Excelsior, DSST, and Law School LSAC

[creationstory]

For those of you who have applied to law school (and as a result had to use the LSAC transcript service). I was wondering for those who received grades for DSST exams on their transcript did the LSAC put those as grades on their LSAC transcript or were DSST exams listed as pass/fail).
Thanks everyone!

[Devilry]

I would really like to know an answer to this as well.

[sirjake]

If the school gives grades for them, the LSAC records them as graded. They specifically state this somewhere, or at least did two years ago when I did it. Mine were "graded" by Excelsior. Improved my LSDAS GPA by .3 (or something like that) when all my A's from Excelsior were added.

[Devilry]

If the school gives grades for them, the LSAC records them as graded. They specifically state this somewhere, or at least did two years ago when I did it. Mine were "graded" by Excelsior. Improved my LSDAS GPA by .3 (or something like that) when all my A's from Excelsior were added.

I remember long ago you going through this process, I even believe we may have spoke on AIM once or twice. What ever happen? did you go through a cycle? what tier of schools did you apply to and what kind of responses?

[betch]

As long as your college gives a grade for them then LSDAS says they convert and counts them towards your GPA. Its right on the LSAC website under transcripts.
The P/F credits are simply totaled and and listed as "unconverted" credits on your report summary. Your LSDAS report doesn't look like a college transcript, with all your classes listed. Schools have access to that if they want it, but the cover letter they get, which is what they base their initial assessment on, shows your LSAT, your LSAT score band (+3,-3), your GPA, your class rank, and then the total graded credits and the total unconverted credits.

EDIT: Just realized someone necro'd an old thread here and I've already spoken w/the OP on this
If anyone else is looking for info on law school with a big 3 degree though feel free to PM me.

[creationstory]

As long as your college gives a grade for them then LSDAS says they convert and counts them towards your GPA. Its right on the LSAC website under transcripts.
The P/F credits are simply totaled and and listed as "unconverted" credits on your report summary. Your LSDAS report doesn't look like a college transcript, with all your classes listed. Schools have access to that if they want it, but the cover letter they get, which is what they base their initial assessment on, shows your LSAT, your LSAT score band (+3,-3), your GPA, your class rank, and then the total graded credits and the total unconverted credits.

EDIT: Just realized someone necro'd an old thread here and I've already spoken w/the OP on this
If anyone else is looking for info on law school with a big 3 degree though feel free to PM me.

he is right. this is an older thread. Make sure your school lists them as being a grade. So if you got DSST grades which converted to "A"'s at EC, but you had all your credits sent to TESC. You're out of luck.

[Devilry]

As long as your college gives a grade for them then LSDAS says they convert and counts them towards your GPA. Its right on the LSAC website under transcripts.
The P/F credits are simply totaled and and listed as "unconverted" credits on your report summary. Your LSDAS report doesn't look like a college transcript, with all your classes listed. Schools have access to that if they want it, but the cover letter they get, which is what they base their initial assessment on, shows your LSAT, your LSAT score band (+3,-3), your GPA, your class rank, and then the total graded credits and the total unconverted credits.

EDIT: Just realized someone necro'd an old thread here and I've already spoken w/the OP on this
If anyone else is looking for info on law school with a big 3 degree though feel free to PM me.

Thank you for your insightful reply. Have you gone through an admissions cycle yet? If so i'd love to have a few minutes of your time through a PM or email.