I would like insight and references to what has been written about the following:

How do graduate schools (law particularly) go about comparing
undergraduate GPA's.  At my relatively prestigious university, all
business students are subjected to an 2.7 average curve.  Thus,
besides being competitive to begin with, our GPA's don't "appear" as
good.  However many other undergraduate universities do not curve down
at all...so most undergrads have GPAs in the upper 3 range.  That
means that a law school with a 'minimum applicant GPA' of 3.2 would be
missing out on a lot of quality students at my university, while
considering a portion of lesser-qualified applicants from the
un-curved university.

Do graduate admissions offices have a specific adjustment for GPA's
from different schools?  Do they compare data about average class GPAs
to put the particular applicant in context?  Any insight and
references to what has been written by admissions offices or advisors
would be helpful.  Thanks!

go to   http://lsac.org/
when you apply to law school all your info goes through the LSAC. they
also have a formula for figuring out your GPA.

As stated by the previous commentary, LSAS/LSAC has been leveraging
all GPA's for the past thirty some years. The leveraging is based on
the integrity of the course work that you as an undergraduate select
in earning your degree.  The more math and science that you have
within your undergraduate program coupled with the difficulty of the
book and the rep of the university will determine your new GPA which
is obtainable at LSAS/LSAC as part of your profile.   It is one of the
FAQ's that is often asked by candidates applying for law school.
One final note: A book has been written by a former employee of the
Admissions Services (LSAS) organization in offering a resolve to the
candidate selection process into law school.   The proposal has been
acknowledged by the Department of Justice Civil/Rights Division
(ID:DJ169-73-0) and it is schedule to come to light at the start of
the 2005-2006 legislative session within the State of Texas.  The
title of the book is:  The Death of Affirmative Action; The Proposed
Model for the Candadate Selection Process into Law School. ISBN:
1-4137-5644-1   The book identifies a way to end the conflict that
will now satisfy all opponents both 'For and Against' affirmative
action.  Should you be denied admissions into law school, you can now
challenge your denial based on the authors proposal.  The Old Folks
knew of a way !!!