I just got the result from LSAC, above average. Does this mean I will be in a disadvantigous position in terms of academic records.

Does above average sound like only good than the other half of the students...? I am very depressed.

Anyone know ppl who got admitted by NYU and other LSAC required schools with this remark?

Hi,

You should know that there are only 4 possibilities :
- Below average
- Average
- Above average
- Superior

Moreover, depending on which country you come from, if you can't provide LSAC with your rank (i.e France), they can't put you "superior".
Anyway, you are competing with other students from your own country... I don't think LSAC has a great impact on admissions, at least for top schools!

Hi,

You should know that there are only 4 possibilities :
- Below average
- Average
- Above average
- Superior

Moreover, depending on which country you come from, if you can't provide LSAC with your rank (i.e France), they can't put you "superior".
Anyway, you are competing with other students from your own country... I don't think LSAC has a great impact on admissions, at least for top schools!

Do any of you have official information on this or you're just guessing? I also got "above average" from LSAC and it really peaced me off, as I was in the top 5 of my class. My university has no official ranking though.

Btw, I've been reading past posts and it seems that everybody got "above average" from LSAC!!!

Hi Thank you guys for your reply.

"Superior" or "Above Average" or else is merely based on grades.

So my guess is if you got a grades of 90 or more, then your chance of getting a "Superior" will be large. If 80-89, probably a "above average" unless you rank the first in your class.

But there are exceptions like some first degree schools take 85-95 as a A student (wel, guess they feels very negative about their own students xo). LSAC knows this and gives 85-90 a Superior.

BTW, they got my ranking wrong. But a reevaluation will be a waste of time. I will wait law school to challenge me on this unless all the best schools totally rely on LSAC and its stupidity.

Do any of you have official information on this or you're just guessing? I also got "above average" from LSAC and it really peaced me off, as I was in the top 5 of my class. My university has no official ranking though.

Maybe. I saw some people saying that they were evaluated superior, but apparently all of them had been officialy ranked by their university of origin. Anyway, if someone has some official information on their criteria, I'd really appreciate them to share it. Thx

I just got the result from LSAC, above average. Does this mean I will be in a disadvantigous position in terms of academic records.

Does above average sound like only good than the other half of the students...? I am very depressed.

Anyone know ppl who got admitted by NYU and other LSAC required schools with this remark?

I just got the result from LSAC, above average. Does this mean I will be in a disadvantigous position in terms of academic records.

Does above average sound like only good than the other half of the students...? I am very depressed.

Anyone know ppl who got admitted by NYU and other LSAC required schools with this remark?

No worries...I got an above average as well and got into columbia...as many others here...superior, is that even a actual rating at LSAC?

I just got the result from LSAC, above average. Does this mean I will be in a disadvantigous position in terms of academic records.

Does above average sound like only good than the other half of the students...? I am very depressed.

Anyone know ppl who got admitted by NYU and other LSAC required schools with this remark?

No worries...I got an above average as well and got into columbia...as many others here...superior, is that even a actual rating at LSAC?

Thanks, that's very encouraging...bt, I guess it still put ppl at a comparative disadvantage.......T.T

I can confirm that it is possible to be classified as 'superior' even if you don't provide LSAC with a class rank. LSAC rated my Bachelor of Arts degree marks as 'superior' even though I did not provide them with a rank (as my university doesn't rank its Arts faculty students). I had an "A" Average over my degree (being between 85-89 / 100).

I can confirm that it is possible to be classified as 'superior' even if you don't provide LSAC with a class rank. LSAC rated my Bachelor of Arts degree marks as 'superior' even though I did not provide them with a rank (as my university doesn't rank its Arts faculty students). I had an "A" Average over my degree (being between 85-89 / 100).

I can confirm that it is possible to be classified as 'superior' even if you don't provide LSAC with a class rank. LSAC rated my Bachelor of Arts degree marks as 'superior' even though I did not provide them with a rank (as my university doesn't rank its Arts faculty students). I had an "A" Average over my degree (being between 85-89 / 100).

Wel, I guess there are so many ways to evaluate one's academic performance that no one can claim his/her evaluation is completely accurate. LSAC's method is very simple, and may not be better than any other ways. I believe schools like Harvard, Stanford, NYU will have their own ways of evaluation. LSAC is more like the campus shopping center.....if u get what I am trying to say here.......and it provides convienience instead of accuracy or quality........

PS., Congradulations on your Superior

Moreover, depending on which country you come from, if you can't provide LSAC with your rank (i.e France), they can't put you "superior".

Moreover, depending on which country you come from, if you can't provide LSAC with your rank (i.e France), they can't put you "superior".

It's not true. Both my degrees with no official ranking and a GPA of 4.83 and 5.0 out of 5.0, respectively, were rated "superior".

Hi everybody

I've been told that LSAC manages a chart in which our local grades (GPA) are rated in "Excellent", "Very Good", "Good", etc. And according to that chart they would give us "superior", etc..

My grades are fine, but not my class ranking (very competitive).. so I'm a bit worried about that.

Do they also take in account our degree honors? I got magna cum laude.. I hope they see that.



Thanks! and good luck to all.