At lower-ranked schools, the GPA of the students in the 50% rank is often between 2.0 and 2.9. That’s compared to mid-ranked schools, where the 50% GPA is around 3.0. Since high GPAs are important to potential employers, it makes sense that lower-ranked schools would only keep GPAs low if it were necessary for them to stay afloat, the author of this article asserts.
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The Sad Truth Behind Lower-Ranked Law Schools’ Grading Curves
Lower-ranked law schools might award students fewer “A” and “B” grades than their more prestigious counterparts in order to prevent students from transferring and to ensure that students lose scholarships that require them to maintain a minimum GPA. So argues a recent article from Above The Law.
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