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onetwo_threefour · 12-17-2010, 05:24 PM

I wouldn't take it so harshly. I got punted from university after one year of engineering. 2 F's a couple of D's, Several C's and B's and one A-. I then went to Mount Royal for two years to figure out what I really wanted to do then back to U of C. Found out that for a law school application the U of C law school looked at your GPA over your last (or maybe it was best?) 40 1/2 courses. So I took enough extra options that all but one or two of my engineering marks fell off the bottom of my transcript as far as law school was concerned. For the purposes of my law school app my G.P.A. was just north of 3.8. (high A-). IT got me ito law school, although my year of stupidity cost about an extra six grand in tuition to overcome it. Of course I had several terrible marks, not just a single F.

Oh, and grad school would have been quite possible as well asI had developed really good relationships with my profs once I got back to U of C and had great reference letters. I just didn't want to spend another 5 years before getting a job and saw law school as 3 and out. Worked well enough for me...

BTW... Further is correct. Farther should only be used for physical distance. He is farther away from me then she is. Further is for non physical relationships. He doesn't need to go much further to get his degree. Easy way to remember is that farther contains far which clearly relates to physical proximity.

12-17-2010, 05:24 PM	#46
onetwo_threefour Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Mahogany, aka halfway to Lethbridge Exp:	I wouldn't take it so harshly. I got punted from university after one year of engineering. 2 F's a couple of D's, Several C's and B's and one A-. I then went to Mount Royal for two years to figure out what I really wanted to do then back to U of C. Found out that for a law school application the U of C law school looked at your GPA over your last (or maybe it was best?) 40 1/2 courses. So I took enough extra options that all but one or two of my engineering marks fell off the bottom of my transcript as far as law school was concerned. For the purposes of my law school app my G.P.A. was just north of 3.8. (high A-). IT got me ito law school, although my year of stupidity cost about an extra six grand in tuition to overcome it. Of course I had several terrible marks, not just a single F. Oh, and grad school would have been quite possible as well asI had developed really good relationships with my profs once I got back to U of C and had great reference letters. I just didn't want to spend another 5 years before getting a job and saw law school as 3 and out. Worked well enough for me... BTW... Further is correct. Farther should only be used for physical distance. He is farther away from me then she is. Further is for non physical relationships. He doesn't need to go much further to get his degree. Easy way to remember is that farther contains far which clearly relates to physical proximity. __________________ onetwo and threefour... Together no more. The end of an era. Let's rebuild... Last edited by onetwo_threefour; 12-17-2010 at 05:33 PM.