Pitzer has no grades. Just narrative evaluations. Does that hurt grad school apps?

Hovard

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No A, B, C. Just paragraphs from professors saying “Javier participates actively but needs to work on evidence.”

Sounds amazing. Less anxiety. More feedback.

But will law schools think I’m a joke?

My cousin goes to UC Berkeley. He laughed when I said “narrative evaluations.” He said: “So… no GPA? Good luck.”

But Pitzer’s website says their students get into top law schools. Harvard. Yale. Stanford.

Is that true? Or selection bias? (Smart students succeed anywhere.)

So my question: has anyone here gone from Pitzer to a competitive grad program? Did you have to explain your transcript? Was it awkward? I need data. 📈
 
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