post-bac" programs that are generally certificate granting which allow you to take your hard-sciences/lab sciences and "prove" yourself earning good grades at a 4 year university and obtain letters/research experience, etc. These programs exist for the sole purpose of funneling into health occupation programs.

Perhaps there are similar programs that would work for you? What kinds of prereqs do law schools have? If there is a standard course of study, I'd concentrate on getting graded credits in THOSE classes via the most traditional means possible- perhaps a 4 year university via butt-in-seat. They might not care that you tested out of sociology, but might REALLY care that you tested out of prereqs. Just my thoughts, not sure if that helps.