Are You Applying to Enough Law Schools?

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How many law schools should you actually apply to? Is your safety school really a safety? And if you took time off for mental health treatment, should you explain it in your application?

This week, Alex, Bailey, Ethan, and Pauline work through all three using the profile of Carmen, a student whose LSAT score has stalled in the mid-160s while her weekly study time swings from 2 to 20 hours. Bailey explains why consistency matters more than volume and why “read faster” is the wrong fix for Reading Comprehension. Ethan and Pauline then take on one of the toughest calls in admissions: whether to disclose a mental health history, how admissions offices really think about it, and when telling your story can work in your favor.

Plus: the difference between “attorney” and “lawyer,” why inflating your experience backfires, how to build a school list around your actual priorities, and a quick resume cleanup checklist.

If you’re struggling with your mental health, please reach out for support.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): Call the NAMI HelpLine at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or text NAMI to 62640 (Monday–Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET) for free peer support, information, and resource referrals

SAMHSA’s National Helpline: Call 1-800-662-4357 (HELP) or text your 5-digit ZIP code to 435748 (HELP4U) for 24/7 free, confidential treatment referral and information in English and Spanish.

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